| Grade | E8 / 8a+ |
| Type | Trad climb |
| Pitches | 33 |
| Crag | El Capitan |
| Country | United States 🇺🇸 |
| Rock type | Granite |
| History | |
| First ascent | Tommy Caldwell (2001) |
| Recorded repeats | 2 |
| Grade | E8 / 8a+ |
| Type | Trad climb |
| Pitches | 33 |
| Crag | El Capitan |
| Country | United States 🇺🇸 |
| Rock type | Granite |
| History | |
| First ascent | Tommy Caldwell (2001) |
| Recorded repeats | 2 |
Free version of Muir Wall with some variations in line including final pitches of The Shield.
3 successful ascents and 2 unsuccessful attempts recorded.
| Climber | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Smith | Lead | did not finish | 1994 | ||
| With Scott Cosgrove. | ||||
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An epic ground-up attempt that ended 10m of climbing short of success. "We ended up spending about three months working the route, from the bottom up, the next summer, following in the footsteps of TM Herbert and Yvon Chouinard, who did the route in 1965 with no fixed ropes or support. We wanted to find the same kind of adventure and honor the first ascent in the same style". (Kurt Smith) References[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201214301/Scott-Cosgrove-1964-2016 |
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| Scott Cosgrove | Lead | did not finish | 1994 | ||
| With Kurt Smith. | ||||
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Nearly free ascent. A power drill was illegally used for the bolting. References[1] https://www.climbing.com/news/remembering-a-legend-scott-cosgrove/ |
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| Tommy Caldwell | Lead | worked | 2001 | ||
| First ascent. | ||||
| Thomas Hering | Lead | ground up | May 2014 | ||
| With Tobias Wolf. | ||||
| Tobias Wolf | Lead | ground up | May 2014 | ||
| With Thomas Hering. | ||||
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6 days on the route References |
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