El Capitan

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El Cap·i·tan

(ĕl kăp′ĭ-tăn′)
A peak, 2,307 m (7,569 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of central California. Its dramatic exposed monolith rises some 1,000 m (3,000 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley.
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El Capitan

(ɛl ˌkapɪˈtæn)
n
(Placename) a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada: a monolith with a precipice rising over 1100 m (3600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Height: 2306 m (7564 ft)
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El Cap•i•tan

(ɛl ˌkæp ɪˈtæn)
n.
a mountain in E California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: precipice rises over 3300 ft. (1000 m).
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The mission at hand in Free Solo is climbing El Capitan, the 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that was once thought unclimbable by any method, let alone free soloing.
LOS ANGELES -- The heart of Yosemite National Park, where throngs of tourists are awe-struck by cascading waterfalls and towering granite features like El Capitan and Half Dome, will be closed as firefighters try to corral a huge wildfire just to the west that has cast a smoky pall and threatened the park's forest, officials said Tuesday.
Two rock climbers were killed on Saturday morning when they fell from El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, officials said.
Arvada, CO, June 02, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Partner Colorado today announced a strategic partnership with El Capitan Advisors to provide investment management services for the credit union's membership, including its cannabis banking subsidiary, Safe Harbor Private Banking.
They were thought to be scouting the ascent of El Capitan peak when a 40-by 20-metre sheet of granite fell.
A CHUNK of rock "the size of an apartment building" fell off the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, Califoria, killing one person and injuring another on a mountain at the height of climbing season.
Mining company El Capitan Precious Metals (Other OTC:ECPN) disclosed on Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of up to 600,000 metric tons of head ore with AuraSource (OTC Markets:ARAO).
Or, if waves are your thing, head to El Capitan Canyon resort west of Santa Barbara.
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