Speed climbers Hans Florine and Alex Honnold are determined to break the speed climbing record for El Capitan’s famous Nose root. Known all over the world by climbing enthusiasts, the Nose is perhaps the most famous climbing route anywhere. It was first forged in 1957 by George Whitmore and Rich Calderwood. It took the pair [...]
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El Capitan | Yosemite Sights To See
El Capitan stands three thousand feet above Yosemite National Park. The granite vertical rock-face is a world famous challenge for rock climbers. Aptly named “the Chief” by the Spanish Mariposa Battalion that explored Yosemite Valley in 1851, El Capitan has stood in Yosemite for millions of years and remains a favorite site in the park. [...]
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