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Sasha DiGiulian becomes first woman to free-climb El Capitan’s longest route

An American climber has become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan's longest route, a journey that took more than three weeks and has been completed by only a handful of climbers. It took Sasha ...
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Yosemite Climbers Attempt Historic First Free Ascent of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall

The Dawn Wall of El Capitan is the steepest, tallest, blankest section of El Cap—and one of the monolith’s most storied sectors. Warren Harding and Dean Caldwell (no relation to Tommy) first aid ...
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Meet the 8-year-old who just made history as the youngest to climb El Capitan

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, California -- An 8-year-old boy has made history, becoming the youngest to climb and summit El Capitan, the revered rock formation in California's Yosemite National Park that's ...
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8-year-old boy and dad preparing to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A father and son team is getting ready to take on one of the most famous vertical rock formations in the world -- Yosemite's El Capitan. Joe Baker and his ...