Ten-year-old US girl conquers Yosemite’s El Capitan 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseA 10-year-old US girl has made rock climbing history by becoming the youngest person to ever scale Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan. Selah Schneiter, of Colorado, scaled the nearly 3,000-foot (900-meter) “The Nose” route with her father, an experienced climber, and a family friend, over five days — and celebrated her feat on June 12 with a pizza. In 2017, renowned climber Alex Honnold became the first person to climb the granite monolith without ropes or safety equipment. His historic climb took just under four hours and was immortalized by a team of filmmakers in the Oscar-winning documentary “Free Solo.”

Source: Manila Bulletin June 18, 2019 23:26 UTC