Jun 10, 2018 3 of 17 Tommy Caldwell (left) and Alex Honnold, shown atop El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on June 3, set another record for climbing the formation on June 6. Photo: Corey Rich, Associated Press. El Capitan was first climbed in 1935 by the Underhills and Dave Williams. Williams was a local jack of all trades, owning a butcher and bake shop, delivering mail, mining, mountain goat hunting, and apparently one of the first mountain guides in the region. Down below, tourists, friends, and loved ones park along Northside Drive and picnic in El Capitan Meadow while watching the climbers' progress through binoculars. The low elevation and excellent weather make El Cap a great training for more difficult climbs elsewhere in the world. On the Monster Offwidth (a particular section on El Cap) the only way climbers can stay on the wall unaided is their own body weight and strength. There are no holds for your feet so it’s the pressure you apply with your hands that keeps you there. It takes 2,100 feet (640 meters) of climbing to get to that point.
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On the Monster Offwidth (a particular section on El Cap) the only way climbers can stay on the wall unaided is their own body weight and strength. There are no holds for your feet so it’s the pressure you apply with your hands that keeps you there. It takes 2,100 feet (640 meters) of climbing. A renowned rock climber survived a fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan rock formation this weekend, thanks in large part to the intervention of “Free Solo” star Alex Honnold. Emily Harrington.
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A renowned rock climber survived a fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan rock formation this weekend, thanks in large part to the intervention of “Free Solo” star Alex Honnold.
Emily Harrington, 33, fell from the 3,200-foot sheer granite wall Sunday, suffering severe spinal injuries.
Honnold, star of the 2018 documentary “Free Solo,” which chronicled his efforts to ascend El Capitan without any ropes, was among fellow climbers who helped rescue her. Gotoassist for mac os catalina compatibility.
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“I had an accident yesterday on El Cap,” wrote Harrington, a five-time U.S. sport climbing champion, on her Instagram. “I’m banged up but gonna be ok thankfully.”
“Not much to say except I took a bad fall and pin balled a bit then somehow hit the rope w my neck,” she wrote.
Harrington’s boyfriend, Adrian Ballinger, posted a picture of Harington on his Instagram of her being hauled away in a stretcher while clearly in pain.
“The most important person in my world in below freezing temperatures with real injuries and a lot of reasons to suspect spinal injury,” he wrote. “But looking back it was al the best case scenario of the worst case scenario.”
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Ballinger praised Honnold for maintaining spinal immobilization on the wall while “getting things ready for an evac, and telling stories and keeping her talking throughout.”
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Harrington is renowned in the climbing community, having climbed high-altitude peaks in Nepal, China, Myanmar, Crimea, and Morocco. She is also sponsored by The North Face, among other companies.