Google's "Vertical Street View" of Yosemite's El Capitan rock wall is amazing

If you are afraid of heights, this might not be the best thing for you to be looking at. For everyone else, Google has just launched its very first “Vertical Street View”, a virtual tour of one of nature’s most majestic vertical structures, the El Capitan rock formation at the Yosemite National Park. Thanks to the insane climbing abilities of real-life Spider-peopleÂ Lynn Hill, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, we’re able to get a full 360 degree tour of a rock climb that actually happened in January this year.

Honestly, I’m getting dizzy just thinking about it. Google spares no detail in describing just what a feat this is, not for Street View, but for the climbers who got all the images – seriously, some of these rock faces look like they could be roads if they were horizontal. If you’re interested in checking out the epic journey, and learn a bit more about El Capitan and Yosemite, you can see the Vertical Street View here and see Google’s detailing of the whole adventure here. And remember, don’t look down.

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Source: Google