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The Historic First Continuous Ascent of Salathé Wall in Yosemite Valley

Summary by Gripped Magazine
The Salathé Wall on El Capitan is one of the most famous big wall routes in the world. The first ascent was in 1961 by Royal Robbins, Tom Frost, and Chuck Pratt, but the first continuous ascent didn’t occur until the fall of 1962, when Robbins and Frost climbed it in five days. This was their second continuous push on El Capitan, the first being the second ascent of The Nose, which they completed with Pratt and Joe Fitschen two years before. The…
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Gripped Magazine broke the news in on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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