Tommy Caldwell goes into the origin story of his 9a project.
Filmed, Directed, and Produced by Hendrik Pot
Photography: Taylor Shaffer
Music: “Built to Roam” and “Doe, Jane” by Shakey Graves and original soundtrack by Tony Furtado
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So, how did the 9A project come about? I had come up with this kooky idea to bicycle all the way to Alaska. I ended up doing that trip with Alex, which was an amazing trip. And along the way, we stopped and climbed at the Bugaboos, which was a adventurous climbing area in southern British Columbia. And Sunny Trotder was there. And so, there were three middle-aged dads hanging out in the mountains talking about climbing and trying to figure out how to not lose the glory of our youth, basically. And we came up with this idea to race to 9A. kind of made this gentleman’s bet. Come on.
