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stovislove t1_iw9ugqp wrote
I could just stare at it and watch people climb all day.
ac1dre1gn77 t1_iwa01kj wrote
You know, most people take El Capitan for granite
this_wandering_day OP t1_iwa0zgp wrote
It does rock for sure, but I heard El Capitan’s not very gneiss
Wonderland_4me t1_iwae71n wrote
Phoenix13_uk t1_iwb27ct wrote
Lookout for falling starfleet captains
bold_new_day t1_iwbcekz wrote
I'm gonna climb that thing someday.
Duckbilling t1_iwc8l5w wrote
"It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate
I am El Captan of my soul"
GraniteDiplomat t1_iwcfo5l wrote
Free Solo
Great documentary. Dude who climbed this is a legend.
DrBlazkowicz t1_iwd6973 wrote
That is the cliff from The Rescuers Down Under. It’s in Australia.
lightningfries t1_iwdbhq7 wrote
Half Dome is technically granodiorite, but El Capitan is made up of a true granite.
Other Yosemite features comprised of 'El Capitan Granite' include The Three Brothers, Cathedral Rocks, Elephant Rock, and Turtleback Dome.
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