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  1. El Capitan

    About El Capitan in California Infobox mountain name El Capitan photo Yosemite El Capitan.jpg photo caption Southwest face of El Capitan from Yosemite Valley elevation ft 7569 elevation ref prominence ft 9 prominence ref ref cite peakbagger pid 2612 name El Capitan ref map California map caption map ... Geological Survey USGS El Capitan type granite rock age Cretaceous first ascent easiest route Hike El Capitan is a vertical Rock formations in the United States rock formation in Yosemite National ... s favorite challenges for rock climber s. The formation was named El Capitan by the History of the Yosemite ... , or simply meant the chief or rock chief . ref cite summitpost id 150993 name El Capitan accessdate ... among rock climbers. The top of El Capitan can be reached by hiking out of Yosemite Valley on the trail ... main Geology of the Yosemite area El Capitan is composed almost entirely of El Capitan Granite, a pale ... to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley ... 87 1 ref Along with most of the other rock formations of Yosemite Valley, El Capitan was carved ... of the sculpting. The El Capitan Granite is relatively free of Joint geology joints , and as a result ... forming Yosemite s features, El Capitan s granite is under enormous internal tension brought on by the compression ... El Capitan from Lower Cathedral Spire by Tom Frost.jpg thumb El Capitan from Lower Cathedral Spire ... parks guide travel ta rock climbing el capitan yosemite el portal sidwcmdev 052783.html title Revealing Routes on El Cap First Ascents accessdate December 30, 2006 ref El Capitan is now the standard ... www.terra quest.com highsights bigwall elcaphis.html title El Capitan First Ascent accessdate January ... The Nose Main The Nose El Capitan The Nose was first climbed in 1958 by Warren Harding climber ... 60 , typically takes fit climbers 4 5 days of full climbing. File El Capitan 1899.jpg thumb upright William Henry Jackson s 1899 photograph of El Capitan. Expansion of routes Efforts during the 1960s ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (disambiguation)

    El Capitan is the name of a cliff in Yosemite Valley, California. El Capitan The Captain , in Spanish may refer to Bodies of water El Capitan Reservoir , also called El Capitan Lake, a reservoir in central San Diego County, California, United States Entertainment El Capitan film , a film by Fred Padula of four climbers trek up the cliff of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California El Capitan operetta , an operetta composed by John Philip Sousa in 1896 El Capitan song , a song by Scottish indie band Idlewild El Capitan, a song by Californian based band OPM band El Capitan, a track featured in some games of the List of Gran Turismo courses Gran Turismo series Fictional characters El Capitan DuckTales , a villain from Disney s animated television series DuckTales Mountains or rocks El Capitan Arizona , a peak in Monument Valley in Arizona in the United States El Capitan San Diego , a peak in East County in San Diego County, California, United States El Capitan Montana , a peak in the Bitterroot Range of western Montana in the United States El Capitan Texas , a mountain in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas in the United States El Capitan Mars , a rock on Mars Publishers El Capitan Books , a publisher of independent comic books and graphic novels Schools El Capitan High School ... Capitan Arizona school , the public high school in Colorado City, Arizona Transportation El Capitan ... 1868 to 1925 El Capitan train , a steamlined passenger train of the Santa Fe railroad USS El Capitan ID 1407 USS El Capitan ID 1407 , a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 Soccer competition Texas Derby , or the El Capitan series, an annual soccer competition between Texas teams Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas Theater El Capitan Theatre , theater in Hollywood, California ... Disambig DEFAULTSORT El Capitan Disambiguation Category Place name disambiguation pages es El Capit n desambiguaci n ja pt El Capitan desambigua o ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (Mars)

    MarsGeo name El Capitan image Image PIA05457 modest.jpg 200px caption El Capitan at Meridiani Planum, Mars type Rock outcrop latitude 1.9 N or S S longitude 354.5 E or W E El Capitan is a layered rock outcrop found on Mars by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity rover Opportunity in February 2004. The rock outcrop was named for El Capitan Texas El Capitan , a mountain in Texas . See also List of rocks on Mars External links http mars.jpl.nasa.gov Nasa s Mars Exploration Program Mars stub crater stub Category Rocks on Mars pt El Capitan Marte ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (Texas)

