rock face
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He starred in the Oscar-winning documentary film “Free Solo,” which captured his record-setting 2017 no-ropes ascent of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park’s 3,000-foot sheer rock face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Officials shared images of what appeared to be a chipped rock face at the ceremonial site.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
In 1972, the community of Naters blasted a path into a steep rock face to offer the herders and sheep an alternative way home.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024
Down the fjord at historian Astor Furseth’s home, I see a chunk carved out of the rock face from the famous 56-foot Tafjord tsunami that killed 41 in 1934.
From National Geographic • Oct. 20, 2023
She must find the spot up and ahead where a gnarled tree jutted from a slice in the rock face.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
