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El Corazon - El Capitan

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In 2001 Alexander Huber made the first ascent of El Corazon, 35 pitches weighing in at 5.13b on El Capitan, Yosemite.

Heinz Zak

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First ascent

Alexander Huber, Max Reichel (09/01). FFA: A. Huber (3-5/10/01)

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Length

35 pitches

Difficulty

5.13b

Period

Spring or autumn

Departure

Yosemite Valley

Link

www.huberbuam.de

Route

El Corazon is a combination of Salathé, Albatross, Son of Heart and Heart Route plus some new established variations to link the freeable sections of the existing routes. Besides placing some new bolts on belay stations, no single bolt was placed for the new route. Pitons and Bird Beaks, which were placed during the first ascent for the necessary new variations, were left as protection for the free climb.

Getting there

From San Franciso drive to Yosemite National Park and Camp 4, the camping ground used by generations of climbers located in Yosemite Village (300km).

Access

From Camp 4 walk to the base of the route.