    Distinguish2 El Capitan in Yosemite National Park Infobox mountain name El Capitan photo El Capitan 2005.jpg photo caption elevation ft 8085 elevation ref ref name pb cite peakbagger pid 4298 name El Capitan, Texas accessdate 2011 08 08 ref prominence ft 285 prominence ref ref name pb location Culberson County, Texas Culberson County , Texas Texas, USA range Guadalupe Mountains coordinates Coord 31 52 38 N 104 51 29 W type mountain region US coordinates ref ref cite gnis id 1356864 name El Capitan accessdate 2011 08 08 ref topo United States Geological Survey USGS Guadalupe Peak age Permian first ascent easiest route rock climb type Limestone rock El Capitan is a mountain peak in Culberson County, Texas Culberson County , Texas , United States USA , within Guadalupe Mountains National Park . ref name pb It is the eighth highest peak in Texas, and rises abruptly out of the Chihuahuan Desert floor it is considered Who date November 2009 the signature peak of West Texas . File El Capitan Texas 2005 03 12.jpg thumb left View of the summit of El Capitan El Capitan is the southern terminus of the Guadalupe escarpment , an ancient limestone reef that forms the present day Guadalupe Mountains . El Capitan is guarded by cliffs on three sides, and those faces are rarely climbed due to the unstable ... Peak El Capitan saddle, then up the backside of El Capitan. A permit is required as there is no trail from Guadalupe Peak to El Capitan. Used as a signal peak for hundreds of years by travelers ... Mountains National Park from both the south and the northeast. gallery File Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan.jpg Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan File El Capitan base 2005 03 12.jpg Spring at El Capitan File Guadalupe Mtns El Capitan 2006.JPG Winter at El Capitan File GuadalupeMtsUSGS.jpg El Capitan 1899 ... rje7.html El Capitan from the Handbook of Texas Online Category Mountains of Texas Category Geography of Culberson County, Texas Category Guadalupe Mountains National Park Texas geo stub es El Capit n ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (song)

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Single infobox Name El Capitan Cover El Capitan single.jpg Artist Idlewild band Idlewild from Album Warnings Promises Released 11 July 2005 Format vinyl record 7 , compact disc CD Recorded ? Genre Alternative rock Alternative Length 3 57 Label Parlophone Producer Tony Hoffer Last single I Understand It br 2005 This single El Capitan br 2005 Next single As If I Hadn t Slept br 2006 El Capitan is a song by Scotland Scottish rock band Idlewild band Idlewild , from their 2005 album Warnings Promises . It was released as the third single from the album on 11 July 2005 and charted at 39 in the UK Singles Chart . The Walkmen s Paul Maroon plays piano on the track. The title and lyrics refer to the El Capitan granite formation in Yosemite Yosemite Valley , California. Track listings In the UK All songs by Idlewild band Idlewild unless otherwise stated. vinyl record 7 small R6667 small El Capitan The Bronze Medal acoustic 7 red vinyl small R6667X small El Capitan acoustic Winter Is Blue acoustic Vashti Bunyan compact disc CD small CDRS6667 small El Capitan El Capitan acoustic Winter Is Blue acoustic Bunyan Idlewild DEFAULTSORT El Capitan Song Category 2005 singles Category Idlewild songs 2000s rock single stub ...   more details



  1. File:El Capitan single.jpg

    Summary Retrieved 1 January 2006 from http images eu.amazon.com images P B0009UNB1Q.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg link Licensing Non free album cover Rationale Non free media rationale Article El Capitan song Description Cover of Idlewild band Idlewild s single El Capitan song El Capitan Source Own scan Portion Front Cover Resolution Yes Purpose Cover art for the main subject of the article about the single being used as the primary means of visual identification of the topic Replaceability No free images available of single covers other information ...   more details



