First 'free solo' climb of El Capitan
- WHO
- Alex Honnold
- WHAT
- First
- WHERE
- United States
- WHEN
- 03 June 2017
The first 'free solo' climb of El Capitan was achieved by Alex Honnold (USA) in Yosemite National Park, California, USA, on 3 June 2017.
Alex Honnold climbed the entire 2,900 ft (884 m) granite monolith in 3 hours and 56 minutes without ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment.