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El Cap Base Routes

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About El Cap Base Routes:

Although El Cap is the Big Wall Aid capitol of Yosemite, the base has many short free climbs. Climbing here will give you a good perspective on how big El Cap really is!
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Rock Type: Granite
Type of Climbing: Trad
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Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
Average Rating = 5.00/5 El Cap Tree 5.9 A2+ 3
Average Rating = 3.00/5 Moby Dick left (1) 5.9 1
0 Average Rating = 3.00/5 La Arista 5.10c 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Mark of Art 5.10d 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 North America Wall (P1) A2 1
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Thread of Life 5.11a 1
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Armageddon (1) 5.10d 0
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Delectable Pinnacle-Right 5.7 1
1 Average Rating = 4.86/5 Free Blast 5.11b 19
1 Average Rating = 3.55/5 La Cosita Right 5.9 23
1 Average Rating = 3.60/5 La Cosita, Left 5.7 19
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Little John (Left) 5.8 2
1 Average Rating = 4.12/5 Little John Left 5.8 14
1 Average Rating = 4.62/5 Little John Right (1) 5.8 18
1 Average Rating = 4.50/5 Moby Dick (Ahab) (2) 5.10b 7
1 Average Rating = 4.56/5 Moby Dick center (2) 5.10a 48
1 Average Rating = 3.74/5 Pine Line (8) 5.7 58
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Pterodactyl Terrace - Left Side 5.9 1
1 Average Rating = 4.50/5 Sacherer Cracker (1) 5.10a 22
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Salathe 5.10a 1
1 Average Rating = 4.67/5 Salathe Base (1) 5.10c 10
1 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Short But Thin (1) 5.11b 1

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Short But Thin

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No Replies Stuck Rock Empire Cam. jkinstrey 0 Oct 28 2008, 7:41 PM