  1. USS El Capitan (ID-1407)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image SS El Capitan 1917 .jpg 300px Ship caption SS El Capitan ca. 1917, prior to her U.S. Navy service. Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country United States Ship flag USN flag 1918 Ship name USS El Capitan Ship namesake Previous name retained Ship owner Ship operator Ship registry Ship route Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Newport News, Virginia Newport News , Virginia Ship original cost ... as SS California , SS Oliver J. Olsen , and SS El Capitan 1917 1918 and as SS El Capitan 1919 1942 ... Ship aircraft Ship aircraft facilities Ship notes USS El Capitan ID 1407 was a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919. El Capitan was built as the commercial cargo ship SS California ... News , Virginia . She soon was renamed SS Oliver J. Olsen and then SS El Capitan . After the United States entered World War I , the United States Shipping Board took control of El Capitan , and transferred ... El Capitan with Lieutenant Commander J. H. Halsey, USNRF , in command. Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service , El Capitan made four transatlantic voyages between 29 March 1918 and 23 ... guns forced the submarine to dive before it could attack. El Capitan was Ship decommissioning decommissioned ..., the Southern Pacific Steamship Company . The ship returned to commercial service as SS El Capitan . During World War II , El Capitan was owned by the United States War Shipping Administration and, beginning ... flag registry a flag of convenience at the beginning of October 1941. El Capitan was disabled ... day. References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs e2 el capitan.htm http www.history.navy.mil photos sh civil civsh e el capit.htm Department of the Navy Naval Historical Center Online Library of Selected Images Civilian Ships S.S. El Capitan American Freighter, 1917 . Served as USS El Capitan ... Craft Photo Archive El Capitan ID 1407 coord missing Arctic Ocean DEFAULTSORT El Capitan ID 1407 ...   more details



  1. El Capitan Reservoir

    Infobox lake lake name El Capitan Reservoir image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location San Diego County, California coords coord 32 53 08 N 116 48 33 W region US CA type waterbody source gnis display inline,title type reservoir inflow San Diego River outflow San Diego River catchment basin countries United States length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities El Capitan Reservoir is a reservoir water reservoir in central San Diego County, California about 30 miles 50  km northeast of the city of San Diego, California San Diego and two miles north of the town of Alpine, California Alpine . The reservoir is formed by El Capitan Dam on the San Diego River and has a capacity of convert 112,800 acre.ft m3 . The 237 foot 72 m dam is composed of hydraulic fill and was completed in 1934. The dam is owned by the city of San Diego and its primary purpose is to supply drinking water . It is the largest of the city s reservoirs. The amount of runoff that enters the reservoir varies considerably. During a 25 year period, it ranged from 1,000 to convert 70000 acre.ft per year 39 to 2,700 L s . The water in the reservoir usually consists of runoff from above the dam, but in years of drought , water is sometimes transferred to it from San Vicente Reservoir , which is the terminus of the First San Diego Aqueduct . There is limited recreation available at the reservoir. Boating and water skiing are available from May through October. Personal water craft are limited to a designated zone, except when towing someone. Also, the long and narrow north arm of the lake is only open to watercraft on Sundays. Fishing is allowed all ... at Lake Jennings . File El Capitan Reseviour 1.jpg thumb El Capitan Reseviour 1 File El Capitan Reseviour 2.jpg thumb El Capitan Reseviour 2 File El Capitan Reseviour 3.jpg thumb El Capitan Reseviour 3 File Above El Captian osprey .jpg thumb Above El Captian osprey References http www.sandiego.gov water ...   more details



  1. El Capitan High School

    Infobox Secondary school name El Capitan High School native name image name image size 269px motto Ahora Y Siempre Now and Always established 1959 city Lakeside, California Lakeside state California country United States USA province campus type Public comprehensive secondary affiliation affiliations president principal Laura Whitaker headmaster assistant principal Michael Fowler assistant principal Paul Hedberg assistant principal Dale Sheehan chaplain chairman head label head faculty students enrollment enrolment grades 9 12 address 10410 Ashwood Street district Grossmont Union High School District oversight accreditation mascot Victor E. Vaquero colors Black and gold newspaper The El Capitan ... URL http elcapitan.guhsd.net footnotes picture El Capitan High School commonly known as El Cap ... nine through twelve. Opened in 1959, El Capitan is the fifth of twelve high schools to be constructed in the Grossmont Union High School District . El Capitan High School is accredited by the Western ... Mission statement The staff and administration at El Capitan High School are committed to providing a positive and safe learning environment for all students. Since its opening in 1959, El Capitan .... El Capitan values not only high academic and behavioral standards, but encourages diverse perspective ... to new horizons, Hail El Capitan Notable alumni Jeff Byrd , Major League Baseball pitcher Kevin McCadam ... schools in California References http www.guhsd.net documents FY04 SARC 05.pdf El Capitan High School School Accountability Report Card 2003 2004 http elcapitan.guhsd.net 2007Handbook.pdf El Capitan ... links http www.elcapsoccer.com El Capitan Boys Soccer http www.elcapfootball.org El Capitan Football http elcapitan.guhsd.net El Capitan High School http web.archive.org web 20091027022745 http geocities.com elcapgirlspolo El Capitan High School Water Polo http vaqtrack.com home El Capitan Track & Field http ebackpack.guhsd.net rbt169 Sites Bandpage Bandpage.html El Capitan Marching Band coord ...   more details



