like i don t know why it s coming together like it is just magic. it s something great. a trail blazer in the climbing world, in 1993, she became the first person ever to free climb the nearly 3,000 foot nose of el capitan at yosemite. a year later doing it again in just one day. all the most visionary climbers kept going after it. here s lynn and she crushes it. more than two decades later, it s a route she and only one other person have ever done in less than 24 hours. i want to inspire people to really believe in themselves and push beyond and not be limited by stereotypes. do you feel like you re in the presence of greatness? she approaches things differently. she sees the rock differently and she sees life differently. but climbing like her takes catwoman agility and man of steel strength. you had to have fingers of steel, zero body fat. more like dance or gymnastics than weightlifting.
tents. there is a crazy arctic wind storm. tossed around like a rag doll. kevin struggled unable to get through one of the toughest section of the climb. thoughts crossed my mind i should throw in the towel and support tommy to the top. reporter: after seven days and 11 attempts he made it. woo! when i heard he made it i cried. the final push. with family and friends waiting above and watching from below they make it to the top of the climbing world. as the men reach the top the crowd below erupting in applause as they watch the climbers realize their seven-year dream. aditi roy, abc news, yosemite national park. how sweet the victory. the fact they waited, you know, caldwell actually was able to get to the top faster if he
a grueling record-breaking climb for tommy caldwell and kevin jorgeson. the first to free climb to the top of el capitan using only their hands and feet grabbing on to tiny pieces of razor-sharp rock, climbing at night and sleeping in hanging tents. there s this crazy arctic wind storm. tossed around like a rag doll. reporter: at one point, kevin struggled, unable to get through one of the toughest sections of the climb. pretty devastated and thoughts crossed my mind that i should just throw in the towel and support tommy to the top. reporter: after 11 attempts, he made it. when i heard he made it i cried. family and friends watching below they make it to the top of the climbing world. ted rowlands, abc news, los angeles. i can t wait to talk to these guys. love this story.
that was the fascination, anybody could watch it because anybody below, a pair of binoculars you could see every move they have made on the side of the wall and they have been there since december 27th. that s incredible. it took three weeks to get to the top of dawn wall but two or three hours to hike down. people need to understand, people have been climbing this a long time, years and years and years but most do it and don t do the dawn wall, that is one of about a hundred routes that you can take up. no one has done it with just their hands and feet without equipment. people thought it was virtually impossible to do in the climbing world. they did it. goodness gracious. congrats, fellas. i love that story. it s your favorite. i m going to be a climber now because of this. don t do it. okay. moving to a sweet treat. this is the height of girl scout cookie season but this is an option that won t destroy your diet. candles. they smell exactly like your favorite girl sc