4300m, 72 pitches.
VI 5.10 A4
Supposedly the longest rock climb in the world. Starts on The East Buttress and tops out the West Face. Climbed originally in 3 separate pushes, with the FA team returning to the ground between. Firstly from East Buttress to El Cap Tree in a day, then to Heart Ledges with bivvies on the Continental Shelf and El Cap Tower, and then finally to the top. Still awaiting a repeat, with the obvious challenge of somehow doing it without returning to the ground.
Supposedly the longest rock climb in the world. Starts on The East Buttress and tops out the West Face. Climbed originally in 3 separate pushes, with the FA team returning to the ground between. Firstly from East Buttress to El Cap Tree in a day, then to Heart Ledges with bivvies on the Continental Shelf and El Cap Tower, and then finally to the top. Still awaiting a repeat, with the obvious challenge of somehow doing it without returning to the ground.
Mark Melvin, Chris McNamara Aug/1998.
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Grade: A4 ***
(El Capitan)