  1. File:El Capitan Shear.jpg

    Summary Information Description El Capitan in Guadalupe National Park Source I ricraider created this work entirely by myself. Date 10 05 05 Author ricraider other versions Licensing PD self date December 2009 Orphan image Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot ...   more details



  1. El Capitan Dam

    Infobox dam name El Capitan Dam official name image image size image caption image alt location map California location map width location map text lat d 32 lat m 53 lat s 02 lat NS N long d 116 long m 48 long s 34 long EW W coordinates type type landmark coordinates display inline,title coordinates ref country United States location California status construction began open demolished cost owner City of San Diego, California San Diego type Embankment height convert 237 ft m abbr on height thalweg height foundation length convert 1170 ft m abbr on crest width base width curve radius volume crest elevation crosses San Diego River spillways spillway type spillway capacity reservoir El Capitan Reservoir reservoir capacity convert 112800 acre feet m3 abbr on active capacity inactive capacity reservoir catchment convert 190 mi2 km2 abbr on reservoir surface convert 1536 acre ha abbr on reservoir elevation reservoir max depth reservoir length reservoir max width hydraulic head tidal range plant owner plant operator plant commission plant licence exp plant decommission plant type turbines installed capacity max planned cap capacity factor average annual gen net generation website as of extra El Capitan Dam is an embankment dam on the San Diego River in southern California . Completed in 1934, the dam forms El Capitan Reservoir and serves mainly to supply water to the city of San Diego, California San Diego as well as providing flood control. It is the largest storage facility in San Diego s water supply system. ref cite web url http www.sandiego.gov water recreation elcap.shtml title El Capitan Reservoir publisher City of San Diego work Public Utilities date accessdate 2011 11 04 ref References reflist 2 California stub Category Dams in California ...   more details



  1. El Capitan Theatre

    For the nearby theatre known by the same name during the 1940s Avalon Hollywood Infobox local1 name El Capitan Theatre lahcm yes image El Capitan Theatre 2009 Academy Awards.JPG caption 2009 location 6838 Hollywood Boulevard , Hollywood , Los Angeles , California lat degrees 34 lat minutes 6 lat seconds 4 lat direction N long degrees 118 long minutes 20 long seconds 23 long direction W locmapin California area Hollywood built 1926 architect G. Albert Lansburgh br Stiles O. Clements architecture designated ... El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood . It is owned ... Theatre Egyptian 1922 , El Capitan The Captain 1926 , and Grauman s Chinese Theatre Chinese Theatre 1927 . El Capitan, dubbed Hollywood s First Home of Spoken Drama, opened as a legitimate theatre ... By the late 1930s, El Capitan felt the economic effects of the Great Depression Depression , showcasing ... a theatre owner willing to risk screening Citizen Kane , he turned to El Capitan, and in 1941, Citizen ... with name El Capitan Image LA El Capitan confetti.jpg thumb 200px right Confetti rains at the climax ... s original decor as well as the theater s original name. El Capitan reopened in 1991 with the premiere ... next door to the El Capitan. The refurbished theater features a giant Wurlitzer Theatre organ ... url http www.latos.org venues ElCap.html title El Capitan Theatre publisher Los Angeles Theatre Organ ... location for the El Capitan Theatre. In fact, the address occurred at another Hollywood location, then likewise called El Capitan Theatre, located nearby at 1735 Vine Street. That location is currently known as Avalon Hollywood . The address took place at the time the current El Capitan Theatre ... el capitan El Capitan Theater Official Website http www.atos.org Pages Journal Capitan elcapitan.html American Theater Organ Society Renaissance of El Capitan Theater Hollywood, CA http disneyworld.disney.go.com ... Spanish Revival architecture in California fr El Capitan Theatre ko ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (operetta)

