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2007. What are they doing? Earth was left behind. Probably '70 A couple of no name Provo boys - that also pulled off an early ascent of the Dihedral Wall on El Cap in 3. 📸 Royal Robbins Oct 11, 2002 · Good morning! Day 3 at our bivy on belay point 15, Dihedral Wall, El Cap ( where the hells my coffee ?)! Dihedral Wall Parent: El Capitan 2255 miles away California, United States, North America Rob Posts about el cap written by thedihedral Categories: climbing Tags: bouldering, climbing, Dreamin', el cap, Fontainebleau, Old Man of Hoy, rock climbing, Smith Rock, Spirit Route, sport climbing By thedihedral Posted on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 Aug 10, 2018 · El Cap Spire, Salathe Wall. #3, 1 ea. Those first five pitches go hammerless pretty easily now. This is the start of the route. The granite monolith is about 3,000 feet (914 m) from base to summit along its tallest face and is a world-famous location for big wall climbing, including the disciplines of aid climbing, free climbing, and more recently for Dihedral Wall : SummitPost. Bev Johnson was SO badass. Bouldering started in Fontainebleau, and was advanced by Pierre Allain in the 1930s, and John Gill in the 1950s. It was an interesting experience although the wall was rather blank and devoid of ledges, so all functions had to be performed while suspended and there was always the worry of dropping some crucial item and being stuck in the middle of El Cap without it. Everything you need to know about Big Wall climbing in Yosemite. >surfing to big wall climbing. How many total climber deaths on El Cap? >Not counting base jumpers or rappellers. 1964 ph Royal Robbins www. Yosemite Big Wall: Obscurities — topos for 30 new and obscure aid lines My first El Cap wall was Lurking Fear in 2000 and on hoofing up the loads to the base of Lurking Fear, which is almost more strenuos than the climb itself, I always looked up the huge slab below Horse Chute and this obvious dihedral leading up thru the entire wall. 8, was climbed by the 25 year Dihedral Wall : SummitPost. The former aid route, graded A3 5. 5,742 likes, 45 comments - sonnietrotter on November 12, 2017: "After getting down off El Cap today with Alex and Austin, we had the pleasure of meeting one of c" 157 likes, 6 comments - mormar. El Capitan, East Buttress Serenity Crack to Sons of Yesterday Snake Dike Chapter 4: Five Classic Big Wall Routes Dec 8, 2015 · Zenyatta Mondatta, El Capitan 16:53 – October 2014 Skiy DeTray, David Allfrey, Cheyne Lempe Eagle’s Way, El Capitan 7:56 June 2014 – Alex Honnold, David Allfrey Good Ol’ Boy, Camp 4 Wall 12:00 May 2014 – Jon Griffin, Ryan Baker, Erik Sloan Direct North Face, Porcelain Wall 13:39 August 2014 – Joe Marley, Dave Weintraub El Capitan: Bev Johnson was SO badass. On saturday May 22, Tommy Caldwell finished free climbing the Dihedral Wall which is now likely the hardest big wall free climb in Yosemite, if not the world. Characterizing the lower part of the route are large pin scars that take sawed angles (often hand Nov 2, 2005 · The crux pitch was a 120-foot bulge, overhanging for the majority of it, where the route exits the lower, left-facing dihedrals and moves out right onto the steep wall near Cosmos. 14a, 26 pitches), has freed more independent lines on El Cap than any other climber. 7 Muir Wall, El Cap High Sierra, 5. Stay updated with the latest news and stories from around the world on Google News. #2, 2 ea. Half way between the Nose and West Buttress is a great curving arch. Zodiac? The Trip? "Feh!" said Steve 'Roadie' while we were knocking back a Baldwin & Cooper Ale at the Sound Brew Pub in Squamish (August, '98). El Capitan, The Dihedral Wall. 04. Jun 15, 2012 · 5/25/04 - Tommy Caldwell has freed the Dihedral Wall on El Capitan, a strong candidate for the hardest big-wall free climb in the world. He climbed a number of El Capitan routes in a day. 13b I fratelli Huber su El Capitan, su planetmountain. 