Climbers Conquer Yosemite Natl Parks El Capitan
Two American rock climbers have done what many deemed impossible. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson "free-climbed" the 3,000-foot vertical wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
The climb took the pair 19 days. They used only their hands and feet to make the trek.
Caldwell was the first to pull himself atop the ledge, Wednesday. He was followed minutes later by Jorgeson.
Their climb up the world's largest granite monolith began Dec. 27. Caldwell and Jorgeson lived on the wall as they made their ascent.
"That's a deep, abiding, lifelong friendship, built over suffering on the wall together over six years," Caldwell's mother, Terry, said.
When the pair finally made it to the top, about 200 people thousands of miles below on the valley floor broke into cheers.
