Keyword: El Capitan

Babsi Zangerl: “That was the most shocking moment of the whole route”

On El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, Babsi Zangerl and Lara Neumeier manage a free ascent of the Muir Blast/El Corazon big wall linkup.

Free as can be: 63-year-old climbing pioneer fulfills his lifelong dream

As free as it gets, 63-year-old Mark Hudon tries to climb the Big Wall route Freerider on El Capitan. A life goal, for the realization of which the 25-year-old Jordan Cannon dedicates a whole year of his time. Free as can be documents the great undertaking and the even greater friendship behind it.

Connor Herson succeeds in free ascent of the Salathe Wall

The American Connor Herson recently made a name for himself with the trad inspection of Empath (9a). Now comes the next prank: together with his father, he manages to free climb the Salathe Wall on El Capitan.

The biggest drug discovery in the history of climbing

In 1977 a plane crashed in the climbing mecca of Yosemite Valley - with a special cargo: marijuana. In the film Valley Uprising, Reel Rock tells what the crash and drug discovery has to do with climbing.

Emily Harrington: One day tour of the Golden Gate on El Capitan

Emily Harrington manages the one-day ascent of the big wall route Golden Gate (5.13b / 8a) on El Capitan, Yosemite Valley.

This film shows Sébastien Berthe sending The Nose

On September 11, 2019, Sébastien Berthe climbed the big wall tour The Nose as the seventh person ever. This video tells the story of the inspection.

Marek Raganowicz climbs the heavy and dangerous route Born Under a Bad Sign single-handedly

The British-Polish alpinist Marek Raganowicz manages a rope solo ascent of the Born Under a Bad Sign route on El Capitan, Yosemite Valley. The following report tells...

Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher free climb The Nose on El Capitan

Babsi and Jacopo succeed after just over a week in the Yosemite Valley, the free ascent of the iconic route The Nose on El Capitan.

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