Though less well known than its El Capitan cousin in Yosemite National Park, El Capitan in Guadalupe Mountains National Park is just as striking, standing 8,085 above sea level and claiming the ...

Visitors to Yosemite Valley gazing up at the majestic granite cliffs Tuesday morning may have seen an unusual sight: a banner hung across the bare slate of El Capitan reading, “Stop the genocide.” ...

the Salathé is perhaps the most logical big wall up El Capitan. Every pitch has its own story to tell and, as always in Yosemite, has its own name. Every pitch is legendary. And marked by good belays.

Jorg Verhoeven, Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Mayan Smith-Gobat, Libby Sauter, Chantel Astorga, Quinn Brett, Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall are all in Yosemite currently attempting their ...

Climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the first in the world to use only their hands and feet to scale a sheer granite face called 'El Capitan' in California's Yosemite National.

As one of the most recognizable features of Yosemite National Park, El Capitan is one of the first features that visitors see, as it is visible even before travelers enter Yosemite Valley from ...

The Nose route climbs 3,000 dizzying feet up the lustrous granite prow of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park’s most iconic rock formation. It was first ascended in 1958, a 45-day effort by a ...