Tommy Caldwell Called Empath 5.14b, Here's His Beta - Gripped Magazine

Tommy Caldwell Called Empath 5.14b, Here's His Beta - Gripped Magazine

Earlier this year, Tommy Caldwell repeated Empath in California and gave it a personal grade of 5.14b. It was first climbed by Carlo Traversi and given a possible grade of 5.15a. Prior to Caldwell, Empath was repeated by several climbers, including Jimmy Webb, Daniel Woods, Nathaniel Coleman, Keenan Takahashi, Connor Herson and Ethan Pringle. Herson later returned and climbed it on trad gear. Subsequent ascents Caldwell, who’s one of America’s b…