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El Capitan in Yosemite

What is El Capitan? And what makes it so special?

By Julia Clarke last updated

We reveal what makes El Capitan, Yosemite National Park's prize rock face so special, and find out how to get to the top

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Two rock climbers on portaledges on triple direct, El Capitan

What is big wall climbing?

By Julia Clarke published

The imposing rock slabs across the world that require grit, skill and determination to send

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El Capitan in Yosemite

"I was sad to feel I've slipped from my peak" – has Tommy Caldwell finally come back down to earth?

By Julia Clarke published

The climber revealed failure to send on El Cap this week

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El Capitan in Yosemite

"His diet of meat, salt, and water seems to have given him unusual strength" – Yosemite speed climber crushes El Cap record

By Julia Clarke published

Nick Ehman is the first to solo aid climb The Nose in under five hours

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

Eight-year-old becomes youngest ever to summit El Capitan – but there's controversy

By Cat Ellis published

Some climbers say the method used by Sam Baker and his father shouldn't qualify as a record, and question their motives

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Rock climber at sunset in Yosemite

Rock climbing in Yosemite: the nuts and bolts

By Julia Clarke last updated

We answer your questions on rock climbing in Yosemite, from how hard it really is, to what you’ll need and where to go for your first time

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El Capitan in Yosemite

Mother of ‘Free Solo’ climber becomes oldest woman to climb El Capitan

By Julia Clarke published

Alex Honnold’s 70-year-old mother just climbed El Capitan for the second time, becoming the oldest woman to do so

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