On Monday, November 13, 2023, Sam Stroh climbed El Capitan's El Corazon (5.13b, 32 pitches) in 22 hours. Stroh is only the fourth person to climb the 3,000-foot route in a day, after Tommy Caldwell, ...
As a professional rock climber, I’ve spent my career pushing myself to new limits. I’ve won national championships, competed in world cup competitions, and summited some of the most iconic peaks in ...
Yosemite Valley and its famous El Capitan have long been at the centre of the rock climbing universe. However, in recent years, the gigantic rock formation has found its way into the general public's ...
“I’m not even close to being done,” says the 66-year-old who was diagnosed with polio at nine months old. “I’m not even close to being done,” says 66-year-old Wayne Willoughby, who was diagnosed with ...
Three mountain climbers stuck on the face of El Capitan in El Monte Park in Lakeside put out a call for help on Monday ...
Ever since he scaled Yosemite’s Half Dome without a rope, fellow climbers and writers asked Alex Honnold when he was going to take on El Capitan. He would always dismiss the question politely, ...