Zodiac

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big-wall aid climbing route rock climbing route

Zodiac is a renowned big-wall aid climbing route on the southeast face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep, technical pitches and sustained difficulty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf big-wall aid climbing route ⓘ
rock climbing route ⓘ
approach from El Capitan east side ⓘ
climbingArea Yosemite Valley ⓘ
climbingDiscipline traditional climbing ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
difficultyRelativeToOtherElCapRoutes harder than many trade routes ⓘ
durationTypicalAscent multiple days ⓘ
face southeast face of El Capitan ⓘ
firstAscentStyle aid ⓘ
hazard exposure ⓘ
rockfall risk ⓘ
knownFor steep climbing ⓘ
sustained difficulty ⓘ
technical aid pitches ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Yosemite National Park ⓘ
locatedOn El Capitan ⓘ
notableFeature limited natural ledges ⓘ
small features and seams ⓘ
steep headwall pitches ⓘ
numberOfPitches approximately 16 ⓘ
popularity classic El Capitan aid route ⓘ
protection cams ⓘ
fixed gear ⓘ
nuts ⓘ
pitons ⓘ
reputation committing ⓘ
serious ⓘ
requires aid climbing gear ⓘ
haul bags ⓘ
portaledge for most parties ⓘ
requiresPermit overnight big-wall permit in Yosemite (for bivouacs) ⓘ
rockType granite ⓘ
style aid climbing ⓘ
big-wall climbing ⓘ
typicalGradeAid A2–A3 ⓘ
A3 ⓘ
typicalGradeFree 5.13d/5.14a (for free variations) ⓘ
wallType overhanging ⓘ
worldRegion North America ⓘ

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