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.

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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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El Capitan hasClimbingRoute The Nose
The Captain hasNotableRoute The Nose