Separate Reality (climb)
| Separate Reality | |
|---|---|
Heinz Zak free soloing Separate Reality in 2005; it was Zak who took the iconic photograph of Güllich on the route in 1986. | |
| Location | California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°43′21″N 119°34′53″W / 37.72250°N 119.58139°W |
| Climbing area | Yosemite Valley |
| Route type | Traditional climbing |
| Vertical gain | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Pitches | 1 |
| Grade | 5.12a (7a+) |
| First free ascent | Ron Kauk (1978) |
Separate Reality is a 66-foot (20 m) traditional climbing route in Yosemite National Park in California. The route is known for its exposed and dramatic crux that consists of a 20-foot (6.1 m) long crack in its horizontal roof. When it was first free-climbed by Ron Kauk in 1978, it was one of the first climbs in the world to have a grade of 7a+ (5.12a) (it was temporarily downgraded one notch when a hold broke in the mid-1980s). In 1986, German climber Wolfgang Güllich free soloed the route, and the photographs by Austrian Heinz Zak became iconic in rock climbing history.