the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)

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The Nose is a legendary big-wall climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, renowned as one of the most iconic and historically significant rock climbs in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf big wall rock climbing route
approach from Yosemite Valley floor
cliffFace southwest face of El Capitan
climbingDiscipline traditional climbing
firstAscentBy George Whitmore
Warren Harding
Wayne Merry
firstAscentDate 1958-11-12
firstAscentDurationDays 47
firstAscentStyle aid climbing
firstFreeAscentBy Lynn Hill
firstFreeAscentNote first free ascent of El Capitan via The Nose
firstFreeAscentStyle free climb
firstFreeAscentYear 1993
firstFreeInADayBy Lynn Hill
firstFreeInADayYear 1994
firstOneDayAscentBy Billy Westbay
Jim Bridwell
John Long
firstOneDayAscentYear 1975
gradeAid A2
gradeYDS 5.14a
gradeYDSOriginalFree 5.13b
heightFeet about 3000
heightMetres about 910
historicSignificance helped establish Yosemite as a world climbing center
pioneering big wall climb in Yosemite
symbol of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing
locatedIn California
United States
Yosemite National Park
locatedOn El Capitan
notableFeature follows the prominent prow of El Capitan
includes Boot Flake
includes Camp 4 ledge
includes Dolt Tower
linked to: Dolt Tower

includes El Cap Tower
includes Texas Flake
linked to: Texas Flake

includes the Changing Corners pitch
linked to: Changing Corners

includes the Glowering Spot
includes the Great Roof pitch
includes the King Swing
linked to: King Swing

passes through the Stovelegs crack system
pitches about 31
popularity one of the most popular big wall routes on El Capitan
protection fixed gear
trad gear
recordSignificance site of numerous speed climbing records
rockType granite
typicalStyle aid climbing
big wall climbing
free climbing
visibility clearly visible from Yosemite Valley
worldRanking one of the most famous rock climbs in the world

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Lynn Hill performedOn the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
Lynn Hill madeFirstFreeAscentOf the Nose on El Capitan
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
Stovelegs partOf The Nose (climbing route)
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
Dolt Tower partOf The Nose route on El Capitan
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
Boot Flake locatedIn The Nose (climbing route)
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
King Swing routeSectionOf The Nose on El Capitan
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
Camp 5 (on-route bivouac ledge) locatedOn The Nose (rock climb)
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
The Nose notableFeature includes El Cap Tower
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
Camp 6 (on-route bivouac ledge) locatedOn The Nose (rock climbing route)
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)
Tommy Caldwell climbedRoute The Nose (El Capitan)
linked to: the Nose (El Capitan climbing route)