Trip Report – The Shield, July 2020
Two Yosemite Climber Stewards and one Climbing Ranger patrol The Shield on El Capitan.
Accident Report: Leader Fall, Salathé Wall
A large fall on El Capitan's Salathé Wall results in multiple injuries.
Accident Report: Leader Fall, Realm Of The Flying Monkeys
Large pendulum fall on El Capitan results in injured climber.
Accident Report: Double Climber Fall, Salathé Wall, El Capitan
SCENARIO At approximately 8:10 am on June 2nd 2018, Yosemite dispatch received multiple reports of…
Accident Report – Leader Fall, The Nose
On May 3rd 2018, at approximately 2:00 pm Yosemite Dispatch received reports of a climber fall with injuries on the Nose route of El Capitan.
Accident Report: East Ledges, El Capitan
September 5th rappelling accident on the East Ledges descent of El Capitan results in fatality.
KAOS
Brandon Adams explores what it means to be a big wall climber, and climbs through the brink on one of El Capitan's testpiece climbs.
Accident Report: Dropped Haul Bag, El Cap
Dropped haul bag results in open arm fracture near base of El Capitan.
Awake on El Cap – The Nose
Tristan Greszko describes the powerful wilderness experience of climbing his first El Cap bigwall.
Sleepless – Mescalito
Moving over 3000' feet of vertical terrain without stopping, what's it like to race up El Cap's biggest flank?
Now and Then: The Salathé Wall
Reflecting on the history and diversity of style on the Salathé Wall of El Capitan.
Big Wall Ecology
Any naturalist will tell you that life is usually found where least expected. Life amazingly…