Santa Rosa’s Session Climbing gym founder and rock climber Kevin Jorgeson scaled a wall while delivering an inspiring message of strength and courage during a fundraiser March 16 for a local nonprofit ...

Kevin Jorgeson, born October 7, 1984 in Santa Rosa, United States, is a professional climber. He is particularly known for his very difficult bouldering achievements, in particular "Highball". He free ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. On January 14, 2015, after nearly three weeks of exhausting and relentless climbing, Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell ...

Success crowns his efforts! Kevin Jorgeson celebrates after Kevin Jorgeson finally free climbing the 15th pitch on Dawn Wall, El Capitan Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Kevin Jorgeson's hands still bear souvenirs from the historic climb Dawn Wall of El Capitan he completed with his partner last week. The scabs on his fingertips are so thick that ...

Tommy Caldwell, left, and Kevin Jorgeson near the summit of El Capitan, Jan. 14, 2015, as seen from the valley floor in Yosemite National Park, Calif. automation An impossible dream was realized today ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Two men are attempting what has been called the hardest rock climb in the world: a grueling ascent of a half-mile of exposed granite in California's Yosemite National Park using ...

YOSEMITE — A man from Santa Rosa and his climbing partner are expected to make history today by being the first to ascend the Dawn Wall route to the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Kevin Jorgeson checks to see how much skin has grown back after a night of rest in his portaledge, 1,200 feet (366 meters) up the side of El Capitan. After spending 19 days on the wall, Tommy Caldwell ...