Salathe Wall

Yuji Hiramaya was the first person to onsight 5.14b. He had the best onsight effort on The Salathé on El Cap for over 20 years. He also won World Cups in 1998 and 2000, did 5.15 first ascents, and now owns Base Camp Gym in Hidaka, Japan.

Goris, who climbed 5.14 trad earlier this year, sent the legendary 35-pitch route in a mere five days.

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