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The V-scale is an open-ended scale that starts at V0 (although a slightly easier "VB" has been used for beginners), and increases in single-digit steps (i.e. V5, V6, V7), and was at V17 in 2023 with Burden of Dreams. The V-scale doesn't consider risk and is purely focused on the technical difficulty of the movements. [2]
The notable first ascents that set a new highest-grade prior to The Face were traditional climbing routes: . 8a (5.13b) [m]. Grand Illusion – Sugar Loaf, Lake Tahoe, CA – 1979 – First-ever consensus 8a (5.13b) in history, by Tony Yaniro.
The Pirate (5.12d) at Suicide Rock, Idyllwild, CA; Onsight solo of Outrage (5.13a) at Boney Bluffs, Santa Monica Mountains, CA; Onsight solo of Romantic Warrior (V 5.12b) which National Geographic gave Michael "Adventurer of the Year for in 2005, Sea of Tranquility (V 5.11d, A0) and the first ascent solo of Shikata Ga Nai (V 5.12) at the ...
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Free-climbing includes the discipline of bouldering on short 5-metre (16 ft) routes, of single-pitch climbing on up to 60–70-metre (200–230 ft) routes, and of multi-pitch climbing — and big wall climbing — on routes of up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
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The most famous route is The Nose whose aid ascent at 5.9 A2 was a major milestone in climbing, as was its eventual freeing at 5.14a. El Capitan has several other famous aid/big wall routes such as Salathé Wall (5.9 A2 aid, or 5.13b free) and the Salathé variant, Freerider , the most famous big wall free solo in history, and Dawn Wall , the ...