el capitan salathe wall ascent, yosemite national park
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Salathe Wall ascent
Kishen Mangat & Nik Bertulis
September 20 – 24, 2015
Yosemite, California
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About the Salathe Wall
• Second most popular route on El Cap
• Considered by many the best all around Yosemite rock climb due to variety & consistency
• First ascent by Royal Robbins Chuck Pratt and Tom Frost in Sept 1961
• First El Cap ascent climbed in continuous style without extensive line fixing
• Considered a response from Robbins to rival Warren Harding’s first ascent of the Nose
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Key landmarks on the route
Free blastHeart Ledge –Night 1
Hollow Flake
El Cap Spire –night 2
The roof
The headwall
Long ledge –night 3
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Free Blast –Lower 10 pitches of the route
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Free blast
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Nik leading above heart
ledges
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The infamous hallow flake
pitch
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Hanging with Tommy Caldwell on the route
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Nick leading the
Ear pitch
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El Cap Spire
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Salatheheadwall
The roof
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Lots of hanging belays
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The roof
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Long Ledge
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Above Long Ledge (crux runout face)
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Final push to summit
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The Pig makes it over the rim …
Hallelujah!
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El Cap Summit
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After dropping a shoe on the ascent a makeshift shoe was made from foam and tape, which proved effective for the challenging five hour descent.
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