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The writer and stonemaster John Long dives into the lore (and his own experiences) on his favorite 5.10: The East Buttress of El Cap An Epic-Laced History of El Cap’s Easiest Route Skip to main ...
El Capitan lies due north of Middle Cathedral. Middle Cathedral's East Buttress Route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America . [ 3 ]
East Buttress may refer to: a high point and a prominent point of Denali, Alaska; one of the buttresses of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Wales; one of the crags of Scafell, England; a climbing route in Middle Cathedral Rock, Yosemite Valley, California; a climbing route in Middle Triple Peak, Alaska
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈklɔɡwɨ̞n ˈdɨːr ˈarðɨ̞], translates as the "black cliff of the black height"), [2] is a north-facing rhyolite set of cliffs located on the northern flank of Snowdon mountain.
It is a striking rock tower, with immense, sheer walls on the east and west sides. Its East Buttress route (roughly 3,600 feet/1,100 m high) is a classic hard rock climbing route, although the first pitch was destroyed by rockfall (discovered by Nancy Hansen in 2012) and the route has not been climbed since. [ 1 ]
"El Capitan" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild from their fourth studio album, Warnings/Promises (2005). It was released as the third single from the album on 11 July 2005 and charted at No. 39 in the UK Singles Chart. "El Capitan" is a song by Omaha-based indie rock band Bright Eyes from their eleventh studio album, Five Dice, All ...
The east side of Mount Muir, which is in the John Muir Wilderness, is a near-vertical cliff about 1,400 feet (430 m) high. The route on this side (the north side of the east buttress) was first climbed on July 11, 1935, by Nelson P. Nies and John D. Mendenhall. It is a roped climb, (class 4).
The show had originally been named "Qi Guai Shi Dian Zhong" (奇怪十點鐘, "Weird 10 o'clock"), but was changed to Kangsi Coming soon after its debut.Kangsi, the Wade-Giles romanization of the Kangxi Emperor's reign title in the Qing dynasty, was a pun derived from the names of the hosts; 康 (Kang) was taken from the Chinese name of Kevin Tsai and 熙 (Si) from the Chinese name of Dee Hsu.