📍 El Capitan — Yosemite National Park ⛰️ One of the most iconic big wall climbs in the world, rising nearly 3,000 feet (915 m) of vertical granite. 🧗 How long does it take to climb El Capitan? • Most climbers: A traditional ascent typically takes 3 to 5 days. Climbers haul food, water, and gear, sleep on portaledges, and progress pitch by pitch using aid or mixed techniques. • Experienced teams (NIAD — Nose In A Day): Highly trained climbers may complete the route in under 24 hours, moving con

Standing on top of El Capitan - one of Yosemite’s most iconic landmarks. It’s wild to think this massive granite wall rises over 3,000 feet straight up from the valley floor, a place that’s inspired generations of climbers and adventurers. Up here, everything feels different - quiet, peaceful, and absolutely surreal. The views stretch endlessly across Yosemite Valley, Half Dome standing proud in the distance, and you realize just how small you are compared to this place. . . . . . #yosemite #yos

The rockfall on Thursday, September 28 was substantially larger than Wednesday's series of rockfalls that occurred in the same area on El Capitan. The park geologist has measured the rockfall to have been 10,250 cubic meters in volume, or about 30,500 tons of granite. The dimensions for the source area are about 395 feet tall, 148 feet wide, and up to 26 feet thick. The September 28 rockfall ranks as the 29th largest rockfall on record in Yosemite National Park. A number of geologic processes se