On October 12, Vanessa François climbed over the rim on to the top of El Capitan, perhaps the world's most famous big wall, having climbed Zodiac with her friends Liv Sansoz, Marion Poitevin and Fabien Dugit.
What makes Vanessa's ascent remarkable is that not only did she manage it whilst Yosemite national park was closed, but Vanessa lost the use of her legs in a climbing accident three years ago. Vanessa had to do 4000 pull-ups to climb this iconic wall of granite.
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