This mountain was once considered impossible to climb - see a photographer's dizzying images of one climber's ascent
There are two main faces of El Capitan: the Southwest and the Southeast. The Nose lies between the two and is the most popular climb of El Cap. The 3,000-foot mountain was once considered impossible to climb due to the technicalities involved.
The very first successful rock-climbing ascent of The Nose wasn't until 1958, and until 1993, no one had successfully free climbed it. Since then, only four people have successfully completed a free-climb ascent of The Nose. Free climbing can be done solo, with no safety gear, or with the help of safety gear - such as ropes - to protect from falls, but not assist on the ascent. We got a chance to speak with one of those climbers, Jorg Verhoeven, and his photographer, Jon Glassberg, about the climb.
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