Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome was the first Grade VI climb in the United States. It was first climbed in 1957 by a team consisting of Royal Robbins, Mike Sherrick, and Jerry Gallwas. Its current aid climbing rating is VI 5.9 A1 or 5.12 for the free climbing variation. It is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.Although the first ascent took five days, most ascents now are accomplished in two. The record for the fastest ascent of the route is 1:22 and was set during a solo ascent in late May 2012 by Alex Honnold, who had previously recorded the first free solo ascent in 2008. This improved on a longstanding record of 1:53 set in October 1999 by Jim Herson and Hans Florine.On July 5, 2015, climbers Andrew Brodhead and Scott Sinner discovered that pitches 11 and 12 were missing from the route. Though the exact cause is unknown, it is likely the exfoliation slab that made up the pitches had dislocated from the wall during a storm the day before. It is unclear if the route is climbable in its current state."@en }
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- Regular_Northwest_Face_of_Half_Dome abstract "The Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome was the first Grade VI climb in the United States. It was first climbed in 1957 by a team consisting of Royal Robbins, Mike Sherrick, and Jerry Gallwas. Its current aid climbing rating is VI 5.9 A1 or 5.12 for the free climbing variation. It is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.Although the first ascent took five days, most ascents now are accomplished in two. The record for the fastest ascent of the route is 1:22 and was set during a solo ascent in late May 2012 by Alex Honnold, who had previously recorded the first free solo ascent in 2008. This improved on a longstanding record of 1:53 set in October 1999 by Jim Herson and Hans Florine.On July 5, 2015, climbers Andrew Brodhead and Scott Sinner discovered that pitches 11 and 12 were missing from the route. Though the exact cause is unknown, it is likely the exfoliation slab that made up the pitches had dislocated from the wall during a storm the day before. It is unclear if the route is climbable in its current state.".