| Name | Type | # Changes | Last Updated | First Updated | |
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| 1 | Royal Robbins's ascent of Wall of Early Morning Light | ascent | 33 | 9th October 2025 | 8th October 2025 |
| 2 | Freerider | climb | 31 | 5th December 2025 | 13th November 2025 |
| 3 | The Direct Line | climb | 28 | 1st January 2026 | 10th November 2025 |
| 4 | Muir Wall | climb | 27 | 10th November 2025 | 9th October 2025 |
| 5 | The Nose | climb | 27 | 18th December 2025 | 13th November 2025 |
| 6 | Frank Sacherer | climber | 27 | 10th October 2025 | 9th October 2025 |
| 7 | El Corazón | climb | 26 | 14th November 2025 | 13th November 2025 |
| 8 | Scott Cosgrove | climber | 25 | 9th December 2025 | 10th November 2025 |
| 9 | John Salathé's ascent of Lost Arrow Chimney | ascent | 24 | 9th October 2025 | 9th October 2025 |
| 10 | Steve Roper | climber | 24 | 10th October 2025 | 10th October 2025 |
| Date | Time | User | Type | Name | Attribute | ||
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| 1 | 1st April 2026 | 16:32:06 UTC | duncancritchley | climber | Mike Thompson | date_of_death_start | |
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2026-03-18
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| 2 | 1st April 2026 | 16:32:06 UTC | duncancritchley | climber | Mike Thompson | date_of_death_pretty | |
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18th Mar 2026
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| 3 | 1st April 2026 | 16:32:06 UTC | duncancritchley | climber | Mike Thompson | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.</p>
After
<p>Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.</p>
<p>[2] <a href="https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu</a></p>
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| 4 | 1st April 2026 | 16:32:06 UTC | duncancritchley | climber | Mike Thompson | notes | |
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Before
Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).
### References
[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.
After
Soldier whose experiences with Gurkha troops during the Malayan emergency (1950s) and Himalayan mountaineering (1970s) lead to a career in anthropology. Author of 'Out with the boys again', which satirised the heavyweight 1975 British Everest expedition (of which he was a participant).
### References
[1] Mike Thompson, 'Out with the boys again' in The Games Climbers Play, ed. Ken Wilson, (Diadem Books. London, 1978) pp.344-352.
[2] [https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu](https://nepalitimes.com/news/michael-thompson-89-7k0h5gsu)
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| 5 | 1st April 2026 | 16:32:06 UTC | duncancritchley | climber | Mike Thompson | date_of_death_end | |
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2026-03-18
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| 6 | 1st April 2026 | 09:11:36 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>5.13c/8b if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/</a></p>
<p>[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)</a></p>
After
<p>5.13c/8b, and likely E9, if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/</a></p>
<p>[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)</a></p>
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| 7 | 1st April 2026 | 09:11:36 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes | |
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Before
5.13c/8b if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.
### References
[1] [https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/](https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/)
[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route [https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe))
After
5.13c/8b, and likely E9, if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.
### References
[1] [https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/](https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/)
[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route [https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe))
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| 8 | 1st April 2026 | 09:06:54 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer <a href="/climber/2746/john-salathé" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Salathé</a>. </p>
After
<p>Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer <a href="/climber/2746/john-salathé" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Salathé</a>. After fixing to the Heart Ledges, the remainder of the route was climbed on-sight. This was a notable improvement in style over the multi-season siege of <a href="/climb/990/the-nose" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Nose</a> (A2) </p>
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| 9 | 1st April 2026 | 09:06:54 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes | |
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Before
Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer [John Salathé](/climber/2746/john-salathé).
After
Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer [John Salathé](/climber/2746/john-salathé). After fixing to the Heart Ledges, the remainder of the route was climbed on-sight. This was a notable improvement in style over the multi-season siege of [The Nose](/climb/990/the-nose) (A2)
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| 10 | 1st April 2026 | 09:03:51 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes_pretty | |
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Before
None
After
<p>Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer <a href="/climber/2746/john-salathé" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Salathé</a>. </p>
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| 11 | 1st April 2026 | 09:03:51 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes | |
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None
After
Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer [John Salathé](/climber/2746/john-salathé).
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| 12 | 1st April 2026 | 09:03:23 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes_pretty | |
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Before
<p>Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer <a href="/climber/2746/john-salathé" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Salathé</a>. 5.13c/8b if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/</a></p>
<p>[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)</a></p>
After
<p>5.13c/8b if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/</a></p>
<p>[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)</a></p>
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| 13 | 1st April 2026 | 09:03:23 UTC | duncancritchley | climb | Salathé Wall | notes | |
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Before
Named after Yosemite climbing pioneer [John Salathé](/climber/2746/john-salathé). 5.13c/8b if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.
### References
[1] [https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/](https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/)
[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route [https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe))
After
5.13c/8b if the headwall is climbed in a single pitch.
### References
[1] [https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/](https://www.climbing.com/culture/climbing-style-el-capitan/)
[2] Details of the incremental freeing of the route [https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170213064201/[http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe](http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/yos/longhf.htm#salathe))
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| 14 | 1st April 2026 | 09:02:48 UTC | duncancritchley | ascent | Alex Honnold's ascent of Salathé Wall | ascent_type_id | |
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7
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5
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| 15 | 1st April 2026 | 09:02:08 UTC | duncancritchley | ascent | Sean Leary's ascent of Salathé Wall | ascent_type_id | |
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Before
7
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5
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| 16 | 1st April 2026 | 09:01:24 UTC | duncancritchley | ascent | Alex Honnold's ascent of Salathé Wall | Partner | |
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Before
None
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1304
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| 17 | 1st April 2026 | 09:01:00 UTC | duncancritchley | ascent | Sean Leary's ascent of Salathé Wall | Partner | |
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Before
None
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622
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| 18 | 1st April 2026 | 09:00:32 UTC | duncancritchley | ascent | Sean Leary's ascent of Salathé Wall | climb_id | |
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Before
None
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7355
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| 19 | 1st April 2026 | 09:00:32 UTC | duncancritchley | ascent | Sean Leary's ascent of Salathé Wall | ascent_dt_end | |
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None
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2010-07-01
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| 20 | 1st April 2026 | 09:00:32 UTC | duncancritchley | ascent | Sean Leary's ascent of Salathé Wall | ascent_dt_start | |
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None
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2010-01-30
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