El Capitan Yosemite - Vintage Climbing Photo

Vintage Climbing Photo - El Cap 
Jay T. Williams Private Collection 
© Vintage Winter

A wonderful photo of El Capitan, a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith extends about 3,000 feet (900 m) from base to summit along its tallest face, and is one of the world's favorite challenges for rock climbers.

The formation was named "El Capitan" by the Mariposa Battalion when it explored the valley in 1851. El Capitán ("the captain", "the chief") was taken to be a loose Spanish translation of the local Native American name for the cliff.   Watermark is removed on actual print. 

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