Steck-Salathé Route (Sentinel Rock)
Encyclopedia
The Steck-Salathé Route is a technical climbing
route up Sentinel Rock
. The route was first climbed June 30 - July 4, 1950, by Allen Steck
and John Salathé
, up the 1600 feet (487.7 m) north face of Sentinel Rock in Yosemite Valley
.
The route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
.
Derek Hersey
died while free-soloing the route in 1993.
Alex Honnold
free soloed the route for a 60 Minutes special in 2011.
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
route up Sentinel Rock
Sentinel Rock
For the granite dome near Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, see Sentinel Dome.Sentinel Rock is a granitic peak in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It towers over Yosemite Valley, opposite from Yosemite Falls....
. The route was first climbed June 30 - July 4, 1950, by Allen Steck
Allen Steck
Allen Steck is an American mountaineer and rock climber, and a native of Oakland, California.-Mountaineering:Steck started climbing with his brother George. In 1940 when Allen was 16, the two completed the first ascent of the northwest ridge of Mount Maclure . He served in the U.S. Navy during...
and John Salathé
John Salathe
John Salathé was a pioneering rock climber, blacksmith and the inventor of the modern piton....
, up the 1600 feet (487.7 m) north face of Sentinel Rock in Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of California, carved out by the Merced River. The valley is about long and up to a mile deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines...
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The route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs Of North America is a climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. It is considered a definitive piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers as simply "The Book", and has served as an inspiration for more recent climbing books, such as Mark...
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Derek Hersey
Derek Hersey
Derek Geoffrey Hersey was a British rock climber and for many years an icon of the Boulder, Colorado climbing scene. Hersey was a master of unroped "free solo" climbing, often in the 5.10–5.11 range...
died while free-soloing the route in 1993.
Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold
Alex Honnold is an American big wall free solo climber. He has broken a number of speed records, including a free climb of Salathé Wall, and a 5h49m aid solo ascent of the Nose of El Capitan, a route normally demanding two to four days. Honnold was born in Sacramento, California, graduating from...
free soloed the route for a 60 Minutes special in 2011.