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El Capitan Base Routes

  
Submitted By: Sketchy Sam on Jul 13, 2006
Administrator: Greg Opland
Latitude: 37.7286  Longitude: -119.6371 
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Description 

The base of El Capitan is home to numerous dreamy classic climbs to cut your teeth on while gazing up at the Big Stone.


Getting There 

Park in El Cap Meadows area and hike the trail up to the base. Figure on about 10 minutes for the approach.



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Eve Cowen working the thin start

Moby Dick 5.10a  CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : El Capitan Base Routes
While it starts with a powerful, thin and technical finger crack, most of your time will be spent with the widening fist crack above. For those with small hands, the upper section will be off-width, but for those with larger hands, enjoy! The crux is right off the ground and pro is thin early on. Watch you ankles falling right off the ground: the base is littered with rocks....[more]


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By Greg Smith
From: Canon City, CO
Aug 3, 2007

Can anyone tell me how to add a route on this page? One of my favorite climbs "The Mark of Art" branches off this climb right before the offwidth and continues straight up for another 70 ft. It is awesome!
Greg

By Mike Morley
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From: Oakland, CA
Aug 3, 2007

Greg, just click the "Add Route" button above.