    DISPLAYTITLE El Capitan operetta File John Phillip Sousa De Wolf Hopper El Capitan1.png thumb 250px Poster from the original production El Capitan is an operetta in three acts by John Philip Sousa and has a libretto by Charles Klein with lyrics by Charles Klein and Tom Frost . The piece was Sousa s first successful operetta and his most successful stage work. El Capitan was first produced at the Tremont Theatre, Boston Tremont Theatre in Boston , beginning on April 13, 1896. After this tryout, it transferred to The Broadway Theatre 41st St. The Broadway Theatre in New York on April 20, 1896, where it ran for 112 performances, starring DeWolf Hopper , Edna Wallace Hopper, John Parr, and Alfred Klein. It then toured almost continuously for four years in the United States and Canada. It was produced at the Lyric Theatre London Lyric Theatre in London beginning on July 10, 1899, where it ran for 140 performances. Thereafter, the operetta was produced numerous times internationally and remained popular for some time. Occasional modern performances continue. For example, Lake George Opera gave a production in 2009, and Ohio Light Opera presented the work during the summer of 2010. Citation needed date July 2010 El Capitan also refers to the march music march of the same name, composed of themes ... has the rebel leader El Capitan killed, he disguises himself as El Capitan. Estrelda, the daughter of the former viceroy, Cazzara, impressed by tales of El Capitan s daring, falls in love with the disguised ... and Chorus Ditty of the Drill Solo and Chorus Behold El Capitan . Duet I ve a most decided notion ... http skyways.lib.ks.us orgs mcb Library O0747.htm Note on El Capitan http www.cantoncomicoperaco.com Images and historical information about El Capitan from Canton Comic Opera Co. http www.flyrope.com ... nypldigital dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent id 502046&word Photos from El Capitan John Philip Sousa DEFAULTSORT El Capitan Category Military marches Category English language operettas ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (film)

    primarysources date June 2008 refimprove date June 2008 Infobox Film name El Capitan starring Gary Colliver br Richard McCracken br Lito Tejada Flores filmed by Glen Denny director Fred Padula producer Fred Padula released 1978 USA runtime 60 min. language English language English El Capitan is a film by filmmaker Fred Padula that captures one of the earliest ascents of The Nose El Capitan The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, California, USA. ref Cite web title 2005 Barry Corbet Film Festival work Alpinist.com publisher Alpinist Magazine date March 2005 url http www.alpinist.com film festival 2005 format doi accessdate November 6, 2010 ref It was screened at the Banff Mountain Film Festival in 1979 ref name banff http www.banffcentre.ca mountainculture festivals 2007 passion climbing.asp Banff Mountain Festival 2007 ref and won several awards at film festivals around the world. Plot The film follows three rock climbing climbers as they do the 3000 feet 900 m vertical ascent of The Nose El Capitan The Nose , the classic first big wall climbing big wall climb on El Capitan . A fourth climber follows the group and films their ascent but is never seen in the movie. The climbers needs three days to reach the summit, which means they have to spend two nights sleeping on steep ledges waking to magnificent views. Several minutes of the film is filmed in the pitch black when the climbers are caught by nightfall before reaching a ledge to spend the night. The screen is dark when one climber is heard trying to belaying belay another when a bolt climbing bolt breaks loose and the climbers fall, luckily unharmed. Most of the filming was done over a 6 week period probably in 1969 possibly 1968 or 1970 . Climbers Gary Colliver Richard McCracken Lito Tejada Flores Glen Denny Filming Climbing Techniques The climbers use many techniques that are different from modern big wall climbing. For example they do not use climbing harness harnesses but instead tubular nylon webbing swami ...   more details



  1. File:El Capitan 2.jpg

    Summary Information Description El Capitan, Yosemite, late September 1992 Source User jaknouse John Knouse User talk jaknouse talk Special ListFiles jaknouse Uploads Date September 1992 Author user jaknouse John Knouse Permission Creative Commons attribution required other versions Licensing GFDL en migration relicense Category Cliffs Orphan image ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (ferry)

    Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image File C.P.R.R. ferry boat El Capitan , at the Terminus, by Thomas Houseworth & Co..jpg 300px Ship caption El Capitan was the largest ferry on San Francisco Bay when built in 1868 Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship name El Capitan Ship owner 1868 1885 Central Pacific Railroad br 1885 1925 Southern Pacific Railroad Ferry service Southern Pacific Ship operator 1868 1885 Central Pacific Railroad br 1885 1925 Southern Pacific Railroad Ferry service Southern Pacific Ship registry San Francisco, flag USA Ship route Ship ordered Ship builder Patrick Tiernan, San Francisco Ship original cost Ship yard number Ship way number Ship laid down Ship launched Ship completed 1868 Ship christened Ship acquired Ship maiden voyage Ship in service 1868 1925 Ship out of service 1925 Ship identification Official Number 8230 Ship fate Ship status Ship notes Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class passenger ferry Ship tonnage 982 Ship displacement 669 Ship length convert 194 ft 0 m abbr on Ship beam convert 33.6 ft 0 m abbr on Ship height Ship draught Ship draft Ship depth convert 14.5 ft 0 m abbr on Ship decks Ship deck clearance Ship ramps Ship ice class Ship sail plan Ship power Total 250 hp from 4 fire tube boilers Ship propulsion side wheels powered by a vertical beam engine steam engine Ship speed Ship capacity Ship crew 14 Ship notes ref Ford, Robert S. Red Trains in the East Bay 1977 Interurbans Publications ISBN 0 916374 27 0 pp.343&345 ref El Capitan was a side wheel steam powered passenger ferry operated on San Francisco Bay . The ferry was built for the Central Pacific Railroad in 1868 in anticipation of completion ... for train passengers arriving in Oakland, California . El Capitan collided with the Central Pacific ... day. El Capitan spent its last decade crossing the Carquinez Strait between Crockett, California ... DEFAULTSORT El Capitan Category 1868 ships Category Ferries of California Category San Francisco ...   more details



  1. Salathé Wall (El Capitan)

    Infobox rock climbing route Route Name Salath Wall Photo Yosemite El Capitan.jpg Caption Southwest face of El Capitan from Yosemite Valley Location California , United States USA Coordinates coord 37 44 02.4 N 119 38 13.2 W type mountain region US Climbing Area Yosemite Valley Route Type Aid climbing Vertical Gain 2900 Pitches 35 Rating 5.13b or 5.9 C2 Grade VI First Ascent Royal Robbins , Tom Frost , and Chuck Pratt , 1961 FFA Paul Piana and Todd Skinner , 1988 Fastest Ascent The Salath Wall is one of the original rock climbing technical climbing routes up El Capitan , a convert 3000 ft m 2 high granite monolith in Yosemite National Park . The Salath Wall was named by Yvon Chouinard in honor of John Salath , a pioneer of rock climbing in Yosemite. The route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world. ref Fifty Classic Climbs pages 269 275 ref ref McNamara, Chris, and Sloan, Erik. Yosemite Big Walls . Mill Valley, CA SuperTopo, 2005 . ISBN 0 9672391 9 2 ref The first ten pitches of the Salath Wall are commonly known as Free Blast since they can be quickly climbed free at a 5.11 rating or less. The first free ascent of a main El Capitan route was by the Salath Wall. Todd Skinner and Paul Piana made the first free ascent over nine days in 1988, after thirty days of working the route Grade climbing grade d 5.13b by the Yosemite Decimal System . ref cite web last Samet first Matt coauthors Steve Bechtel title Loss of a Legend work Climbing Magazine publisher Primedia month November year 2006 url http www.climbing.com community passages toddskinner index2.html format doi accessdate 2007 03 27 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref References reflist External links http www.supertopo.com rockclimbing route.html?r ybelsala Supertopo.com http www.rockclimbing.com routes North America United States California Yosemite N... Park Yosemite Valley El Capitan Southwest ...pitan Salathe Wall ...   more details



  1. El Capitan Books

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image with inadequate rationale removed Image Straybullets 1.jpg thumb right 200px Cover to Stray Bullets 1 1995 . Art by David Lapham . El Capitan Books is an United States American comic book and graphic novel publisher , which exclusively publishes the work of its founder, David Lapham . El Capitan s first release was Stray Bullets 1 in 1995, and the company is still best known for publishing this comic book series which continues today. Other series which it has released include Murder Me Dead 1 9 2000 2001 and The Parallax Man 2005 . The company is also well known for its collections of Stray Bullets stories Innocence of Nihilism , Somewhere Out West , Other People , and Dark Days in large European style hardcover editions and more recently in small US comic size softcover editions . Category Comic book publishing companies of the United States Comics stub ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (train)

