Maraaz Emily Harrington from the USA on the famous El Capitan rock of Yosemite National Park in the USA. In a day she became the first woman to free climb and the fourth person in the world.
After a 21-hour climb, Harrington reached the top of a thousand-meter-high granite rock.
Mountaineer Emily Harrington soars a kilometer into the sky in Yosemite National Park in the US state of California. She became the fourth person and first woman in the world to freely climb to the summit of El Capitan in a single day.
Harrington, 34, reached the summit of the rock by following the route called “Golden Gate” 21 hours, 13 minutes and 51 seconds after the start of the climb. Rock formation El Capitan made of one piece of granite. It is considered to be one of the most difficult climbing points in the world among climbers. Considered the birthplace of modern rock climbing. For decades in the national park, professional climbers challenge each other to prove themselves.
Free climbers use a rope to hold them when they fall, but they don’t need any tools to help them rise.
Harrington stated that she had reached the summit many times before, but never in a single day. Athlete who suffered a terrible fall about a year ago and was hospitalized with injuries. She said she didn’t give up and trained for months at her home in California.
Harrington explained that she continued the climb after resting for an hour and bandaging her wound.
“Over the years I felt like I didn’t belong to the free climbing spin. But throughout my experience I learned that there is no gender affiliation in sport and there is no specific formula for success. I was creative and adventurous and found my own way. “
