Yosemite is one of the world's greatist destinations for rock climbers. There
are climbing routes for everyone, from short (1 hour) climbs to multi day epics.
El Capitan has been climbed in a dsay by many climbers (Lynn Hill being the
first woman to do so.) The average pary takes 3-4 days to do El-Cap. Many take
longer. Climbing El-Cap in one day is no longer an uncommon occurance. In fact
some climbers have climbed El-Cap AND Half Dome in one day! (Climbers define a
day as sunrise until sunset by the way.)
Jim Couch
John and Helen Wheeler wrote:
> And speaking of Yosemite we understand that it takes up to three days for a
> climbing party of say, three or four, to reach the top of those peaks. Yet a
> guide told us that a similar mountain was conquered by a sole climber in
> only one day! Apparently she was an Olympic gymnast (Lyn Hill?).
>
> I managed to capture some climbers halfway up various mountains and even
> with the 200mm zoom they're still just tiny dots. We were very impressed!
>
> Regards,
> JohnW.
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