Yosemite climbing community

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The Yosemite climbing community is a legendary group of rock climbers centered around Yosemite Valley, known for pioneering big-wall and free-climbing achievements that helped define modern climbing.

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instanceOf climbing community
sport subculture
associatedWith Yosemite National Park NERFINISHED
associatedWithDiscipline big wall aid climbing
bouldering
free big wall climbing
free soloing
trad climbing
associatedWithEthic ground-up first ascents
leave no trace on routes
minimal bolting
basedIn Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED
centeredOn Cathedral Rocks NERFINISHED
El Capitan NERFINISHED
Glacier Point Apron NERFINISHED
Half Dome NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedStyle clean climbing
free soloing on granite walls
long free routes on big walls
documentedIn climbing films and documentaries
climbing guidebooks
climbing magazines
emergedInDecade 1950s
hadNotableEra Golden Age of Yosemite climbing NERFINISHED
Stone Masters era NERFINISHED
Stone Monkeys era
hasReputation countercultural lifestyle
high technical standards
innovation in gear use
risk-taking and boldness
historicalPeriod mid-20th century to present
includesActivity first ascents
informal instruction and mentoring
rescue operations
route development
seasonal migration of climbers
influenced big wall climbing standards worldwide
free climbing ethics worldwide
global rock climbing culture
knownFor aid climbing
big wall climbing
development of traditional climbing ethics
first ascents of major granite walls
free climbing
pioneering modern rock climbing techniques
speed climbing
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California
socialCenter Camp 4 NERFINISHED
El Cap Meadow NERFINISHED
Yosemite Lodge area NERFINISHED
usesMedium granite

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Jim Bridwell memberOf Yosemite climbing community
Eric Beck associatedWith Yosemite climbing community
Camp 4 campground associatedWith Yosemite climbing community
Texas Flake isWellKnownAmong Yosemite climbing community
this entity surface form: Yosemite climbers
Boot Flake partOf Yosemite climbing community
this entity surface form: Yosemite Valley climbing history
Chuck Pratt memberOf Yosemite climbing community