El Capitan is a 3,000 feet (910 m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is one of the world's favorite challenges for rock climbers. But no, Minoo did not climb up it. We did hike up approximately 500 feet above the valley to the base of El Capitan to take this photo.