El Capitan is one of the best-known landmarks in Yosemite Two climbers have been killed while trying to scale the granite rock formation known as El Capitan in California's Yosemite National Park.

Jorg Verhoeven, Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Mayan Smith-Gobat, Libby Sauter, Chantel Astorga, Quinn Brett, Pete Whittaker, Tom Randall are all in Yosemite currently attempting their ...

As one of the most recognizable features of Yosemite National Park, El Capitan is one of the first features that visitors see, as it is visible even before travelers enter Yosemite Valley from ...

Leo Houlding provides the details of The Prophet, his October 2010 new route on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA. "Yosemite is like Never-Never Land, where Peter Pan and the Lost boys live and play and never ...

Most outdoor enthusiasts know Yosemite's El Capitan, arguably the world's toughest climb, but fewer are aware of another similar peak further south in a highly underrated national park in Texas ...

Officials are investigating how they both fell over 1,000ft (300m) from the granite rock formation, El Capitan. Yosemite Climbing Association president Ken Yager said: "Something weird happened.

In the meantime, he’ll continue climbing in Yosemite until the snow starts to fall. After the Heart, Herson told Outside that he would like to try every free-climbing route on El Capitan.

Fresno Bee archive Clouds graze the top of El Capitan, left, as Bridalveil Fall, right, flows down into Yosemite Valley and the Merced River while a heavy blanket of snow covers the roadway banks ...

One of the world's largest granite monoliths, El Capitan, along with Half Dome are also located here. U.S. News Insider Tip: Traffic is hectic in and out of Yosemite Valley. The National Park ...