Keyword: El Capitan

Adam Ondra almost climbs the Salathé Wall in Yosemite Valley onsight

On Sunday, November 4, 2018, Adam Ondra set out on an onsight tour of the famous Salathé Wall route on El Capitan. The first pitch of the headwall...

Trailer for Alex Honnold's freestyle free-ride on El Capitan

A year ago in June, the American Alex Honnold wrote climbing history with the free solo ascent of the Freerider route on El Capitan. The historic visit was...

Film about the celebration of Magic Mushroom by Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher

In December, Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher managed the second redpoint ascent of the Yosemite Magic Mushroom route. With 13 pitches in the 8a range, the Magic Mushroom multi-pitch tour is...

Another speed record on the nose: Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell

The two Americans break their recent record again, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite Valley in under two hours: 1 hour 58 minutes...

Another speed record on the nose: Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell

The two Americans Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell set a new speed record on the nose. You commit the approximately 1000 meter high granite wall...

Simon Wahli seriously injured in crash

Roger Schäli and Simon Wahli traveled to the big wall paradise of Yosemite Valley for almost seven weeks. The aim of the two was to prepare for an upcoming Patagonia trip...

Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher climb Magic Mushroom

The climbing couple Barbara Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher succeed as the second rope team in free ascent of Magic Mushroom (28 SL, 8b+) on El Capitan, Yosemite Valley....

Briton dies at rockfall in Yosemite National Park

A series of rockfalls occurred in Yosemite National Park yesterday. A British couple was arrested by park rangers on the southeast flank of El Capitan...

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