The thought of climbing El Capitan conjures fear ... Because of the long approach and north-facing orientation, the Regular Route has an Alpine quality not found on other popular Yosemite walls. The ...

Notable locations and climbing routes on the southeast face of El Capitan. The names of each climbing route are listed at the top of the route. General locations are shaded orange. The Nose ...

uncaring granite that’s more blank slate—with very few cracks or seams in the rock to hold onto—than honest-to-god climbing route. Yet, yesterday (January 14), after 19 straight days of clinging to ...

The 31-year-old Belgian crusher Sébastien Berthe has become the fourth person in the world to send The Dawn Wall in Yosemite.

Tom Randall are all in Yosemite currently attempting their projects on El Capitan... With soaring temperatures dropping fast, action is rapidly heating up in the world's epicenter of big wall climbing ...

Yosemite National Park, widely regarded as the birthplace of modern rock climbing has attracted generations of climbers seeking to scale iconic El Capitan and its famous routes. The history of ...

Climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the first in the world to use only their hands and feet to scale a sheer granite face called 'El Capitan' in California's Yosemite National.

As one of the most recognizable features of Yosemite National Park, El Capitan is one ... National Park also has climbing rangers that can assist climbers with routes. Recent travelers recommended ...

One of the world's largest granite monoliths, El Capitan, along with Half Dome are also located here. U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park ...