Americans Finish Historic Free-Climb of El Capitan in Yosemite

Photo: Ben Margot/AP(2) Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson woke up Thursday without the peculiar feeling of being in tents perilously fastened to sheer rock thousands of feet above the ground. After 19 nerve-wracking days inching their way up the 3,000-foot granite face of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park, the Americans – with their calloused hands cracked and bleeding – became the first men to “free climb” what’s been billed as the world’s toughest rock face.

Americans Have Already Started Planning Their Thanksgiving Dinners, Survey Finds

Photo: SWNS “Virtual” Thanksgiving dinners may be here to stay. A survey of 2,004 Americans who celebrate Turkey Day explored how people are looking to spend the upcoming holiday and found more than half (57%) will still rely on celebrations through video calls in light of the ever-changing health guidelines due to the COVID pandemic. Though last year’s restrictions got in the way of usual celebrations for 62% of those polled, two-thirds of people are hopeful that this year’s Thanksgiving will look more like a typical year.

Americans Head Into Pairs Figure Skating Final After Finishing Sixth and Seventh in Short Program

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier (left); Ashley Cain Gribble and Timothy Leduc.Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images; FAZRY ISMAIL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Both American teams have qualified for the pairs figure skating final at theWinter Olympics. “We competed exactly how we’ve been skating and what we set out to do,” Frazier said following his performance. “I’m just so proud and still enjoying the Olympic experience. But above all, just so proud of what Alexa and I are doing and how we’re holding ourselves.

Americans Love Getting Experimental with Cold Coffee Drinks, According to a New Survey

Photo: Getty Half of Americans feel they have what it takes to be a barista, according to new research. Whether they’re good servers or not, most know what it takes to make a tasty drink. People experiment with their cold drinks as opposed to their hot ones (71% vs. 62%), while others customize their smoothies (55%) and coffee (49%). Thirty percent of respondents claim they’re loyal to their usual drink, but 45% like to mix it up sometimes.

Americans Love to Snack — So Much So They've Eaten Full-Sized Bags of Treats in One Sitting: Survey

Photo: SWNS The average American experiences 416 “snackccidents” every year, according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that these snacking-related mishaps come in several tasty varieties that plague hungry respondents regularly. Over half (57%) of respondents admitted that they’d accidentally eaten a full-sized bag of snacks in one sitting. And 45% have eaten a full meal composed entirely of snacks — when they’d only intended to eat a single snack.