| Country | Contributions | Between | Climbers | Crags | Summits | Climbs | Ascents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 11179 | 22nd May 2025 – 30th October 2026 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 586 | 1084 |
| 2 | France | 3482 | 22nd May 2025 – 2nd November 2026 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 175 | 330 |
| 3 | USA | 1774 | 30th July 2025 – 20th September 2026 | 26 | 56 | 0 | 167 | 88 |
| 4 | Japan | 1478 | 19th July 2025 – 14th August 2026 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 107 | 73 |
| 5 | Spain | 319 | 31st July 2025 – 14th August 2026 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 13 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 229 | 31st July 2025 – 9th August 2026 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 15 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 216 | 19th August 2025 – 14th August 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 |
| 8 | Canada | 170 | 10th September 2025 – 14th August 2026 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 9 | Italy | 166 | 12th August 2025 – 16th August 2026 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| 10 | Germany | 151 | 8th November 2025 – 6th August 2026 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Date | Time | User | Type | Name | Attribute | ||
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| 1641 | 30th June 2026 | 08:40:20 UTC | Mono | climb | The Master's Edge | notes | |
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Before
A Peak District test piece, the soaring arête was so called because, while working the line, [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) proclaimed
> only a true master could solo it onsight. [1]
Jerry was preparing for a solo ascent. Meanwhile, [Ron Fawcett](/climber/532/ron-fawcett) found that a new and obscure sliding nut, the Edelrid Amigo [2,3], fitted the quarrymen’s shotholes, which he lie just over half way between the ground and the crux. Keen not to be outdone by the up-and-coming Moffatt , Ron promptly led the route after minimal inspection. The gear went untested and the Master showed he still had the edge…
In the 2010s a marginal slider placement was discovered in the first part of the route, taking some of the sting out of the solo to the shot holes. Around 2024/25 someone took a fall onto the slider and blew the placement out in the process.
### References
[1] *On The Edge* Issue 107, page 48
[2] [https://www.ukhillwalking.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=416863](https://www.ukhillwalking.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=416863)
[3] [https://needs-needlesports-gob2b.b-cdn.net/imagecache/8dae6b69-d110-410b-890c-aaf700cdd554/NutsStory510_300x198.jpg](https://needs-needlesports-gob2b.b-cdn.net/imagecache/8dae6b69-d110-410b-890c-aaf700cdd554/NutsStory510_300x198.jpg)
After
A Peak District test piece, the soaring arête was so called because, while working the line, [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt) proclaimed
> only a true master could solo it onsight. [1]
Jerry was preparing for a solo ascent. Meanwhile, [Ron Fawcett](/climber/532/ron-fawcett) found that a new and obscure sliding nut, the Edelrid Amigo [2,3], fitted the quarrymen’s shotholes, which lie just over half way between the ground and the crux. Keen not to be outdone by the up-and-coming Moffatt, Ron promptly led the route after minimal inspection. The gear went untested and the Master showed he still had the edge…
In the 2010s a marginal slider placement was discovered in the first part of the route, taking some of the sting out of the solo to the shotholes. Around 2024/25 someone took a fall onto the slider and blew the placement out in the process.
