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El Capitan a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada: a monolith with a precipice rising over 1100 m (3600 ft.) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Height: 2306 m (7564 ft.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Changing Corners is what rock climbers call ``the crux'' of the Nose Route, the hardest part of a climb. Wellman, age 39, along with big wall veteran and long-time climbing partner Mike Corbett completed the 11-day ascent up the Nose Route, one of over 75 routes in existence and the first established straight up the prow of El Capitan. A much-admired legend within the rock-climbing community, the petite Orange County native was, among many significant milestones, the first to free climb the infamous Nose route up El Capitan in Yosemite and was the first woman to complete a 5. |
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