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November 15, 2024
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Description of the "Flight of the Albatross" route on El Capitan wall in Yosemite National Park, category of difficulty 6B, climbed by Russian alpinists in 2000.

Passport

  1. Class of rock climbing ascents.
  2. Sierra Nevada Mountains (Yosemite National Park, California, USA).
  3. El Capitan peak, South-East wall (Flight of the Albatross route).
  4. Proposed category of complexity 6B cat. sl.
  5. Height difference — 970 m, route length — 1150 m (wall), length of sections 5–6 cat. sl. — 1130 m, of which 6 cat. sl. — 470 m, average steepness of the route — 84°.
  6. Means used for insurance and I.T.O. (in the denominator): | Rock Hooks | Chocks | Bolts for ITO | Skyhook Used |
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### "Flight of the Alba­tros" Route Passport 6B category of difficulty on El Capitan, USA, with a detailed description of technical characteristics and passage.

Passport

  1. Class: rock climbing
  2. USA, California, Sierra Nevada. Yosemite area.
  3. Peak: El Capitan.
  4. Route: Flight of the Albatros. 6B category of difficulty.
  5. Elevation gain – 950 m. Route length – 1140 m. Average wall steepness 83 °.
  6. Pitons driven: Rock chocks: Bolts: Sky hooks: 64/7* 280/9* 70*
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Ascent of the "Reticent Wall" route on the southeast face of El Capitan by a team of Russian climbers with a detailed description of tactics and equipment.

Passport

  1. Technical class
  2. North America, Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park.
  3. El Capitan summit via Reticent Wall route. Southeastern part of the wall.
  4. Approximate complexity category 6B (American classification VI, 5.9, A5)
  5. Route length of walled part — 1085 m.
  6. Length of sections with 6th category of complexity — 1015 m.
  7. Heights: Height of the beginning of the walled part (above sea level) — 2120 m. Height of the end of the walled part (above sea level) — 2189 m. Height difference of the walled part — 909 m.
  8. Average steepness — 90°.
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