Search results for: “El Capitan”
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El Capitan and the Firefall by Chaz
Here’s a nother great photo from Chaz, this one of the majestic firefall and El Capitan. Chaz wrote: This photo places Horsetail Fall in its proper perspective on El Capitan. Taken on Monday, February 20, 2006 at 5:07 p.m. Sunset was still some 35 minutes away. The spiritually moving tableau puts me in mind of…
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El Capitan at Night
ClimbElCapAtNight Originally uploaded by BigPhilUK. Phil Walker took this excellent photo of El Capitan at night. What makes it special? Take a closer look. The white dots on El Cap aren’t dust on the lens, they’re actually the lights of climbers spending the night on the rock. Pretty cool, Phil. Nice work.
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Only serious climbers can tackle El Capitan
The Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio.com) has a pretty good article with some good information about climbing El Capitan. Akron Beacon Journal: “El Capitan — also called The Chief and The Big Rock — features gray granite that is especially tough and weather resistant. That makes it very appealing to climbers, many of whom consider El…
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Climber Rescued From El Capitan After Fall
A climber fell and was injured about 800 feet up as he and some climbing partners were attempting the East Buttress Route of El Capitan. The climber was injured June 1st after he took a 15-foot fall while lead climbing on the eighth pitch. The route at the accident site was wet from mist blowing…
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Half Dome and El Capitan
Half Dome and El Capitan Originally uploaded by Fly For Fun. Kent gave me permission to post this photo he took when flying near to Yosemite Valley. It’s a great shot of something people seldom see, the Valley from the air. Thanks, Kent!
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Climbing The Dihedral Wall: Adventure Climbing El Capitan
From the very first days, Yosemite has long been the premier place climbers to prove their worth. Whether free climbing on El Capitan or bouldering in any one of the fields around the Valley the heart of climbing beats in Yosemite like in no other place in the world. In this months issue of Climbing…
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New Buses Help Reduce Traffic Congestion in Yosemite Valley
Yosemite National Park has added two new shuttle buses to the park’s fleet with the goal of helping alleviate traffic congestion within Yosemite Valley. The fleet of 27 hybrid electric shuttle buses serve over 3.7 million visitors annually in and around Yosemite Valley, Tuolumne Meadows, and Glacier Point. The free shuttle buses area great way…
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Hypothermic Climber Rescued from El Captian
Yosemite National Park Rangers and Search and Rescue Personnel were called in to assist a climber on El Capitan Monday after he was forced to spend the night on El Capitan in a snow storm.
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3 Climbers Rescued After Night on El Cap
It wasn’t exactly the way most people plan to spend the night in Yosemite.
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Edie Live Twitters a Rescue on El Cap
Sometimes you’re just in the right spot at the right time and we’re glad this story had a happy ending.