The Dawn Wall
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The Dawn Wall is an exceptionally difficult and historically significant big-wall free climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, famed for its near-vertical, featureless granite and the groundbreaking 2015 ascent by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.
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| instanceOf |
big-wall free climbing route
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rock climbing route → |
| angle |
near-vertical
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| approachStyle |
multi-day ascent with portaledges
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| ascentStyle |
ground-up continuous push during first free ascent
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| climbingStyle |
free climbing
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| comparedTo |
often compared in significance to other landmark El Capitan free routes like "Freerider"
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| cruxGrade |
5.14d
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| developmentLedBy |
Tommy Caldwell
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| developmentPeriod |
approximately 7 years of work before the first free ascent
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| difficultyRating |
5.14d
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| difficultySystem |
Yosemite Decimal System
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| documentaryFocus |
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson’s first free ascent
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| documentaryReleaseYear |
2017
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| ethic |
free climbing with gear used only for protection, not for upward progress
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| firstFreeAscentBy |
Kevin Jorgeson
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Tommy Caldwell → |
| firstFreeAscentDuration |
19 days
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| firstFreeAscentEndDate |
2015-01-14
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| firstFreeAscentStartDate |
2014-12-27
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| firstFreeAscentYear |
2015
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| gearType |
traditional protection and fixed bolts
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| height |
approximately 3000 feet
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approximately 900 meters → |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a landmark achievement in rock climbing
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first free climb of one of the hardest big-wall routes in the world → |
| inspired |
increased public interest in big-wall climbing
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| inYosemiteValleyClimbingHistory |
represents a major progression in free climbing standards on El Capitan
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| languageOfName |
English
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| locatedIn |
California
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El Capitan → United States → Yosemite National Park → |
| locatedOn |
southeast face of El Capitan
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| mediaCoverage |
covered by major news outlets such as The New York Times and National Geographic
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| namedAfter |
early morning sunlight that hits the wall
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| notableFeature |
extremely smooth and featureless sections
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long, sustained difficulty → very small holds and edges → |
| notablePitches |
Pitches 14 and 15 are among the crux pitches
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| pitchCount |
32
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| publicAttention |
received extensive international media coverage in 2015
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| reputation |
benchmark for difficulty in big-wall free climbing
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one of the hardest big-wall free climbs in the world → |
| rockType |
granite
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| routeType |
multi-pitch
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| subjectOf |
documentary film "The Dawn Wall"
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| wallType |
big wall
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Referenced by (2)
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Alex Honnold
("The Dawn Wall (documentary, cameo/appearance)")
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El Capitan
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