The Nose
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The Nose is one of the most famous big-wall rock climbing routes in the world, ascending the prominent central prow of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big-wall rock climbing route
ⓘ
traditional climbing route ⓘ |
| aidRating | A2 ⓘ |
| approachFrom | Yosemite Valley floor ⓘ |
| ascendsFeature | central prow of El Capitan ⓘ |
| bigWallGrade | VI ⓘ |
| famousFeature |
Boot Flake
ⓘ
Camp 4 campground ⓘ
surface form:
Camp 4 (on-route bivouac ledge)
Camp 5 (on-route bivouac ledge) ⓘ Camp 6 (on-route bivouac ledge) ⓘ Changing Corners ⓘ Dolt Tower ⓘ El Capitan ⓘ
surface form:
El Cap Tower
Great Roof ⓘ King Swing ⓘ Stovelegs ⓘ Texas Flake ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
George Whitmore
ⓘ
Warren Harding ⓘ Wayne Merry ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1958-11-12 ⓘ |
| firstAscentStyle |
aid climbing
ⓘ
siege tactics ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentBy | Lynn Hill ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| firstFreeAscentStyle | free climb ⓘ |
| firstOneDayAscentBy | John Long ⓘ |
| firstOneDayAscentDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| followsFeature | prominent central buttress of El Capitan ⓘ |
| freeRating |
5.14a
ⓘ
8b+ (French grade) ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfClimbing |
aid climbing
ⓘ
big-wall climbing ⓘ free climbing ⓘ |
| height |
about 3000 ft
ⓘ
about 900 m ⓘ |
| isPartOf | El Capitan South Face routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Yosemite National Park ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| locatedOn | El Capitan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous big-wall routes in the world
ⓘ
being the archetypal El Capitan route ⓘ historic first Grade VI climb in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfPitches | 31 ⓘ |
| popularity | very high ⓘ |
| protectionType |
fixed gear
ⓘ
traditional gear ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfPitches | 31–33 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.