Alex Honnold Completes First Free Solo of El Capitan
Back in 1958, the world believed Yosemite's El Capitan was unclimbable. That is, until Warren Harding, Wayne Merry, and George Whitmore made the first ascent in an 11-day push, after more than a year of fixing ropes up the 3,000 foot wall. In the 60 years that followed, big wall standards have been ...