    File AT& SF44CatLosAngelesCA9 24 66.jpg thumb 250px right The combined Super Chief El Capitan , led ... thumb The high level dome cars. File ATSF El Capitan combined x3.png thumb 300px right Drumhead sign Drumhead logos such as these three often adorned the ends of observation cars on El Capitan . El Capitan was one of the List of named passenger trains named train passenger trains of the Atchison ... , the name El Capitan was ultimately chosen to honor the Spain Spanish conquistadors and their influence ... 85 foot coaches had 44 seats on 52 inch centers. El Capitan was the first of Santa Fe s trains to utilize ... by El Capitan is served by Amtrak s Southwest Chief . Many of Amtrak s trains consisted of a combination ... railcar designs until the early 2000s. In the late 1990s, six mothball ed El Capitan lounge cars .... History 1937 El Capitan is conceived and designed as an all coach streamliner. February 20, 1938 ... Chief. 1942 Consist expands to 12 cars. 1946 El Capitan trains begin operating every other day, leaving each terminal on odd days of the month but not on the 31st . February 29, 1948 El Capitan begins ... 14, 1953 The extra fare charges are dropped from both El Capitan and the Chief . January 10, 1954 The Union ... schedule to compete with El Capitan . The Union Pacific Railroad UP also announces that there will be no added ... Fe s employees are delivered for the El Capitan by the Budd Company. July 1954 Two experimental Hi Level intercity coaches arrive and are placed on El Capitan instead of the Chief . The railroad trial ... to equip El Capitan on a daily basis with a few cars as spares, making it the first widespread use of such cars to over the road streamliners. Summer 1956 El Capitan makes three demonstration runs to San ... and El Capitan are combined into one train during the off peak travel season on a 39 hour schedule ... the reign of El Capitan . Amtrak retains the use of the Super Chief El Cap names, with the Santa ... view of El Capitan and its Budd Company Budd built observation car as it approaches the Raton ...   more details



  1. El Capitan (Arizona school)

    Infobox school name El Capitan image imagesize image caption motto established principal schooltype State school Public school grades kindergarten K twelfth grade 12 address 255 North Cottonwood Street city Colorado City, Arizona Colorado City state Arizona zipcode 86021 country USA district Colorado City Unified School District enrollment 113 high school students Oct. 2010 mascot Eagles mascot image colors Royal blue silver homepage http elcap.us File OldColoradoCityK 12School.JPG thumb The previous Colorado City K 12 School El Capitan is the public school for Colorado City, Arizona . It also serves surrounding areas in unincorporated Mohave County, Arizona Mohave County Centennial Park and Cane Beds . It is the only school in the Colorado City Unified School District . History Colorado City USD had 1,200 pupils in 2000. When Warren Jeffs ordered Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints members to pull children out of public schools, the number dwindled to 250. Jeffs did not order the fundamentalist church members who made up the majority of the school district s administrators to quit their positions. The Arizona state government attempted to take over the district in 2005 due to mismanagement. ref http www.ade.az.gov administration superintendent articles Colorado 20City 20Response 20to 204 19 04 20editorial.pdf This is in response to the Republic Editorial of April 19 relating to Colorado City. Arizona Department of Education . Retrieved on May 6, 2009. ref ... 2011 02 17 20110217arizona high school boys basketball el capitan journey 1a final four.html title El Capitan s journey to 1A Final Four a story of perseverance date 2011 02 17 first Richard last Obert ... for any playoffs. In October 2010, the Colorado City school board voted to make El Capitan ... El Capitan students to play on its football team, among other programs the small school currently does not have. Schools were eager to schedule the new El Capitan, looking for an easy win. That did not happen ...   more details



