Lost in America, El Capitan A4 5.10

    
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Yosemite Valley, California USA

  • Currently 4.0/5
Avg time to climb route: 7 days
Approach time: 45 minutes
Descent time: 4 hours
Number of pitches: 16
Height of route: 2000'
Overview
This route is a great introduction to harder aid of A4 and above. The climbing is steep and on a mixture of flawless golden rock and looser black diorite. Lost in America is one of the few popular El Cap routes that has mandatory 5.10 climbing. It presents about the same degree of difficulty as Aurora.
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Source: SuperTopo Guidebook Staff Last update: October 25, 2012
El Capitan - Lost in America A4 5.10 - Yosemite Valley, California USA. Click to Enlarge
Lost in America is route number 26.
Photo: Galen Rowell
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