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mother forages for seeds and berries while the two cubs nap in the sun on a flat rock. While the cubs sleep, the rock grows and grows, above the trees and into the sky. The mother bear is unable to climb the rock to get to her cubs and she becomes afraid and asks for help. The fox, the mouse, the mountain lion, and every other animal tries to climb to the top of the giant rock but they each fail. Finally, the lowly little inchworm tries the climb and successfully makes it all the way to the top and rescues the cubs. All the animals are happy to see that the little inchworm has saved the two bear cubs and the rock is named in the inchworm's honor.
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The first permitted BASE jump was performed on August 4, 1980, by Dean Westgaard of Laguna Beach. These legal jumps resulted in no major injuries or fatalities. After a trial lasting only ten weeks, the National Park Service ceased issuing permits and effectively shut down all BASE jumping on El Capitan. On October 22, 1999, BASE jumper and stuntwoman Jan Davis
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cultural ambassador since 1960, explains that the name Tutokanula, or “Inchworm Rock”, originates in the Miwok creation story for the giant rock, a legend in which two bear cubs are improbably rescued by a humble inchworm. In the story, a mother bear and her two cubs are walking along the river. The
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successfully ascended El Capitan, via the Nose route, with Dan Asay in June 1973. In September 1973, Beverly Johnson and Sibylle Hechtel were the first team of women to ascend El Capitan via the Triple Direct route, which takes the first ten pitches of the Salathe Wall, then continues up the middle
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made the first BASE jump from El Capitan on July 24, 1966. Both men sustained broken bones from the jump. During the 1970s, with better equipment and training, many BASE jumpers made successful jumps from El Capitan. In 1980 the National Park Service experimented with issuing BASE-jumping permits.
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Ordeal by Piton: Writings from the Golden Age of Yosemite Climbing. Steve Roper, editor. Palo Alto: Stanford University Library Press, 2003; Sibylle Hechtel,"Untitled. The American Alpine Journal," 19(1), 62 - 66, (1974) Sibylle Hechtel, "All Woman Ascent of El Capitan, " Summit 20, 6 - 9,
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explained to him, forty-one years earlier, in 1851, that the massive formation, called Tutokanula, could be translated as "Rock Chief" because the face of the cliff looks like a giant rock Chief. In Bunnell's account, however, he notes that this translation may be wrong, stating: “I am not
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etymologist enough to understand just how the word has been constructed… I am found in error, I shall be most willing to acknowledge it, for few things appear more uncertain, or more difficult to obtain, than a complete understanding of the soul of an Indian language.”
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conducted as part of a protest event involving five jumpers. The event was intended to protest the death of Frank Gambalie, who had landed safely but drowned while fleeing park rangers, and to demonstrate the assertion that BASE jumping could be performed safely.
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Over thirty fatalities have been recorded between 1905 and 2018 while climbing El Capitan, including seasoned climbers. Critics blame a recent increase of fatalities (five deaths from 2013 to 2018) in part on increased competition around timed ascents,
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allowed the climbers to ascend and descend from the ground throughout the 18-month project, although they presented unique levels of danger as well, sometimes breaking due to the long exposure to cold temperatures. The climbing team relied heavily on
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in 1982. These ascents took 7 to 14 days that required the solo climber lead each pitch, and then rappel, clean the climbing gear, reascend the lead rope, and haul equipment, food and water using a second haul rope.
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climbed the Nose, to become the second party of women to climb El Capitan and the first to climb it via the Nose. In 1978, Bev Johnson was the first woman to solo El Capitan by climbing the Dihedral Wall. In 1993,
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by a piton jammed in a critical finger hold. After removing the piton she re-climbed the route from the ground. After four days of climbing, Hill reached the summit, making her the first person to free climb
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As it became clear that any non-crumbling face could be climbed with sufficient perseverance and bolt-hole drilling, some climbers began searching for El Capitan routes that could be climbed either
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route, completing the first solo ascent of El Capitan in 10 days in 1968. The first solo ascents of El Capitan's four classic "siege" routes were accomplished by Thomas Bauman on
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in 47 days using "siege" tactics: climbing in an expedition style using fixed ropes along the length of the route, linking established camps along the way. The fixed
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Between the two main faces, the Southwest (on the left when looking directly at the wall) and the Southeast, is a prow. While today there are numerous established
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Efforts during the 1960s and 1970s explored the other faces of El Capitan, and many of the early routes are still popular today. Among the early classics are the
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The “Inchworm Rock” version of the meaning of Tutokanula is also described in the story "Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley" by
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name for the cliff, “Tutokanula” or "Rock Chief" (the exact spelling of Tutokanula varies in different accounts as it is a phonetic transcription from the
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was the first to free solo El Cap entirely on June 3 of 2017. It took him 3 hours and 56 mins to climb 2,900 ft (880 m) via the
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became the fourth woman to free climb El Capitan in a single day and the fourth person (and first woman) to have done so via the route
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line in 3 hours and 56 minutes, beginning at 5:32 am and reaching the peak at 9:28 am. The climb was filmed for the 2018 documentary
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in one day. He left the ground at 3:02 pm on November 11 and finished at 11:08 am on November 12; a total of 20 hours and 6 minutes.
