(London Daily Mail) The two climbers scaling the 3,000-ft, sheer granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park completed their final push toward the summit on Wednesday, successfully reaching the top in the afternoon.
Tommy Caldwell, 36, and Kevin Jorgeson, 30, made ‘great progress’ as they became the first to climb El Capitan’s so-called Dawn Wall without bolts or climbing tools, spokeswoman Jess Clayton said.
Caldwell and Jorgeson, who began their climb on December 27, are expected to celebrate privately with their families at the summit before speaking to reporters in a Yosemite meadow on Thursday.
