Paraplegic Climber Scales 3,000 Feet up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA Zuko Carrasco, a 42-year-old paraplegic, did something that most would think is unachievable. With a team of nine friends, the Ecuadorian climbed almost 3,000 feet up El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California, with only his hands and upper body strength. Prior to a freak accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down, Carrasco made a living as a professional […] Climbing Samantha Gates | January 18, 2024 0 Comments
8-Year-Old Boy Sets Out to Become Youngest Ever to Scale Yosemite’s El Capitan, CA This week, a father and son duo initiated an attempt to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. The feat would make the 8-year-old boy the youngest person ever to climb the world-renowned peak. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, you don’t have to be a climber to comprehend that El Capitan is a challenging […] Climbing Nick DeRiso | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] 2,650′ Rappel Off El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bos_FCt4sxg"] CragBrains | August 9, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
[VIDEO] A Brief Theory of How Alex Honnold Climbed El Capitan Without Ropes [arve url="https://youtu.be/Zp1O5rfOntg"] CragBrains | February 18, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Tahoe, CA Woman Becomes First Female to Free-Climb El Capitan Route in Under 24-Hours Mountain climber Emily Harrington just made history by becoming the first woman, and only the fourth person overall, to free-climb the Golden Gate route of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA in less than 24-hours. Free climbing means climbers have ropes to catch them if they fall, but they provide no assistance for the actual climbing. Related: VIDEO: Heart-Thumping 360º […] Climbing CragBrains | November 9, 2020 2 Comments
More Than Just a Climber – Honnold and Company Embark on Massive Mt. Bike Ride Around Lake Tahoe, CA Alex Honnold never ceases to impress and amaze with his incredible feats of athletic endeavor. Honnold is widely known in the climbing community (and now pop culture) for his vertical accomplishments like setting the speed record on the Nose of El Capitan, and for his debut of the anxiety-inducing film “Free Solo”. While Honnold still crushes in the vertical realm, […] Cycle Spencer Cox | September 12, 2020 0 Comments
Experience Yosemite National Park, CA Like Never Before Yosemite National Park, CA and the encompassing valley is a national treasure. No matter the season, there always seems to be a sense of magic surrounding the area. From the towering granite monolith of El Capitan to the ever-iconic Half Dome, Yosemite is a must-see experience. This fall, you can experience Yosemite with something you rarely see: no crowds. That’s […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | September 5, 2020 0 Comments
6 Year-Old Sends Yosemite’s Lost Arrow Spire On July 21 and 22, 6-year-old Samuel and his father, Joe Baker, sent Yosemite’s iconic Lost Arrow Spire. Sam and his dad opted to climb “The Tip”, a 5.7 C2 route that is described on Mountain Project as having “Tremendous exposure”. The pair took two days to send the route and spent a cold blustery night in a portaledge 2700 […] Climbing Spencer Cox | August 10, 2020 0 Comments
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