  1. The Nose (El Capitan)

    Otheruses Nose disambiguation Infobox rock climbing route Route Name The Nose Photo Yosemite El Capitan.jpg Caption Southwest face of El Capitan from Yosemite Valley Location California , United States ... of The Nose El Capitan the Nose in 1975 The Nose is one of the original technical rock climbing climbing routes up El Capitan . Once considered impossible to climb, ref cite web last Roper first Steve year 2000 url http www.gorp.com parks guide travel ta rock climbing el capitan yosemite el portal sidwcmdev 052783.html title Revealing Routes on El Cap First Ascents accessdate December 30, 2006 ref El Capitan is now the standard for big wall climbing . It is recognized in the historic climbing ... larger unclimbed face, the convert 2900 ft m 2 prow of El Capitan, at the other end of the valley ... Harding title El Capitan journal American Alpine Journal year 1959 url http www.americanalpineclub.org ... Climbers to Scale El Capitan publisher McClatchy News Service date October 1, 2008 url http www.mcclatchydc.com ... 2009 Free climbing Image View From Camp IV El Cap.JPG 300px thumb View down the face of El Capitan ... free ascent of a main El Cap route, though, was not The Nose , but Salathe Wall El Capitan The Salathe ... Capitan film References Reflist Category Climbing routes de The Nose fr The Nose, El Capitan escalade ... 1993 Fastest Ascent 2 36 45, Sean Leary og Dean Potter . File Stone Masters in front of El Capitan.jpg ... Fifty Classic Climbs pages 261 268 ref El Cap has two main faces, the Southwest on the left when looking ... by the National Park Service to stop until after Labor Day due to the crowds forming in El Capitan meadows, the team had a major setback when Powell suffered a compound leg fracture on another ... perseverance and bolt hole drilling, some climbers began searching for El Cap routes that could ... a new standard for free climbing on El Cap. ref name McNamara McNamara, Chris, and Sloan ... accessdate January 1, 2007 ref Caldwell returned two weeks later to free climb El Cap twice in a day ...   more details



  1. File:SS El Capitan (1917).jpg

    Summary Information Description Cargo ship SS El Capitan , prior to her United States Navy service as USS El Capitan ID 1407 USS El Capitan ID 1407 Source http www.history.navy.mil photos sh civil civsh e el capit.htm Date ca. 1917 Author U.S. Naval Historical Center photograph collection is in public domain Permission other versions None known Licensing PD USGov Military Navy Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Svenbot priority true ...   more details



  1. File:El capitan and merced river.jpg

    Summary A picture of El Capitan and the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is a public domain photo from the website http www.pdphoto.org PictureDetail.php?mat pdef&pg 8324. Licensing PD self date October 2006 Copy to Wikimedia Commons bot Fbot ...   more details



  1. File:ATSF El Capitan combined x3.png

    Fair use in El Capitan train El Capitan passenger train Non free use rationale Description AT&SF Drumhead logos from the El Capitan passenger trains. Source AT&SF Article El Capitan train Portion The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. Low resolution The logo is a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution. Purpose The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing El Capitan passenger train , a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the reader they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization s intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey. Replaceability Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary. other information Heralds are logos or slogans used by railroad companies and displayed on their equipment. Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases. In some cases, these things may be protected as trademarks.... However, copyright protection may be available for logo artwork that contains sufficient authorship. In some circumstances, an artistic logo may also be protected as a trademark. Excerpt from http www.copyright.gov help faq faq protect.html Use of such images on Wikipedia arguably meets Fair use Fair Use requirements. Non free logo Category Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway images ...   more details



  1. Capitan

    Capitan , Capitano , and Kapitan are equivalents of the English Captain disambiguation Captain in other European languages, usually referring to Captain land Captain naval wiktionary capitan kapitan TOC right Capitan , Capitano , and Kapitan may also refer to Companies Capitan tequila , a brand of tequila produced by Barton Brands Capitan Records, a record label set up by US musician Chris Brokaw Geography Capitan, Louisiana , an unincorporated community in the United States Capitan, New Mexico , a village in the United States Media Il Capitano the Captain , a masked character from the Commedia dell Arte Il Capitano A Swedish Requiem , a 1991 Swedish Finnish film Le Capitan , a novel by Michel Zevaco Other uses Kapitan, another name for Opperhoofd , a Dutch colonial governor Kapitan Cina or Capitan China, an originally Portuguese title for the representative of a Chinese enclave See also Capoten , a drug used for the treatment of hypertension El Capitan disambiguation Kapit n , a shortened version of several ranks in the German navy Katepano , a senior Byzantine military rank and office Kapudan Pasha , the admiral of the navy of the Ottoman Empire disambig fa fr Capitan ...   more details




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