Sasha DiGiulian free-climbed the roughly 3,000-foot sheer granite wall in Yosemite National Park over the course of 23 days.

After enduring storms, snowfall and soaked rock, Sasha DiGiulian became the first woman to free climb El Capitan’s longest route, the Platinum Wall. Here’s how tough it was.

Sasha DiGiulian, 33, is now the first woman to free-climb what's known as the "Platinum Wall," the longest route straight to ...

Sasha DiGiulian's 23-day climb was only the fourth free ascent overall. The Platinum Wall is rated 5.13+ and features blank ...

American climber Sasha DiGiulian has made a free ascent of 'Platinum', also known as 'The Direct Line' on El Capitan in ...

Torn fingertips, frostnip and atmospheric rivers didn't stop the world-famous climber from finishing an epic ascent on El ...

A nine-day storm, stacked pitches of 5.12 and 5.13, and back-to-back wet cruxes at the top - what Sasha DiGiulian overcame to ...

As a professional rock climber, I’ve spent my career pushing myself to new limits. I’ve won national championships, competed in world cup competitions, and summited some of the most iconic peaks in ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Rock climber Emily Harrington has become the first woman, and fourth person, to free-climb the Golden Gate route on Yosemite National Park’s granite wall in a single ...

Free-climbing is when climbers scale using only their hands and feet, supported by ropes to prevent them from falling, which ...

American climber Sasha DiGiulian has become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan's longest route — a journey she said ended up being the "most formative and challenging climb" of her career. "When ...