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| name = Salathé Wall |
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| photo = Yosemite El Capitan.jpg |
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| photo_caption = Southwest face of El Capitan from [[Yosemite Valley]] |
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| location = [[California]], [[United States|USA]] |
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| coords = {{coord|37|44|02.4|N|119|38|13.2|W|type:mountain_region:US}} |
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| climbing_area = [[Yosemite Valley]] |
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| route_type = [[Aid climbing]] |
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| vertical_gain = 2900' |
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| pitches = 35 |
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| rating = 5.13b or 5.9 C2 |
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| grade = VI |
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| first_ascent = [[Royal Robbins]], [[Tom Frost]], and [[Chuck Pratt]], 1961 |
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| ffa = [[Paul Piana]] and [[Todd Skinner]], 1988 |
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The '''Salathé Wall''' is one of the original [[rock climbing|technical climbing]] routes up [[El Capitan]], a {{convert|3000|ft|m|-2}} high [[granite]] monolith in [[Yosemite National Park]]. The Salathé Wall was named by [[Yvon Chouinard]] in honor of [[John Salathé]], a pioneer of rock climbing in Yosemite. The route is recognized in the historic climbing text ''[[Fifty Classic Climbs of North America]]'' and considered a classic around the world.<ref>{{Fifty Classic Climbs|pages=269–275}}</ref><ref>McNamara, Chris, and Sloan, Erik. ''Yosemite Big Walls''. Mill Valley, CA: SuperTopo, '''2005'''. ISBN 0-9672391-9-2 |
The '''Salathé Wall''' is one of the original [[rock climbing|technical climbing]] routes up [[El Capitan]], a {{convert|3000|ft|m|-2}} high [[granite]] monolith in [[Yosemite National Park]]. The Salathé Wall was named by [[Yvon Chouinard]] in honor of [[John Salathé]], a pioneer of rock climbing in Yosemite. The route is recognized in the historic climbing text ''[[Fifty Classic Climbs of North America]]'' and considered a classic around the world.<ref>{{Fifty Classic Climbs|pages=269–275}}</ref><ref>McNamara, Chris, and Sloan, Erik. ''Yosemite Big Walls''. Mill Valley, CA: SuperTopo, '''2005'''. ISBN 0-9672391-9-2</ref> |
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The first ten pitches of the Salathé Wall are commonly known as "Free Blast" since they can be quickly climbed free at a 5.11 rating or less. |
The first ten pitches of the Salathé Wall are commonly known as "Free Blast" since they can be quickly climbed free at a 5.11 rating or less. |
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| work = Climbing Magazine | publisher = Primedia |
| work = Climbing Magazine | publisher = Primedia |
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| month = November | year = 2006 | url = http://www.climbing.com/community/passages/toddskinner/index2.html |
| month = November | year = 2006 | url = http://www.climbing.com/community/passages/toddskinner/index2.html |
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| doi = | accessdate = 2007-03-27 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.supertopo.com/rockclimbing/route.html?r=ybelsala Supertopo.com] |
*[http://www.supertopo.com/rockclimbing/route.html?r=ybelsala Supertopo.com] |
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*[http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/California/Yosemite_N..._Park/Yosemite_Valley/El_Capitan/Southwest_...pitan/Salathe_Wall_4505.html Rockclimbing.com] |
*[http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/California/Yosemite_N..._Park/Yosemite_Valley/El_Capitan/Southwest_...pitan/Salathe_Wall_4505.html Rockclimbing.com] |
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Revision as of 18:57, 2 April 2012
| Salathé Wall | |
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 Southwest face of El Capitan from Yosemite Valley | |
| Location | California, USA |
| Coordinates | 37°44′02.4″N 119°38′13.2″W / 37.734000°N 119.637000°W |
| Climbing area | Yosemite Valley |
| Route type | Aid climbing |
| Vertical gain | 2900' |
| Pitches | 35 |
| Rating | 5.13b or 5.9 C2 |
| Grade | VI |
| First ascent | Royal Robbins, Tom Frost, and Chuck Pratt, 1961 |
| First free ascent | Paul Piana and Todd Skinner, 1988 |
The Salathé Wall is one of the original technical climbing routes up El Capitan, a 3,000 feet (900 m) high granite monolith in Yosemite National Park. The Salathé Wall was named by Yvon Chouinard in honor of John Salathé, a pioneer of rock climbing in Yosemite. The route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.[1][2]
The first ten pitches of the Salathé Wall are commonly known as "Free Blast" since they can be quickly climbed free at a 5.11 rating or less.
The first free ascent of a main El Capitan route was by the Salathé Wall. Todd Skinner and Paul Piana made the first free ascent over nine days in 1988, after thirty days of working the route (graded 5.13b by the Yosemite Decimal System).[3]
References
- ^ Roper, Steve; Steck, Allen (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 269–275. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
- ^ McNamara, Chris, and Sloan, Erik. Yosemite Big Walls. Mill Valley, CA: SuperTopo, 2005. ISBN 0-9672391-9-2
- ^ Samet, Matt (2006). "Loss of a Legend". Climbing Magazine. Primedia. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
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