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Gunksgoer
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nj
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 23, 2012 - 07:11pm PT
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Over the years I have often found it difficult to explain the scale of yosemite valley and el cap. The empire state building or the sears tower is usually the tallest thing most americans have seen. The amazing part is how small they still look in volume next to the big stone.
I couldn't find a good size comparison so I whipped this up in photoshop, scaling each against the height of the nose and taking the fairly tall trees on the valley floor into account.
If this indeed hasn't been done before I'm considering adding it to the el cap wikipedia page.
I hope you all appreciate it!
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Dec 23, 2012 - 07:21pm PT
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Can you put burj khalifa in there? The wild thing is that building is A almost as tall as el cap!
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Gunksgoer
Trad climber
nj
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2012 - 07:24pm PT
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The Burj Khalifa is on the list for the next version!
I didn't put the it in this one because it doesnt hit home like the empire state building does.
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deuce4
climber
Hobart, Australia
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Dec 23, 2012 - 07:30pm PT
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That is an awesome photo--thanks!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Dec 23, 2012 - 07:33pm PT
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Dec 24, 2012 - 01:12pm PT
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Cool photo bump.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Dec 24, 2012 - 01:45pm PT
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That looks a lot better than what I whipped up a while back:
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McHale's Navy
Trad climber
Panorama City, California & living in Seattle
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Dec 24, 2012 - 07:33pm PT
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Cool thread. It's strange how El Cap just disappears when you are on it or under it. Here's looking up the 605' of Space Needle and a Merry Christmas Needle below that.
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