### References
[1] *On The Edge* Issue 107, page 48
[2] [https://www.ukhillwalking.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=416863](https://www.ukhillwalking.com/photos/dbpage.php?id=416863)
[3] [https://needs-needlesports-gob2b.b-cdn.net/imagecache/8dae6b69-d110-410b-890c-aaf700cdd554/NutsStory510_300x198.jpg](https://needs-needlesports-gob2b.b-cdn.net/imagecache/8dae6b69-d110-410b-890c-aaf700cdd554/NutsStory510_300x198.jpg)
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| 1642 | 30th June 2026 | 08:33:03 UTC | Mono | climb | The Nose | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">aid route</a>, still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before <a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a>'s completely free ascent in 1991.</p>
<p>Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.</p>
<p>The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by <a href="/climber/718/jim-bridwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Bridwell</a> in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering <a href="/climber/3375/frank-sacherer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Sacherer</a> who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid. </p>
<p>In 1975 <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="/climber/1632/dale-bard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dale Bard</a> and <a href="/climber/720/ron-kauk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Kauk</a> had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.</p>
<p>In Spring 1980 <a href="/climber/527/ray-jardine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ray Jardine</a> spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.</p>
<p>In Fall 1990, <a href="/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooke Sandahl</a> and <a href="/climber/1119/scott-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scott Franklin</a> climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with <a href="/climber/3444/dave-schultz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Schultz</a>, freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a> partnered by <a href="/climber/485/simon-nadin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Nadin</a> first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.</p>
<p>Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls. </p>
<p>In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement. </p>
<p>Notable repeats include <a href="/climber/1530/keita-kurakami" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keita Kurakami</a>'s rope solo and <a href="/climber/1071/sébastien-berthe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sébastien Berthe</a>'s ground-up.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php</a></p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/</a></p>
<p>[6] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free</a></p>
After
<p>The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">aid route</a>, still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before <a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a>'s completely free ascent in 1991.</p>
<p>Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.</p>
<p>The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by <a href="/climber/718/jim-bridwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Bridwell</a> in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering <a href="/climber/3375/frank-sacherer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Sacherer</a> who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid. </p>
<p>In 1975 <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="/climber/1632/dale-bard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dale Bard</a> and <a href="/climber/720/ron-kauk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Kauk</a> had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.</p>
<p>In Spring 1980 <a href="/climber/527/ray-jardine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ray Jardine</a> spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.</p>
<p>In Fall 1990, <a href="/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooke Sandahl</a> and <a href="/climber/1119/scott-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scott Franklin</a> climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with <a href="/climber/3444/dave-schultz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Schultz</a>, freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a> partnered by <a href="/climber/485/simon-nadin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Nadin</a> first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.</p>
<p>Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls. </p>
<p>In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement. </p>
<p>Notable repeats include <a href="/climber/1530/keita-kurakami" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keita Kurakami</a>'s rope solo, <a href="/climber/1071/sébastien-berthe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sébastien Berthe</a>'s ground-up, and <a href="/climber/1321/connor-herson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Connor Herson</a>'s rapid ascent in just nine and a half hours.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php</a></p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/</a></p>
<p>[6] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free</a></p>
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| 1643 | 30th June 2026 | 08:33:03 UTC | Mono | climb | The Nose | notes | |
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Before
The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an [aid route](/climb/990/the-nose), still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before [Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill)'s completely free ascent in 1991.
Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.
The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by [Jim Bridwell](/climber/718/jim-bridwell) in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering [Frank Sacherer](/climber/3375/frank-sacherer) who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid.
In 1975 [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [Dale Bard](/climber/1632/dale-bard) and [Ron Kauk](/climber/720/ron-kauk) had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.
In Spring 1980 [Ray Jardine](/climber/527/ray-jardine) spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.
In Fall 1990, [Brooke Sandahl](/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl) and [Scott Franklin](/climber/1119/scott-franklin) climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with [Dave Schultz](/climber/3444/dave-schultz), freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this.
[Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill) partnered by [Simon Nadin](/climber/485/simon-nadin) first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.
Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls.
In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement.
Notable repeats include [Keita Kurakami](/climber/1530/keita-kurakami)'s rope solo and [Sébastien Berthe](/climber/1071/sébastien-berthe)'s ground-up.
### References
[1] [https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/](https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/)
[2] [http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html](http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html)
[3] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7](https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7)
[4] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php](https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php)
[5] [https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/](https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/)
[6] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free)
After
The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an [aid route](/climb/990/the-nose), still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before [Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill)'s completely free ascent in 1991.
Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.
The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by [Jim Bridwell](/climber/718/jim-bridwell) in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering [Frank Sacherer](/climber/3375/frank-sacherer) who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid.
In 1975 [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [Dale Bard](/climber/1632/dale-bard) and [Ron Kauk](/climber/720/ron-kauk) had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.
In Spring 1980 [Ray Jardine](/climber/527/ray-jardine) spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.
In Fall 1990, [Brooke Sandahl](/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl) and [Scott Franklin](/climber/1119/scott-franklin) climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with [Dave Schultz](/climber/3444/dave-schultz), freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this.
[Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill) partnered by [Simon Nadin](/climber/485/simon-nadin) first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.
Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls.
In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement.
Notable repeats include [Keita Kurakami](/climber/1530/keita-kurakami)'s rope solo, [Sébastien Berthe](/climber/1071/sébastien-berthe)'s ground-up, and [Connor Herson](/climber/1321/connor-herson)'s rapid ascent in just nine and a half hours.