14 on El Cap Gripped | November 14, 2016 ← → Publication Year: 2005. 5" hooks: Pika big hook, cliff hanger, wide Leeper Home / Mountaineering / Yosemite Rock information El Capitan, Yosemite Dihedral Wall , VI A3/5. Feb 9, 2019 · In 1977, Molly Higgins and Barb Eastman climbed The Nose and became the second all-women team to climb El Cap and first to climb The Nose. For us mere mortals I still say it should count, though. They climbed Triple Direct, which takes the first 10 pitches of the Salathe Wall then continues up the middle portion of Muir Wall and finishes on the upper pitches of the Nose. Dec 14, 2025 · SuperTopo rock climbing route info on: El Capitan - Dihedral Wall Base - Yosemite Valley, California USA. 5/8" to 3/4" (one which is sawn) 2 ea. 13d Planetmountain. D4 Alpine Portaledges in action on El Capitan. This is an excerpt from Wild New Brave, a companion film to Brave New Wild. On June 6, 2018, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climbed The Nose on El Capitan in 01:58:07, setting a speed record for the ages, and fulfilling Honnold’s lifetime goal of a sub-2-hour Nose ascent. Years of obsession, failure, grit, and friendship all leading to this. ↑ El Cap dihedral-wall-jon-glassberg | ← Watch Jorg Verhoeven Send Dihedral Wall 5. “Rocks make no compromise for sex,” Johnson said. El Capitan, Dihedral Wall free ascent. ondra is kicking ass on the Dawn Wall. URL consultato il 2 gennaio 2012 (archiviato dall'url originale il 24 agosto 2011). 007 on November 12, 2016: "Such an #epic fall season in #yosemite this year! So many #amazing people doing #incredible things! @jorgverhoeven is #sending on his push on Dihedral Wall. Publication Year: 2005. See Caldwell’s feature on big-wall free climbing, earlier in this journal. Related Links Check out The Road to The Nose our guide to help you prepare for a big wall See our free downloadable SuperTopo of one of El Cap's classics, the Muir Wall See current big wall anchor conditions at the ASCA web site. Redefining “Team Free” Over the years, big-wall free climbers on El Cap have debated over the various “styles” of ascent. Get the climbing news! Enter your email below: Yosemite: Tuolumne Photo Gallery Weather Campsites Road info Yosemite Park site Half Dome Web Cam El Cap Web Cam Climbing guides Free downloads: Snake Dike, 5. Over 70 big wall routes have been established on El Cap's Southwest and Southeast faces, though most of these are variations connecting two or more of the earlier established routes. Over 4 days, Caldwell, belayed by Beth and Adam Stack, climbed a staggering number of hard free climbing pitches on one El Cap's oldest and most distinct lines. Dihedral Wall is an E9 Trad climb at El Capitan in the United States. " D-d-d-d-dihedral?! I remember checking it out in '94 when we did Lurking Fear, some character told me to forget about it, saying it was a nailing-horror-hell. tazio. blue/green/yellow Aliens 1 set Hybrid Aliens 2 ea. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Cracks, dihedrals, with the rare and crazy and tiny green El Cap frogs climbing along beside us. 11 Lover's Leap, 5. 14a), perhaps the most difficult free route on El Capitan. Tom Frost. com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the El Capitan @LT11 // Jorg Verhoeven - “The Dihedral Wall” (5. But that She was part of the first all-female climb of El Cap and the first woman to solo Dihedral Wall, over 10 days in 1978. 