Inside Emily Harrington's Triumph on El Capitan

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Serious athletes are used to digging deep. But there’s pushing yourself, and then there’s what climber Emily Harrington did on November 4, when she became the first woman, and the fourth person ever, to free-climb the Golden Gate route up Yosemite’s El Capitan in a single day. It was an insanely challenging endeavor: a 3,200-foot ascent up the sheer granite wall using only her hands and feet. For Harrington, it was the culmination of a long effort that included a fall on El Cap in 2019, which sent her to the hospital strapped to a backboard. In November, she was just a few hundred feet from the top when she took another bad fall, this time smashing her head. With blood pouring down her face, she had to decide whether she could keep going. In this episode, Harrington talks to Outside contributor Stephanie Joyce about why she’s still terrified at the beginning of every Yosemite season and how falling is what actually allowed her to get to the top. This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Vermont, a state that is open for the very best in winter adventures so long as you take some extra steps before traveling. Learn more about how to plan the getaway you need this season at VermontVacation.com.

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0:00.0	This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to you by Vermont, a state that is open for the very best in winter adventures.
0:08.0	With dozens of iconic ski mountains, thousands of miles of exceptional cross-country ski trails,
0:14.6	fat biking, snowshoeing, plus cozy inns and farm to table dinners, there's no
0:19.4	better place to take the vacation you deserve. But when you're traveling to Vermont these days
0:24.4	you need to take some extra steps. It's really really important this season to
0:29.0	know before you go. This is Adam White. He's the director of communications for Ski Vermont.
0:35.0	This is a dream job for me.
0:36.5	Adam can talk for hours about the unique experiences to be had in the Green Mountains.
0:41.6	A lot of facets of skiing were really invented here.
0:44.2	The ski patrol was invented here.
0:46.3	But this year, Adam is also asking travelers
0:49.2	to go to Vermont vacation.com
0:51.5	to learn about the rules that are in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.
0:56.0	These include a requirement to quarantine for 14 days or seven days and a negative COVID test.
1:02.0	If you're driving to Vermont you can do this or seven days and a negative COVID test.
1:02.9	If you're driving to Vermont, you can do this at home
1:05.5	before your trip.
1:06.8	If you're arriving by air or public transportation,
1:09.6	you'll need to quarantine in Vermont.
1:11.9	Many mountains also have reservation systems in place for skiing, parking, and other services.
1:18.0	And every mountain has come up with creative ways to make your stay more fun.
1:23.0	Like cozy new day use cabins in the base area.
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