For
most climbers, The Nose of El Capitan
is such an outrageous challenge that climbing it is the crowning achievement
of a climbing career. In our Road to The Nose guidebook, big
wall master Chris McNamara takes you through a graduated series of
14 climbs of increasing difficulty to help you build skills, speed,
endurance and comfort with big wall exposure.
A SuperTopo for each of the 14 climbs is included, along with special
tips and beta to help you. The program is split into five chapters:
Chapter 1: Overview of Your Road to The Nose
Chapter 2:
Five Routes to Practice Aid Climbing
Chapter 3:
Five Long Free Climbing Routes
Chapter 4:
Five Classic Big Wall Routes
Chapter 5:
Are You Ready for the Big Stone?
The training program
starts in the climbing gym where you will build your basic lead
and jumaring skills. The guide then takes you to Yosemite Valley,
where you can practice aid climbing on short routes of increasing
difficulty. The guide then takes you to long free climbing routes,
to help you build the strong free climbing skills that are mandatory
for an undertaking like the Nose. You'll climb some of Yosemite's
best 5.9 and 5.10 routes, climbs that will give you a sense of what
it is like to move over thousands of feet of rock in a day. Next,
it's on to the big walls, with topos from classic starter big wall
routes such as Washington's Column and onward to climbs like Half
Dome's northwest face.
Along the way, McNamara
tells how he learned to climb big walls and gives tips on how to
effectively train and prepare for an undertaking like The Nose.
If you complete all the training and routes in this pack, you will
have greatly improved your climbing aptitude and developed the skills
you need to tackle The Nose, one of the greatest rock climbs in
the world.
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The
Road to The Nose
$14.95
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Formation |
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Review |
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El Capitan |
1 |
5.11b or C1 |
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El Capitan |
1 |
5.11 or C2 |
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El Capitan |
2 |
A1 or C2+ |
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| Salathe Base
5.10c, El Capitan
The base routes are scattered to the left of the SE Buttress.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
2 |
5.10c |
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| Serenity Crack
5.10d, Royal Arches Area
Serenity Crack follows elegant line up horrible pin scars.
Photo:Todd Snyder |
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Royal Arches Area |
3 |
5.10d |
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| Commitment
5.9, Five Open Books
Commitment takes the cleanest cracks of the Five Open Books.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Five Open Books |
3 |
5.9 |
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| El Cap Tree
5.7 C2, El Capitan
An adventurous 4 pitches of climbing.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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El Capitan |
5 |
5.7 C2 |
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| Snake Dike
5.7 R, Half Dome
Snake Dike follows an amazing feature to one of the most incredible summits in Yosemite.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Half Dome |
8 |
5.7 R |
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| South Face
C1 5.8, Washington Column
The South Face of Washington Column.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
10 |
C1 5.8 |
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| West Face
C2F 5.7, Leaning Tower
The West Face of Leaning Tower.
Photo:Corey Rich |
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Leaning Tower |
11 |
C2F 5.7 |
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| East Buttress
5.10b, El Capitan
East Buttress with top of The Nose on left.
Photo:Mark Kroese |
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El Capitan |
11 |
5.10b |
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| Northeast Buttress
5.9, Higher Cathedral
Northeast Buttress of Higher Cathedral is one of the best Grade IV climbs in the Valley.
Photo:Greg Barnes |
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Higher Cathedral |
11 |
5.9 |
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| Prow
C2F 5.6, Washington Column
The line follows a series of small features.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
12 |
C2F 5.6 |
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| Skull Queen
C2 5.8, Washington Column
Skull Queen.
Photo:Chris McNamara |
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Washington Column |
13 |
C2 5.8 |
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Half Dome |
23 |
5.12 or 5.9 C1 |
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