14d climbing, it is also considered the hardest big wall ascent in the world. Anyone with a more exact answer? This has come up before, so I'll attempt to make a fairly Nov 23, 2025 · Messages 1 - 20 of total 28 in this topic << First | < Previous | Show All | Next > | Last >> Oct 27, 2019 · Tom Frost during the second ascent of El Cap's Dihedral Wall in 1964. Whether free climbing on El Capitan or bouldering in any one of the fields around the Valley the heart of climbing beats in Yosemite like in no other place in the world. @adam. Dec 21, 2025 · Dihedral Wall clean- TR - SuperTopo's climbing discussion forum is the world's most popular community discussion forum for people who actively climb outdoors. txt) or read online for free. 1/2" 2 ea. And one of those waterfalls visible above would shift its course directly onto our portaledge atop P5 in the eveningoh well (May 2009). =) Independance Dihedral Wall Solo (VI 5. ” Chapter 2: Five Routes to Practice Aid Climbing La Escuela Pacific Ocean Walll North America Wall El Cap Tree Dihedral Wall Chapter 3: Five Long Free Climbing Routes Freeblast Higher Cathedral Rock, Northeast Buttress. ↑ (EN) Salathe Wall, El Capitan, su supertopo. Big wall climbing, mostly free climbing but with some sections of aid pitons Yosemite Bigwall - Free download as PDF File (. <SuperTopo offers the world's best rock climbing and mountaineering route information for Yosemite National Park in both online downloadable format and in printed books 1,079 likes, 26 comments - nikscaryberry on February 5, 2019: "After having a successful season in Yosemite last spring I had build up enough confidence to try my dream route on El Cap, Dihedral Wall. Nov 10, 2025 · Some of the popular climbing routes include The Nose, Salathé Wall, and the Dihedral Wall. 14a / 8b+) and Final Frontier 5. pdf), Text File (. Hanging belays were home. Jan 10, 2026 · Moderate difficulty and distance from other crowded routes have recently boosted Dihedral Wall's popularity. Moved Permanently The document has moved here. When I talk to real valley wall climbers it seems split 50/50, but it does seem at the top of the game that they don't consider it a "real" El Cap route. Jul 18, 2023 · Yeah, that's fair. URL consultato il 30 maggio 2012. 13b (8a) up El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. 9 Moved Permanently The document has moved here. She was part of the first all-female climb of El Cap and the first woman to solo Dihedral Wall, over 10 days in 1978. com, 14 maggio 2012. 1" sawn 1 ea. com. Dihedral Wall - SuperTopo's climbing discussion forum is the world's most popular community discussion forum for people who actively climb outdoors. 10a Tahoe Bouldering Denali, Alaska Bay Area Share your videos with friends, family, and the world 247 likes, 6 comments - dustin. In 1978, Johnson was the first woman to solo El Cap by climbing the Dihedral Wall. Dihedral Wall, El Cap. 4,195 likes, 18 comments - rockandicemag on November 25, 2019: "Photo by @a. it Big wall climbing video: Jorg Verhoeven and Katharina Saurwein and their November 2016 repeat of the Dihedral Wall (5. Jorg Verhoeven makes the annual pilgrimage to Yosemite, California to attempt the 2nd free ascent of "The Dihedral Wall" (VI 5. Dihedral Wall is an A3 Aid Climb at El Capitan in the United States. Worth the climb for one night on the Spire. Climbing Dihedral Wall First Grade 6 1979Climbers Charlie Hampson and Glenn Dahlby Video photography of climbing wall, Dihedral Wall El capitain, Josemite Valley, California Called simply El Cap or The Captain, this immense granite wall rises 3,300 feet from the talus slopes to the Valley rim above. We simul climbed a long ways before Nico nabbed a stellar ice flow tucked into a dihedral. 5" hooks: Pika big hook, cliff hanger, wide Leeper Sep 13, 2011 · Who did the second ascent of the Dihedral Wall? - SuperTopo's climbing discussion forum is the world's most popular community discussion forum for people who actively climb outdoors. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's heroic 19-day battle for the first free ascent of The Dawn Wall represented a monumental milestone in the climbing history books. org : Climbing, hiking, mountaineering Approach Hike to the base of El Capitan from the road below it in Yosemite Valley. 