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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 ...
Warren Harding (June 18, 1924 – February 27, 2002) was one of the most accomplished and influential American big wall climbers and aid climbers of the 1950s to 1970s. He was the leader of the first team to climb El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, in 1958.
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 ...
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
Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls.Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a full route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park (via the 2,900-foot route Freerider at 5.13a, the first-ever big wall free solo ascent at that grade), [3] a climb described in The New York ...
Long's many climbing feats include the first one-day ascent of the most sought-after rock climb in North America, the 3,000 foot Nose route on El Capitan, on Memorial Day, 1975, with Jim Bridwell and Billy Westbay. The following year, partnered with Dale Bard, Long made the second one-day ascent of El Cap via the West Face, in the remarkable ...
Alton Harrell, Francis Buckheit, Daniel Burke, Elizabeth Hunter, Jacquelyn Comiskey, Robert Eccleston, Bunice Knight, Kevin McDonald and Ralph Knowles, were arraigned Thursday in connection to the ...
"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 ...