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has changed hands several times in the past few years. The current sub-two-hour record of 1:58:07 was set on June 6, 2018, by
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This is the first ascent accomplished on a rock face. It is possible to also ascend via hiking trails from the north.
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in a day, this time reaching the summit in just 23 hours and setting a new standard for free climbing on El Capitan.
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resisted free attempts for another fourteen years. The first free ascent of a main El Cap route, though, was not
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is about 3,000 feet (914 m) from base to summit along its tallest face and is a world-famous location for
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in less than 12 hours. Caldwell returned two weeks later to free climb El Capitan twice in a day, completing
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Reverse of 2010 "America the Beautiful" United States quarter dollar coin, depicting Yosemite National Park
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portion of El Capitan via the Muir Wall, and finishes on the upper pitches of the Nose route. In 1977,
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in 2013 and 'Salathe' in 2017. The oldest woman to climb El Capitan is Dierdre Wolownick, mother to
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El Capitan is featured on a United States quarter dollar coin minted in 2010 as part of the
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completed the first free climb of a route on the southeast face of El Capitan (known as
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The "Rock Chief" etymology is based on the written account of Mariposa Battalion doctor
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Southwest face (left, in light) and southeast face (right, in shade) of El Capitan from
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broke the speed record for an all-women team with a time of 4:43 on October 23, 2014.
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made the first free ascent over 9 days in 1988, after 30 days of working the route (
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route in 1978. Other noteworthy early solo ascents were the solo first ascent of
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has made three free ascents of El Capitan, including the first female ascent of
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Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event
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fame, and "competing for deals with equipment manufacturers or advertisers".
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An alternative etymology is that "Tutokanula" is Miwok for “Inchworm Rock”.
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This article is about the rock formation in California. For other uses, see
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Without a partner: Pete Whittaker rope solos El Capitan in under 24 hours
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Czech free-climber Adam Ondra scales Yosemite rock wall in record time
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Two bear cubs : a Miwok legend from California's Yosemite Valley
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Full southwest face of El Capitan (in sunlight) from Northside Drive
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McNamara, Chris: "Yosemite Big Walls.", page 76-77. SuperTopo, 2005
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and expansion bolts to make it to the summit. The second ascent of
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El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained
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A list of long free climbs in Yosemite, including on El Capitan.
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and in the First People Miwok recounting of the El Cap legend.
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National Register of Historic Places in Yosemite National Park
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has enacted criminal regulations which prohibit the practice.
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was the second major route to be free climbed. Two pitches on
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established the first free Ascent of The Nose (IV 5.14a/b).
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after two other record-breaking climbs in the days before.
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summitted after 261 days of effort. On October 14, 2005,
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American Alpine Journal, Vol. 25, 57, 1983, p. 162-163.
