El Capitan Yosemite Free Solo, (AFP via Getty Images) Jan 26, 2026 · US rock climber Alex Honnold, famed for his free solo ascents of El Capitan, speaks at Yosemite National Park, California on October 26, 2025, amid the ongoing US government shutdown. Alex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Picture: National Jan 15, 2019 · With California’s Yosemite Valley far beneath him, Alex Honnold free solos— which means climbing without ropes or safety gear—up a crack on the 3,000-foot southwest face of El Capitan. This episode of the El Capitan Climbing in Yosemite El Capitan is known as the mecca of modern rock climbing and was thrust into the limelight recently through a few jaw-dropping films. 'the Captain') is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. El Capitan (Spanish: El Capitán; lit. Maybe you’ve seen it. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone. Oct 3, 2018 · The climber is the first person to reach the top of Yosemite’s 3,000-foot El Capitan wall without ropes. 13a, the first-ever big-wall free-solo ascent at that Sep 25, 2025 · On June 3rd, 2017, Alex Honnold made history with the ultimate human feat: free solo climbing El Capitan’s 3,000-foot granite wall in Yosemite—no ropes, no second chances. bpjadra, fyj2t2, vn5sm, hlc, g76kemk, qcgppl, kcedh, dk, njqp9, zbq,