14a) on El Capitan. We were really into the heights now. Camalots to 4. It is is now considered the hardest big wall free climb in Yosemite At the end of May Tommy Caldwell freed the Dihedral Wall, on El Capitan, Yosemite. Grazie Sergio ️#". The first solo ascents of El Capitan's four classic "siege" routes were accomplished by Thomas Bauman on The Nose in 1969; Peter Hann on the Salathé Wall in 1972; Robert Kayen on the Layton Kor-Steve Roper West Buttress route in 1982; and Beverly Johnson on the Cooper-Baldwin-Denny Dihedral Wall route in 1978. @petewhittaker01 pulled off a mind boggling in-a-day all free rope-solo of #elcapitan. In May, adding to his phenomenal list of El Capitan free routes, Tommy Caldwell freed the incredibly sustained Dihedral Wall (26 pitches, VI 5. ↑ (EN) The Nose, El Capitan, su supertopo. . 14d, 32-pitch climb on the Southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. I pulled the short straw on the last pitch, desperately excavating a tunnel into a near vertical wall of sugar snow so we could chimney our way up and onto the summit ridge. 1. @jonglassberg is up filming a free #ascent of Jorg Verhoeven tackling the Black Arch pitch on the Dihedral Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite: 40 meters of technical stemming, 5. Oct 19, 2023 · In 1973, Sibylle Hechtel and Bev Johnson became the first all-woman team to climb El Capitan. The At the end of May Tommy Caldwell freed the Dihedral Wall, on El Capaitan, America. Not only was the route one of the last remaining lines on El Capitan to received a free ascent, but with two formidable pitches of 9a/5. 9 Astroman, 5. On June 6, after 5 days of difficult aid climbing, Tom Frost and I completed the first continuous ascent of the Dihe Beta for Dihedral Wall, El Cap, Yosemite Updated July, 2000 Rack: 6 LA's: (1 ea. The rock photo is from a 1968 issue of Summit Magazine and is from a story by Don Lauria about his 2nd ascent of the climb with Dennis Hennick. From the Nose, head left and up along the base of El Capitan. "Dude, do yourself proud and climb a REAL El Cap route, something long and obscure. com, 12 marzo 2012. ↑ Alexander Huber, Golder Gate 5. >We figured around ten. The climbing is as hard as the Zodiac and easier than Cosmos. Corey Rich—Aurora Interview with Dutch climber Jorg Verhoeven after the second free ascent of Dihedral Wall, the difficult big wall climb freed in 2004 by Tommy Caldwell on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA. But that was only the beginning of her exploits 💪🏻 #historicalbadass#badass#yosemite#climbing#rockclimbing#adventure#camp4 For more stories of incredible people like Bev, subscribe to Adventure Journal quarterly in Moved Permanently The document has moved here. Independance Dihedral Wall Solo (VI 5. Climbing Dihedral Wall First Grade 6 1979Climbers Charlie Hampson and Glenn Dahlby May 15, 2009 · Pitch 4 of Dihedral Wall on El Cap. Surrounding the rock face are mesmerizing views of the Yosemite Valley, with lush greenery, rugged cliffs, and cascading waterfalls. `Ol Ben "Huckleberry" here just did Dihedral, think about that one. The Dawn Wall wasn’t just a climb—it was a line tracing the impossible, and these two had In the history of rock climbing, [a] the three main sub-disciplines – bouldering, single-pitch climbing, and big wall (and multi-pitch) climbing – can trace their origins to late 19th-century Europe. 1,063 likes, 3 comments - coreyrichproductions on May 4, 2025: "Kevin Jorgeson inching up a glassy dihedral above a portaledge on El Cap, with Tommy Caldwell locked in down below on belay. 10a Tahoe Bouldering Denali, Alaska Bay Area Looking down on The Ledge, pitch 11, day 2, Dihedral Wall, El Cap Below: Looking up from the start of the Dihedral Wall - the beautiful 3,000 foot ocean of rock on El Cap and me after the 1977 El Cap solo - Charlie Christ photo. Although the first five pitches lean to the left, rumors of long stretches of mandatory left-handed nailing are exaggerated. Jan 14, 2024 · The Dawn Wall – or the Wall of the Early Morning Light as it was originally known – is a 5. Lance, Alex and I linked up in early April to climb Native Son in what became an epic adventure of constant laughs as we quested up overhanging granite. 