### References
[1] [https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/](https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/)
[2] [http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html](http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html)
[3] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7](https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7)
[4] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php](https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php)
[5] [https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/](https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/)
[6] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free)
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| 1644 | 30th June 2026 | 08:30:04 UTC | Mono | climb | The Nose | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">aid route</a>, still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before <a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a>'s completely free ascent in 1991.</p>
<p>Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.</p>
<p>The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by <a href="/climber/718/jim-bridwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Bridwell</a> in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering <a href="/climber/3375/frank-sacherer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Sacherer</a> who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid. </p>
<p>In 1975 <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="/climber/1632/dale-bard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dale Bard</a> and <a href="/climber/720/ron-kauk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Kauk</a> had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.</p>
<p>In Spring 1980 <a href="/climber/527/ray-jardine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ray Jardine</a> spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.</p>
<p>In Fall 1990, <a href="/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooke Sandahl</a> and <a href="/climber/1119/scott-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scott Franklin</a> climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with <a href="/climber/3444/dave-schultz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Schultz</a>, freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a> partnered by <a href="/climber/485/simon-nadin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Nadin</a> first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.</p>
<p>Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls. </p>
<p>In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement. </p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php</a></p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/</a></p>
<p>[6] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free</a></p>
After
<p>The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">aid route</a>, still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before <a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a>'s completely free ascent in 1991.</p>
<p>Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.</p>
<p>The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by <a href="/climber/718/jim-bridwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Bridwell</a> in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering <a href="/climber/3375/frank-sacherer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Sacherer</a> who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid. </p>
<p>In 1975 <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="/climber/1632/dale-bard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dale Bard</a> and <a href="/climber/720/ron-kauk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Kauk</a> had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.</p>
<p>In Spring 1980 <a href="/climber/527/ray-jardine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ray Jardine</a> spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.</p>
<p>In Fall 1990, <a href="/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooke Sandahl</a> and <a href="/climber/1119/scott-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scott Franklin</a> climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with <a href="/climber/3444/dave-schultz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Schultz</a>, freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a> partnered by <a href="/climber/485/simon-nadin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Nadin</a> first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.</p>
<p>Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls. </p>
<p>In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement. </p>
<p>Notable repeats include <a href="/climber/1530/keita-kurakami" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keita Kurakami</a>'s rope solo and <a href="/climber/1071/sébastien-berthe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sébastien Berthe</a>'s ground-up.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php</a></p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/</a></p>
<p>[6] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free</a></p>
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| 1645 | 30th June 2026 | 08:30:04 UTC | Mono | climb | The Nose | notes | |
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Before
The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an [aid route](/climb/990/the-nose), still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before [Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill)'s completely free ascent in 1991.
Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.
The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by [Jim Bridwell](/climber/718/jim-bridwell) in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering [Frank Sacherer](/climber/3375/frank-sacherer) who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid.
In 1975 [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [Dale Bard](/climber/1632/dale-bard) and [Ron Kauk](/climber/720/ron-kauk) had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.
In Spring 1980 [Ray Jardine](/climber/527/ray-jardine) spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.
In Fall 1990, [Brooke Sandahl](/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl) and [Scott Franklin](/climber/1119/scott-franklin) climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with [Dave Schultz](/climber/3444/dave-schultz), freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this.
[Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill) partnered by [Simon Nadin](/climber/485/simon-nadin) first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.
Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls.
In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement.
### References
[1] [https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/](https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/)
[2] [http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html](http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html)
[3] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7](https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7)
[4] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php](https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php)
[5] [https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/](https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/)
[6] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free)
After
The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an [aid route](/climb/990/the-nose), still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before [Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill)'s completely free ascent in 1991.
Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.
The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by [Jim Bridwell](/climber/718/jim-bridwell) in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering [Frank Sacherer](/climber/3375/frank-sacherer) who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid.
In 1975 [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [Dale Bard](/climber/1632/dale-bard) and [Ron Kauk](/climber/720/ron-kauk) had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.
In Spring 1980 [Ray Jardine](/climber/527/ray-jardine) spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.
In Fall 1990, [Brooke Sandahl](/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl) and [Scott Franklin](/climber/1119/scott-franklin) climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with [Dave Schultz](/climber/3444/dave-schultz), freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this.
[Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill) partnered by [Simon Nadin](/climber/485/simon-nadin) first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.
Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls.
In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement.
Notable repeats include [Keita Kurakami](/climber/1530/keita-kurakami)'s rope solo and [Sébastien Berthe](/climber/1071/sébastien-berthe)'s ground-up.
