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 El Capitan by goingsoloLeave a Comment
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 El Capitan, Yosemite NP,
CA by travelgirl3
It is one of the most famous rock-climbing spots in the US. On any given day, you will probably see several trying to make their way to the top, but be fore-warned, it's not for beginners. Leave a Comment
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 El Capitan by shivan
It is about 1000 metres tall, and appears as a single granite monolith.
Really a stunning view. Leave a Comment
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 El Capitan by shivan
I used my zoom to find what they were looking at, and finally saw some free climbers attached (I hope for them) at El Capitan's wall.
I finally had an idea on how big that mountain was, the freeclimbers appeared as flies on a wall. Leave a Comment
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 Amazing sight by MarvintheMartian
If you like this picture - please let me know!!
If you're flexible about when you're visiting Yosemite I would recommend checking out a calendar which tells you the phases of the moon! Leave a Comment
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 El Capitan by annk
El Capitan attracts rock climbers from around the world and can take up to a week to scale. It's common to see visitors parked on the side of the road sitting in the meadows and looking up with binoculars.
A mountaineering school is located in Curry Village. Leave a Comment
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There are several places just off the valley roads where one can park, open up the sun roof, relax, admire the gorgious block of granite that is El Cap, and then try to spot the climbers. Since El Cap is perhaps the busiest climber's rock in the world, there are always climbers somewhere on its face. Most people can't spot them because binoculars are necessary from most roadside locations, so don't forget to bring binos. Even with a good pair of binos, it can take careful study of the huge rock expanse. I've got a 36x (12x optical) with image stabilization on my digital camera, but it took a combination of spotting with the binoculars and a lot of luck with the camera before I could get even semi decent images. Professionals would need a big lens worth many thousands of dollars to do this work. I shoot quite a number to get just a few semi-decent ones. Check my results. Click on the photo to the left to expand and compare images. The climbers still look like beetles climbing in these low-resolution images created for the website. The General View image of the mountain is optically zoomed quite a bit, and provides a good reference for the optical challenge I had to face for the other images. Recently, I had a VT friend on the forum insist that digital zoom was unnecessary and that any image taken in full optical zoom can be later cropped and zoomed in Photoshop. Here, climber images show a considerable need for magnification and digital enhancement to even locate where the climbers are positioned. So, while I'm a fan of good glass and optical lenses, this is one situation where that extra digital zoom push was necessary to even get the shot. Good luck with your binoculars and camera. It also helps to have good software for additional image enhancement, as I had to adjust contrast, brightness, tone, and of course, sharpness for these images. Leave a Comment
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El Capitan dominates the Yosemite Valley! Geologists think the majestic El Capitan was created 96-102 million years ago.
This giant block of granite stands over 3,000 feet high. It's a popular site for climbers, who come from around the world to test their skills.
GEOLOGIC INFO: El Capitan is comprised of a particularly tough 'granitic' rock. Although it appears to be of solid granite, there could be fractures behind and parallel to the cliff face. Granitic rocks originate deep within the earth while it is under great pressure from overlying rock, which can be miles thick.
I suggest the best viewing site for this mega monolith is at the end of the Wawona Tunnel. There you'll also see Bridalveil Falls.
For more geologic information see: Yosemite National Park/Rock Formations in Yosemite Valley; Roadside Geology of Yosemite Valley by Garry Hayes; The Geologic Story of Yosemite Valley by N.King Huber.
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 by jag17
The legend of El Capitan is that it was created during the time of the animal people. As two bear cubs slept on a large flat rock near the river, the rock grew until the bears scratched their faces against the moon. The mother bear called on all the animals to rescue her babies, but none succeeded until the lowly inchworm crawled slowly to the top and led the cubs to safety. Leave a Comment
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