El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; The Captain or The Chief),
also known as El Cap, is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet (914 m) from base to summit along its tallest face, and is a popular objective for rock climbers.
This formation is 2308 m tall and rises from the valley floor 914m. Remember that when you see people going up there free soloing.
We have been lucky to stay at the famous Camp4 a few times befor the regulation changed and made it more difficult to stay there.
The formation was named "El Capitan" by the Mariposa Battalion when they explored the valley in 1851. El Capitán ("the captain", "the chief") was taken to be a loose Spanish translation of the local Native American name for the cliff, variously transcribed as "To-to-kon oo-lah" or "To-tock-ah-noo-lah" (Miwok language).
Speed climbing
Southeast face of El Capitan viewed from Yosemite Valley.
The speed climbing record for the Nose 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 Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell after two other record-breaking climbs in the days before.
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We have the greatest respect for these achievements yet, we acknowledge the risks.