Dihedral Wall, El Capitan
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Dihedral Wall on El Capitan is a classic, historically significant big-wall rock climbing route in Yosemite National Park, renowned for its sustained difficulty and association with pioneering climbers like Chuck Pratt.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big wall rock climbing route
ⓘ
traditional climbing route ⓘ |
| approachFrom | El Capitan Meadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
spring ⓘ |
| climbingArea | Yosemite Valley big walls ⓘ |
| commitmentGrade | Grade VI ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| difficultyAid | approximately A3 ⓘ |
| difficultyFree | very difficult and rarely freed ⓘ |
| ethic | traditional Yosemite clean climbing ethic ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being one of the earlier routes on the southeast face of El Capitan
ⓘ
sustained corner and dihedral systems ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
Chuck Pratt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| hazard |
exposure
ⓘ
objective big wall risks ⓘ rockfall potential ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 3000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 900 meters ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
associated with pioneering Yosemite climbers
ⓘ
early big wall route on El Capitan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classic status among Yosemite aid routes
ⓘ
sustained difficulty ⓘ technical dihedrals and corners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mariposa County ⓘ
surface form:
Mariposa County, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Yosemite National Park ⓘ Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | El Capitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableClimberAssociated |
Chuck Pratt
GENERATED
ⓘ
Royal Robbins GENERATED ⓘ Tom Frost GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfPitches | approximately 27 ⓘ |
| onRockFormation | El Capitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yosemite big wall climbing history ⓘ |
| protection | traditional gear ⓘ |
| region | Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | portaledge for most parties ⓘ |
| requiresPermit | overnight bivouac permit on El Capitan (for most parties) ⓘ |
| rockType | granite ⓘ |
| routeType | multi-pitch ⓘ |
| style |
aid climbing
ⓘ
big wall climbing ⓘ |
| typicalAscentTime | several days ⓘ |
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