Google Street View scales new heights on El Capitan in Yosemite, California
by Will Coldwell from Technology | The Guardian on (#CCXY)
El Capitan, the world's most iconic cliff face, has been mapped by Google, giving anyone online the chance to join some of the world's greatest climbers on the Yosemite rock face
El Capitan, the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite national park, is used to having the world's eyes on it: in January millions followed the progress of climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson as they completed the first-ever free climb of its Dawn Wall, a gruelling 19-day marathon.
But now anyone with access to the internet will be able to visit the cliff-face, thanks to the latest Google Street View project, which has mapped 3,000 vertical feet of the famous rock formation.
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