Avg time to climb route: 4 days
Approach time: 1 hour
Descent time: 5 hours
Number of pitches:
20
Height of route: 2000'
Overview
Horse Chute is a an old off-the-beaten-track route that shares the first 5 pitches of Dihedral Wall. It does not have the sustained aesthetics of Dihedral's long leaning corners but has a few drop dead gorgeous pitches. It has probably the most stunning single corner on all of El Cap.
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| Source: SuperTopo Guidebook Staff |
Last update: January 20, 2011 |
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The route line for Horse Chute, El Capitan, A3 5.7 Photo: Chris McNamara
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