Yosemite Rock Climbing Goes Mainstream: NPR.
Rock Climbing in Yosemite. Be a rock star, or just be amazed by them. Yosemite is well known as a Mecca for rock climbers, but even experienced climbers can be daunted by their first glimpse at Yosemite Valley's massive vertical walls. For hands-on instruction, sign up with Yosemite Mountaineering School and Guide Service, which conducts seminars and classes for beginning, intermediate and.

I recently watched Free Solo, the great movie about rock climber Alex Honnold’s free solo (no aids, no ropes, no protection at all) climb of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Among many other things, it got me thinking about economic growth. The abilities of contemporary rock climbers are far beyond those of climbers just a generation ago.

For the past fifty years, Yosemite's massive cliffs have drawn explorers and madmen to leave materialism behind and venture onto the high, lonesome granite. The larger-than-life characters of Yosemite carved out and extreme bohemian lifestyle in the Valley: Living in the dirt, clashing with National Park authorities, and pioneering the boldest climbs on earth. The torch has been passed across.

Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of.

On June 3, 2017, Honnold became the first person to ever ascend El Capitan, the 915-metre granite wall in Yosemite National Park, without the use of ropes, a harness, or a safety net of any kind.His free-solo feat, long considered inconceivable within the rock-climbing world, sealed the 31-year-old’s status as the best rock climber who has ever lived.

Yosemite rock climbing is an essential experience. Learn about climbing Half Dome, El Capitan climbing and Yosemite Mountaineering School. Yosemite has been the site for almost every major development in the sport of rock climbing.

Climb the Great Mountains of Yosemite. Yosemite is a rock-climber’s paradise for granite and big wall climbing. It's impossible to miss the size of the walls when you drive into the park. The Park is a world-class destination as Yosemite boasts huge granite slabs up to 3000' (33-34 pitches including traverses). Given the exceptional natural beauty of the surrounding meadows, lakes, and.