### References
[1] [https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/](https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/)
[2] [http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html](http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html)
[3] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7](https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7)
[4] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php](https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php)
[5] [https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/](https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/)
[6] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free)
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| 1646 | 30th June 2026 | 08:28:36 UTC | Mono | climb | The Nose | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>The first ascent of <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Nose</a> (A2) was mainly aided. Sections were freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before Lynn Hill's landmark completely free ascent. </p>
<p>The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by <a href="/climber/718/jim-bridwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Bridwell</a> in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering <a href="/climber/3375/frank-sacherer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Sacherer</a> who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid. </p>
<p>In 1975 <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="/climber/1632/dale-bard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dale Bard</a> and <a href="/climber/720/ron-kauk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Kauk</a> had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.</p>
<p>In Spring 1980 <a href="/climber/527/ray-jardine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ray Jardine</a> spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.</p>
<p>In Fall 1990, <a href="/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooke Sandahl</a> and <a href="/climber/1119/scott-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scott Franklin</a> climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with <a href="/climber/3444/dave-schultz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Schultz</a>, freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a> partnered by <a href="/climber/485/simon-nadin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Nadin</a> first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 (5.13b/8a) but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar 10 feet of the route had now been free-climbed.</p>
<p>Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls. The completely free ascent was made from the ground with Hill leading all the hard pitches. </p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php</a></p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/</a></p>
<p>[6] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free</a></p>
After
<p>The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of <a href="/crag/8023/el-capitan" rel="noopener noreferrer">El Capitan</a>.</p>
<p>Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">aid route</a>, still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before <a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a>'s completely free ascent in 1991.</p>
<p>Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.</p>
<p>The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by <a href="/climber/718/jim-bridwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jim Bridwell</a> in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering <a href="/climber/3375/frank-sacherer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frank Sacherer</a> who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid. </p>
<p>In 1975 <a href="/climber/722/john-bachar" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Bachar</a>, <a href="/climber/1632/dale-bard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dale Bard</a> and <a href="/climber/720/ron-kauk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Kauk</a> had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.</p>
<p>In Spring 1980 <a href="/climber/527/ray-jardine" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ray Jardine</a> spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.</p>
<p>In Fall 1990, <a href="/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brooke Sandahl</a> and <a href="/climber/1119/scott-franklin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scott Franklin</a> climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with <a href="/climber/3444/dave-schultz" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Schultz</a>, freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this. </p>
<p><a href="/climber/555/lynn-hill" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lynn Hill</a> partnered by <a href="/climber/485/simon-nadin" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Nadin</a> first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.</p>
<p>Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls. </p>
<p>In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement. </p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php</a></p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/</a></p>
<p>[6] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free</a></p>
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| 1647 | 30th June 2026 | 08:28:36 UTC | Mono | climb | The Nose | notes | |
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Before
The first ascent of [The Nose](/climb/990/the-nose) (A2) was mainly aided. Sections were freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before Lynn Hill's landmark completely free ascent.
The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by [Jim Bridwell](/climber/718/jim-bridwell) in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering [Frank Sacherer](/climber/3375/frank-sacherer) who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid.
In 1975 [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [Dale Bard](/climber/1632/dale-bard) and [Ron Kauk](/climber/720/ron-kauk) had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.
In Spring 1980 [Ray Jardine](/climber/527/ray-jardine) spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.
In Fall 1990, [Brooke Sandahl](/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl) and [Scott Franklin](/climber/1119/scott-franklin) climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with [Dave Schultz](/climber/3444/dave-schultz), freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this.
[Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill) partnered by [Simon Nadin](/climber/485/simon-nadin) first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 (5.13b/8a) but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar 10 feet of the route had now been free-climbed.
Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls. The completely free ascent was made from the ground with Hill leading all the hard pitches.
### References
[1] [https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/](https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/)
[2] [http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html](http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html)
[3] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7](https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7)
[4] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php](https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php)
[5] [https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/](https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/)
[6] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free)
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The Nose is one of the most monumental and iconic rock climbs in the world, taking the most prominent line straight up the middle of [El Capitan](/crag/8023/el-capitan).
Prior to its free ascent, it had a long and storied history as an [aid route](/climb/990/the-nose), still the most popular way up El Cap today. The free ascent was an obvious longstanding challenge, with sections freed by many different people, not always formally recorded, before [Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill)'s completely free ascent in 1991.
Much of the route is climbed by pitches from fairly moderate up to 5.12d. However, the burly Great Roof (5.13c/8a+) and notoriously technical Changing Corners (5.14a/8b+) pitches – both high on the route – have stopped even some of the best climbers.
