If you have never rock climbed before, Google's new street view of Yosemite's iconic El Capitan will either motivate or scar you for life. At 3,000 feet, the sheer granite face is considered one of the world's hardest to climb, reserved for experienced rock climbers. To give everyone else a taste of what it's like to scale the wall, Google Maps created its first-ever interactive vertical street view, working with Yosemite National Park Service to map out "the Nose," the most famous climb along El Cap.
The unique feature allows anyone to virtually climb the monolith, starting from the base with three legendary climbers - Lynn Hill (the first person to ever free climb the Nose), Alex Honnold (who, along with climber Hans Florine, holds the speed record for climbing the Nose), and Tommy Caldwell (who made history this year by completing the most difficult ascent on the wall - if not the world). "El Cap is an intimidating environment for experimentation, but years of setting ropes proved pretty helpful in figuring out how to get the equipment rigged and ready to collect Street View," Tommy said. The end result of this street view is pretty spectacular. Soak in the 360-degree views from El Capitan as you make your way up the wall. No gear or experience necessary.
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