The Latest Breaking News from El Capitan

Babsi Zengeri makes history with first-ever "unprecedented, no-falls" flash climb of El Capitan

The Austrian climber ascended Freerider without any projecting and didn't fall once

Advnture · Nov 26, 2024

Who is Alex Honnold? The life of the world’s most famous rock climber

We take a look at the extraordinary life of Alex Honnold, one of the world’s greatest ever climbers

Advnture · Nov 24, 2024

Who are America's greatest climbers: legends and contemporary greats

We take a look at America’s rock stars, individuals that have redefined climbing by achieving feats once though impossible

Advnture · Nov 11, 2024

A Colorado dad says his 8-year-old is the youngest to scale Yosemite's El Capitan, but did they really climb it?

LOS ANGELES — The headlines screamed what anyone would consider a colossal feat: An 8-year-old boy climbed to the top of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan on Saturday, becoming one of the youngest people to summit the world famous rock.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 3, 2022

Dad accused of lying about son's record-breaking 3000ft rock climb in 'publicity hoax'

After months building up publicity for the ascent, Joe Baker and son Sam, 8, used a scaling device and pre-rigged ropes laid by a climbing team who carried most of the gear up as well

Daily Mirror · Oct 31, 2022

Witnesses deny father’s claim his eight year old climbed El Capitan: ‘A publicity hoax’

‘I’m very annoyed by this because climbing El Capitan puts you in an elite group of climbers,’ observer says

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

Eight-year-old boy becomes youngest person to ascend Yosemite’s El Capitan

Sam Adventure Baker went up the cliff with his father, but some climbers say method known as ‘jugging’ is not true climbing

The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2022

What is El Capitan? And what makes it so special?

We reveal what makes El Capitan, Yosemite National Park's prize rock face so special, and find out how to get to the top

Advnture · May 5, 2022