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ascent–which means on every pitch one free climbs to an
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Robbins, Royal (1995) . "The North America Wall". In
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was done by Tom Bauman in 1969. The first ascent of
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INTERVIEW: Hazel Findlay Climbs Freerider on El Cap
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Archived from 2493:"Lynn Hill - balancing Life By Climbing Free" 1965:. Berkeley, CA, USA: U of Cal Press. p.  1455:"El Capitan" is a song by Scottish rock band 867:(1979, Charles Cole and Steve Grossman); and 2574:"Caldwell Frees Nose and Freerider in a Day" 2460:Samet, Matt; Steve Bechtel (November 2006). 2109: 1435:, attempts a free solo climb of El Capitan. 1240:became the first person to make an all-free 1142:. A year later, Hill returned to free climb 476:The formation was named "El Capitan" by the 2210:"A Short History of Yosemite Rock Climbing" 1885: 1883: 1881: 1256:up again to the high point–of El Capitan's 1180:in a combined time of 23 hours 23 minutes. 408: 3025: 3018: 3004: 1924: 1900:"Notables and trivia about The Nose Route" 1689:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 3708:Rock formations of Yosemite National Park 2571: 2565: 2517: 2298: 1734: 1176:with Rodden, then descending and leading 827:and TM Herbert). Later ascents include: 3698:Mountains of Mariposa County, California 2733:. nationalgeographic.com. Archived from 2617: 2490: 2082: 1878: 1850: 1848: 1579:United States Department of the Interior 1395: 1315: 1182: 1113:blocked efforts to free the route: the " 1046: 977: 879:After his successful solo ascent of the 747: 736: 627: 529:The top of El Capitan can be reached by 2901:from the original on September 3, 2017. 2873:. Matchstick Productions. October 2013. 2803: 2728: 2544: 2276: 2033:from the original on September 29, 2017 2020: 1892: 1827:"The Geologic Story of Yosemite Valley" 1795: 1598: 1198:On January 14, 2015, American climbers 1152:saw a second free ascent in 1998, when 722:in one day was accomplished in 1975 by 499:in his 1892 book. 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Archived from 2441:from the original on November 5, 2020 2401:"A 10-Year-Old Just Climbed the Nose" 2299:Lozancich, Katie (January 13, 2020). 2051: 1989: 1958: 1935:Fifty Classic Climbs of North America 1854: 1845: 1824: 1755:from the original on November 8, 2022 1716:from the original on October 27, 2022 1611:from the original on January 20, 2015 1348: 57:; the Nose lies between the two faces 2311:from the original on October 9, 2020 2238:from the original on August 26, 2011 2180:from the original on August 26, 2011 1019:in 2011, the first female ascent of 3352:Steck-Salathé Route (Sentinel Rock) 2816:from the original on April 26, 2019 2710:from the original on April 26, 2021 2607:from the original on July 10, 2017. 2599:Bello, Marisol (January 15, 2015). 2576:. Climbing Magazine. Archived from 2549:. Climbing Magazine. Archived from 2522:. Climbing Magazine. 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He ascended the 1208:The Wall of Early Morning Light 1192:The Wall of Early Morning Light 874: 839:(1972, Charlie Porter (solo)); 829:Wall of the Early Morning Light 643:routes on both faces (for both 3703:Monoliths of the United States 3486:1996 Yosemite Valley landslide 2729:Synnott, Mark (June 3, 2017). 1802:The Vertical World of Yosemite 1767: 1728: 1704:Parker, Paula (June 7, 2019). 1697: 1623: 1592: 1502: 1411:America the Beautiful Quarters 1404: 13: 1: 2834:Tuscaloosa News. August 1980. 1706:"The Story of Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La" 1515: 953:by David Mittel in 1985; and 3688:Climbing areas of California 3642:Geology of the Yosemite area 3637:History of the Yosemite area 2083:McNamara, Chris (May 2005). 1263: 929:on the Cooper-Baldwin-Denny 887:turned his attention to the 859:, Jay Fiske and Fred East); 632:1864 photo of El Capitan by 562:Geology of the Yosemite area 445:, near its western end. The 270:Location of "El Capitan" in 170:"the captain" or "the chief" 73:7,573 ft (2,308 m) 7: 3435:Yosemite Lodge at the Falls 2812:. San Francisco Chronicle. 2624:news.nationalgeographic.com 2572:MacDonald, Dougald (2005). 2518:MacDonald, Dougald (2005). 2112:Mountaineering in Patagonia 1468: 1450: 1252:to retrieve gear, and then 1121:" graded 5.14a/b. In 1993, 990:El Capitan, Yosemite Valley 657:, which follows this prow. 362:November 12, 1958 288:Mariposa County, California 32:El Capitan (disambiguation) 10: 3744: 2547:"The Nose – Free in a Day" 2172:Cauble, Christine (2010). 1735:San Souci, Robert (1997). 1416: 667: 559: 555: 29: 3627: 3560: 3509: 3473: 3425: 3379: 3345:Salathé Wall (El Capitan) 3308:Half Dome, Northwest Face 3301:Fairview Dome, North Face 3290: 3220: 3207: 3096: 3033: 2174:"Remembering Bev Johnson" 2055:Climbing in North America 1993:Climbing in North America 1962:Climbing in North America 1862:. 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Index

Freerider (climb)
El Capitan (disambiguation)

Yosemite Valley
Elevation
 NAVD 88
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
37°44′32″N 119°38′09″W / 37.74222°N 119.63583°W / 37.74222; -119.63583
Southern Sierra Miwok
/ɛlˌkæpɪˈtæn/
el KAP-i-TAN
El Capitan is located in California
Yosemite National Park
Mariposa County, California
Parent range
Sierra Nevada
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Cretaceous
Mountain type
Granite
First ascent
Warren Harding
George Whitmore
Easiest route
Spanish
rock formation

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