Let's start with the United States, the country is known to have iconic climbing sites. Yosemite Valley National Park in California is number one for rock climbers, the best known being El Capitan, a rock formation made of granite with an elevation of 2,308 meters. The summit of El Capitan can be reached by a ►
Let's start with the United States, the country is known to have iconic climbing sites. Yosemite Valley National Park in California is number one for rock climbers, the best known being El Capitan, a rock formation made of granite with an elevation of 2,308 meters. The summit of El Capitan can be reached by a hiking trail from Yosemite Falls, heading west. For climbers, the challenge is to climb the giant granite wall. There are dozens of climbing routes through the wall, all long and complex. The Dawn Wall is another well-known route that Tommy Caldwell first climbed. Of all the climbing routes in El Capitan, Dawn Wall is the longest. Half Dome, measuring 2,693 meters in height, is also renowned for whole solo climbing and the second, Red Rocks, located in the state of Nevada, is one of the best in the world for climbing rocks.
In Europe, the Gorges du Verdon is a group of gorges located between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Var in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Climbing cliffs requires good athletic qualities, requiring climbers to have excellent stability in their approaches and skills. Adam's Rage, located in the gorge, is one of the most difficult bouldering routes in the world because of its stiffness. It was climbed by three experienced climbers, Antonin Rhodes, then Adam Ondra and Seb Bouin. It is so complicated that it took Seb Bouin four years to climb it. Its difficulty level is rated at 9b/b+. Then, in Norway, with a rating of 9c, the Silence climbing route, located in Flatanger, is considered the riskiest in the world. It has only been mounted once by Adam Ondra in 2017. Only the most experienced and qualified people should follow this climbing route. The Dura Dura, a sport climbing ranked 9b+ in the world, is located in Oliana in Catalonia, Spain. Climbing this route requires physical demands and dynamic movement on a high-level slope. Also in Spain, Perfecto Mundo is a limestone overhang located in Margalef. Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi suggests that to be able to climb, you have to be the most flexible or have acrobatic abilities, as the route is very demanding. Vasil Vasil in Brno, Czech Republic, is a limestone cliff rated in 9b+, known for its difficult ascent due to the intense conditions. According to Adam Ondra, climbing this cliff seemed impossible. However, he ended up making the ascent in 2013. ◄