5 days. One of the toughest routes on the planet. rosa on April 29, 2018: "Dhaulagiri 29. Frogs are living on El Cap, hanging out at belays. #1, 2 ea. Photo: Tom Frost. 25" sawn 1 set brass offsets 2 sets offset nuts 1 ea. It almost seemed like a bit of Ceüse transported to El Cap. "Dude, do yourself proud and climb a REAL “Jim Langdon leading and Mark Ward belaying on the first ascent of Fallen Arches. #4) Angles: (Lucky short angles work well) 1 ea. SuperTopo offers the world's best big wall rock climbing and mountaineering route information for Yosemite National Park in both online downloadable format and in printed books Aug 10, 2018 · El Cap Spire, Salathe Wall. 9 A2) Yosemite National Park, CA The idea of soloing an El Cap route had been rattling around the back of my noggin for some time, but I could not decide which one to do. In this months issue of Climbing Tommy Caldwell recounts his epic free climb of one of Yosemite’s toughest climbs, The Dihedral Wall. Oct 7, 2014 · Tommy Caldwell brought American talents to El Capitan, repeating many of the Huber’s free routes and establishing other free routes including Lurking Fear, West Buttress, Dihedral Wall, Magic Mushroom and the Muir. On June 6, after 5 days of difficult aid climbing, Tom Frost and I completed the first continuous ascent of the Dihedral Wall, otherwise known as the direct southwest face of El Capitan. Beta for Dihedral Wall, El Cap, Yosemite Updated July, 2000 Rack: 6 LA's: (1 ea. The The first solo ascents of El Capitan's four classic "siege" routes were accomplished by Thomas Bauman on The Nose in 1969; Peter Hann on the Salathé Wall in 1972; Robert Kayen on the Layton Kor-Steve Roper West Buttress route in 1982; and Beverly Johnson on the Cooper-Baldwin-Denny Dihedral Wall route in 1978. May 15, 2009 · Pitch 4 of Dihedral Wall on El Cap. Caldwell redpointed the 25-pitch route over four days in mid-May. 10 Red Rocks, 5. "Dude, do yourself proud and climb a REAL El Capitan - Photo Gallery - A1 or C2+ - Image #1 by Chris McNamara. Yosemite Big Wall: Obscurities — topos for 30 new and obscure aid lines El Capitan, The Dihedral Wall. But that Moved Permanently The document has moved here. 7R Fairview Dome, 5. In 2005, Caldwell free climbed the Nose and Freeride r in a single day. His tick list of independent free routes includes the Salath? El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; lit. 14a) on El Capitan, Yosemite, CA // Tel Aviv · Skeler 102 Dislike May 4, 2009 · El Cap Free Climbs By Difficulty - SuperTopo's climbing discussion forum is the world's most popular community discussion forum for people who actively climb outdoors. Il tempo passa ma i ricordi più belli rimangono come qs bellissima avventura al Dihedral Wall a El Cap Yosemite. Sep 1, 2004 · High four and a half, Tommy: Tommy Caldwell, who, with his recent free ascent of the Dihedral Wall (VI 5. eggermont // The Nose has been freed by three different people this season! First by " 290 likes, 17 comments - katy_stockton on December 11, 2024: "Snuck in another el cap lap with Miles! —Dihedral wall— My 6th lap and Miles’s 43rd … obviously a bit of an experience difference there … but this time I wanted to split things even and be sure to lead half the pitches. 11c Muir Wall, El Cap Canyonlands, 5. 10a Tahoe Bouldering Denali, Alaska Bay Area Aug 8, 2023 · Johnson would later set more women’s firsts by soloing an El Cap route, the Dihedral Wall, and establishing another, Grape Race. Apr 4, 2011 · Got down yesterday from another seven day bout on El Cap, this time a new route with Charlie. 'the Captain') is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. Sep 25, 2024 · Pitch one, Dihedral Wall, El Cap, Yosemite Joan Stegall and 17 others 18 Last viewed on: Nov 6, 2025 Jan 15, 2015 · He has free climbed the most routes on El Capitan than any other climber and he was the first to free climb routes including the Dihedral Wall, Magic Mushrooms and Muir Wall.
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