Salathé Wall

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Salathé Wall is a classic, historically significant big-wall rock climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its sustained difficulty and pioneering ascent.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf big wall rock climbing route
traditional climbing route
aidRating A2
area El Capitan southwest face routes
climbingDiscipline aid climbing
free climbing
traditional climbing
country United States
difficulty very hard
firstAscentBy Chuck Pratt
Royal Robbins
Tom Frost
firstAscentStyle aid climbing
firstAscentYear 1961
firstFreeAscentYear 1988
followsFeature The Ear
The Headwall
The Roof
freeRating 5.13b
hasClimbingStyle chimney climbing
crack climbing
face climbing
offwidth climbing
height approximately 3000 feet
approximately 900 meters
inGuidebook Yosemite big walls guidebooks
locatedIn California
United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
locatedOn El Capitan
namedAfter John Salathé
notableAscent first free ascent by Todd Skinner and Paul Piana
notableFor historical significance in big wall climbing
pioneering big wall free climbing attempts
sustained difficulty
onFormation El Capitan southwest face
partOf Yosemite big wall climbing history
pitches 35
popularity high among elite climbers
protection traditional gear
recommendedFor experienced big wall climbers
region Sierra Nevada
rockType granite
routeType big wall
multi-pitch
status classic route

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