YOSEMITE — A man from Santa Rosa and his climbing partner are expected to make history today by being the first to ascend the Dawn Wall route to the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

American climber Sasha DiGiulian has become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan's longest route — a journey she said ended up being the "most formative and challenging climb" of her career. "When ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs climbing family is at it again. This week Sylvan Evermore is ascending El Capitan, the famous American monolith in Yosemite National Park. He's ...

On a vertical rockface like El Capitan, the soaring slab of granite in California’s Yosemite National Park, perfection is an elusive, almost impossible goal for professional climbers. It can take ...

(CNN) – Professional climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are days away from reaching a new height: the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Since December 27, Caldwell and Jorgeson have ...

On November 26, Sasha DiGiulian of the U.S. did the first female free ascent of the Platinum Wall, a 914m route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Also known as the Direct Line, it has 39 to 40 ...