El Capitan
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Location: 37.734°, -119.637° Question: What route on this big wall was first climbed in 1958 requiring 47 days, and again in 2008 in 2:37:05 breaking the fastest ascent record? Answer: The Nose (5.13+) on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park was first summited in 1958 by Warren Harding, Wayne Merry and George Whitmore in 47 days and in 2008 by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama in just over two and a half hours. Try your hand at more adventure trivia.