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1 Royal Robbins's ascent of Wall of Early Morning Light ascent 33 9th October 2025 8th October 2025
2 Frank Sacherer climber 27 10th October 2025 9th October 2025
3 Muir Wall climb 27 10th November 2025 9th October 2025
4 Steve Roper climber 24 10th October 2025 10th October 2025
5 John Salathé's ascent of Lost Arrow Chimney ascent 24 9th October 2025 9th October 2025
6 Royal Robbins's ascent of Steck - Salathé ascent 23 10th October 2025 9th October 2025
7 Lynn Hill's ascent of Skytop Vandals ascent 22 8th October 2025 8th October 2025
8 North America Wall climb 21 14th October 2025 14th October 2025
9 Ed Cooper climber 21 13th October 2025 13th October 2025
10 Chuck Kroger climber 20 5th November 2025 5th November 2025

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801 14th October 2025 08:32:49 duncancritchley ascent Yvon Chouinard's ascent of North America Wall ascent_style_id
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802 14th October 2025 08:32:49 duncancritchley ascent Yvon Chouinard's ascent of North America Wall ascent_type_id
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806 14th October 2025 08:31:49 duncancritchley climb North America Wall notes_pretty
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<p>The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost &amp; Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. </p> <blockquote> <p>We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins).</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall</a></p>
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<p>The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost and Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. </p> <blockquote> <p>We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins).</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall</a></p>
807 14th October 2025 08:31:49 duncancritchley climb North America Wall notes
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The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost & Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. > We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins). ### References [1] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall)
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The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost and Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. > We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins). ### References [1] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall)
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-The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost & Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent.
+The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost and Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent.

> We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins).

808 14th October 2025 08:31:21 duncancritchley ascent Chuck Pratt's ascent of North America Wall Ascent #
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813 14th October 2025 08:31:20 duncancritchley ascent Chuck Pratt's ascent of North America Wall climber_id
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815 14th October 2025 08:30:38 duncancritchley climb North America Wall notes_pretty
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<p>The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost &amp; Chouinard. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. </p> <blockquote> <p>We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins).</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall</a></p>
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<p>The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost &amp; Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. </p> <blockquote> <p>We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins).</p> </blockquote> <h3>References</h3> <p>[1] <a href="https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall">https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall</a></p>
816 14th October 2025 08:30:38 duncancritchley climb North America Wall notes
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The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost & Chouinard. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. > We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins). ### References [1] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall)
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The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost & Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent. > We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins). ### References [1] [https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196533100/The-North-America-Wall)
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-The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost & Chouinard. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent.
+The first route to breach the south east face of El Capitan by the all-star team of Robbins, Pratt, Frost & Chouinard. After several exploratory attempts by Robbins with Glen Denny and Tom Frost the ascent was accomplished in one go with no fixed ropes in contrast to previous ascents of The Nose, West Buttress and Dihedral Wall. It was graded A5 and regarded as probably the hardest in the world of its genre at the time of ascent.

> We all felt similarly about the climb — it was not an appealing wall. It did not have the elegance or majesty of the southwest face. The treacherous dark rock, the difficulty of retreat due to great overhangs and long traverses, the absence of a natural route, and finally the apparent necessity for many bolts rendered us not happily enthusiastic about the venture. A large part of our individual selves did not want to attempt this face. But another part was lured on by the challenge of the greatest unclimbed rock wall in North America (Robbins).

817 14th October 2025 08:26:41 duncancritchley ascent Tom Frost's ascent of North America Wall Ascent #
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