The Stoveleg Cracks were first freed by [Jim Bridwell](/climber/718/jim-bridwell) in June 1967 after attempts in 1965 partnering [Frank Sacherer](/climber/3375/frank-sacherer) who originally conceived they might be climbable without aid.
In 1975 [John Bachar](/climber/722/john-bachar), [Dale Bard](/climber/1632/dale-bard) and [Ron Kauk](/climber/720/ron-kauk) had climbed ~85% free, all bar 120m, at ~5.11+.
In Spring 1980 [Ray Jardine](/climber/527/ray-jardine) spent 4 months working the route, fixing ropes, managing to climb as far as the Great Roof free but only after chipping four holds on the Jardine Traverse to avoid the King Swing pendulum. So far (2025) all subsequent free ascents have taken this traverse.
In Fall 1990, [Brooke Sandahl](/climber/3448/brooke-sandahl) and [Scott Franklin](/climber/1119/scott-franklin) climbed all but four pitches free, the remaining aided sections were the Great Roof, Pitch above Camp 5, Changing Corners and the final Harding bolt ladder. Working top-down, Sandhal freed the Harding bolt ladder in 1991 (5.12c/7b+) and, with [Dave Schultz](/climber/3444/dave-schultz), freed the pitch above Camp 5 in 1992 (5.12d/7c). They prepared the route for a free ascent including bolting a variation just the left of the aid line on the Changing Corners pitch but were unable to climb this.
[Lynn Hill](/climber/555/lynn-hill) partnered by [Simon Nadin](/climber/485/simon-nadin) first free climbed the Great Roof on a ground-up attempt in 1993 but they were unable to completely free the Changing Corners by either the original line or the Sandhal/Schultz variation. All bar ten feet of the route had now been free-climbed.
Hill and Sandahl joined forces later in the summer of 1993 and began working the Changing Corners pitch top-down, Sandhal focusing on his left hand variation, Hill on the original aid line. Hill was able to climb all the moves on the latter with two falls.
In September 1993, Hill made a completely free ascent of the route from the ground, with Hill leading all the hard pitches. She returned the following year to climb the whole route in a day – an astounding achievement.
### References
[1] [https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/](https://alpinist.com/features/birds-eye-view/)
[2] [http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html](http://www.edhartouni.net/nose-in-a-day.html)
[3] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7](https://www.rayjardine.com/Papers/Magazine-Articles/index.php?StoryPage=7)
[4] [https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php](https://www.rayjardine.com/Avocations/Rock-Climbing/index.php)
[5] [https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/](https://climbingzine.com/brooke-sandahl-beginnings-freeing-nose/)
[6] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199404100/El-Capitans-Nose-Climbed-Free)
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| 1652 | 29th June 2026 | 20:50:05 UTC | Mono | climb | The Dawn Wall | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p>
<p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p>
<p>Nicholas Hobley:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p>
<p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
After
<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p>
<p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p>
<p>Nicholas Hobley:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p>
<p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
<p>[5] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall</a></p>
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Before
The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
Nicholas Hobley:
> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.
### References
[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/)
[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)
[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
Nicholas Hobley:
> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.
### References
[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/)
[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)
[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
[5] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213305/the-dawn-wall)
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| 1654 | 29th June 2026 | 20:46:07 UTC | Mono | climb | The Dawn Wall | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p>
<p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p>
<p>Nicholas Hobley:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p>
<p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
After
<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p>
<p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p>
<p>Nicholas Hobley:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p>
<p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
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| 1655 | 29th June 2026 | 20:46:07 UTC | Mono | climb | The Dawn Wall | notes | |
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Before
The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
Nicholas Hobley:
> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.
### References
[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/)
[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)
[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers led every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
Nicholas Hobley:
> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.
### References
[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/)
[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)
[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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| 1657 | 29th June 2026 | 20:43:35 UTC | Mono | climb | Bellavista | notes_pretty | |
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<p>Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent. </p>
<blockquote>
<p>... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossilx in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+</a></p>
After
<p>Bellavista pushed multi-pitch climbing in the Dolomites to new levels of difficulty via some wildly overhanging territory. The route tackles the enormous roofs of Cime Ovest overhanging some 60m over its 283m length. Lead protection comes primarily from pegs and some trad gear. <a href="/climber/523/alexander-huber" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alexander Huber</a> spent five weeks working the route prior to making the first ascent, describing it as “by far the wildest route on an alpine face” [2]</p>
<p>Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent. </p>
<blockquote>
<p>... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossils in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html</a></p>
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| 1658 | 29th June 2026 | 20:43:35 UTC | Mono | climb | Bellavista | notes | |
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Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent.
> ... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossilx in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.
### References
[1] [https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+](https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+)
After
Bellavista pushed multi-pitch climbing in the Dolomites to new levels of difficulty via some wildly overhanging territory. The route tackles the enormous roofs of Cime Ovest overhanging some 60m over its 283m length. Lead protection comes primarily from pegs and some trad gear. [Alexander Huber](/climber/523/alexander-huber) spent five weeks working the route prior to making the first ascent, describing it as “by far the wildest route on an alpine face” [2]
Huber suggested in 2014 that holds on the crux pitch are now better than on his first ascent.
> ... the crux pitch was heavily manipulated. There are many cristallized fossils in the dolomite rock of Tre Cime and if you work hard, you can break out many of these. Then remains a pocket or hole which looks basically natural. But for cleaning a tooth-brush is defenitly not enough: you need hammer and chisel. In the former crux traverse in the middle of the pitch you had to crimp thin edges where you find now big pockets, some of more than 10 centimeters in diameter. The character is heavily changed even though it remains to be a great and fantastic climb. The grading is somewhere in between 8b and 8b+.
### References
[1] [https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+](https://www.8a.nu/news/bellavista-chipped-from-8c-to-8b-+)
[2] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/bellavista-alexander-huber-climbs-8c-on-cima-ovest-di-lavaredo.html)
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| 1659 | 29th June 2026 | 20:24:27 UTC | Mono | climb | The Dawn Wall | notes_pretty | |
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<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p>
<p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p>
<p>Nicholas Hobley:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p>
<p>In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
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<p>The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by <a href="/climber/551/tommy-caldwell" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tommy Caldwell</a> and <a href="/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kevin Jorgeson</a>. Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama. </p>
<p>The route free climbs parts of the aid routes <a href="/climb/6566/mescalito" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mescalito</a> (A3) , <a href="/climb/6567/new-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer">New Dawn</a> (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing. </p>
<p>Nicholas Hobley:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film <em>The Dawn Wall</em>. [1]</p>
<p>In 2016 <a href="/climber/467/adam-ondra" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adam Ondra</a> made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/</a></p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html</a></p>
<p>[4] <a href="https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html</a></p>
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| 1660 | 29th June 2026 | 20:24:27 UTC | Mono | climb | The Dawn Wall | notes | |
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Before
The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
Nicholas Hobley:
> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
In 2016 Adam Ondra made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.
### References
[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/)
[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)
[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
After
The hardest big wall in the world, The Dawn Wall was the product of seven years work by [Tommy Caldwell](/climber/551/tommy-caldwell) and [Kevin Jorgeson](/climber/709/kevin-jorgeson). Both climbers lead every pitch in a single continuous push over 19 days, becoming an international news story in the process after their tribulations were covered by John Branch in the New York Times [2]. On topping out, the pair were sent a message of congratulations from President Barack Obama.
The route free climbs parts of the aid routes [Mescalito](/climb/6566/mescalito) (A3) , [New Dawn](/climb/6567/new-dawn) (A2+) and Adrift, linked by hard-won independent climbing.
Nicholas Hobley:
> What immediately set this route apart from the other 100 or so on the Big Stone was its sheer technical difficulties coupled with the relentless intensity of the different climbing styles: hard face climbing up razor sharp holds, tremendous cracks, thin corners, huge offwidths… the vast majority of the climbing is harder than 5.13, and the three crux pitches are estimated at, respectively, 5.14 (9a), 5.14d and 5.14d if climbed via the Dyno Pitch variation as Jorgeson did or 5.14a (8b+) if climbed via the Loop Pitch as per Caldwell. [4]
The story of the first ascent was recounted in the 2017 film *The Dawn Wall*. [1]
In 2016 [Adam Ondra](/climber/467/adam-ondra) made an astonishingly fast second ascent. With no big wall experience prior to his trip, he projected and climbed the route in just 8 days.
### References
[1] dawnwall-film.com archive link: [https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/](https://web.archive.org/web/20231209023640/https://www.dawnwall-film.com/)
[2] [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html)
[3] [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html)
[4] [https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html](https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/tommy-caldwell-and-kevin-jorgeson-free-climb-the-dawn-wall-on-el-capitan.html)
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