Photos by John Dickey, Tom Evans, Sean Villanueva and Nicolas Favresse - Nicolas Favresse and Sean Villanueva have completed a new free route on the far right side of El Capitan. The Secret Passage (5.13c R, 15 pitches) combines two existing routes to the right of the popular Zodiac, plus some new ground; it generally follows the first 10 pitches of Eagle’s Way (5.8 A3) and the last few pitches of Bad to the Bone (5.9+ A4). READ MORE.
Climbing on the 5.12+ eighth pitch of The Secret Passage. Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva led or followed every pitch free during their five-day ascent. Photo by Tom Evans / elcap-pics.com.
