National Geographic June 1974

Object/Artifact

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Yosemite Climbing Museum

National Geographic article chronicling Doug Robinson’s, Dennis Hennek’s, and Galen Rowell’s 1973 ascent of the Northwest Face of Half Dome. The team is credited with doing the first hammerless or clean ascent of a big wall. The three tiny Stoppers were used on the climb.

National Geographic article chronicling Doug Robinson’s, Dennis Hennek’s, and Galen Rowell’s 1973 ascent of the Northwest Face of Half Dome. The team is credited with doing the first hammerless or clean ascent of a big wall. The three tiny Stoppers were used on the climb.

Name/Title

National Geographic June 1974

Entry/Object ID

2026.1.72

Description

The National Geographic Magazine from June 1974

Use

Magazine

Context

National Geographic magazine chronicling climbers Doug Robinson, Dennis Hennek, and Galen Rowell's 1973 ascent of the Northwest Face of Half Dome. It was the first big wall climb done without the use of pitons and the climbers did not bring a hammer. During that time there was not a lot of clean climbing gear in production, so this was an important achievement.

Collection

Yosemite Climbing Museum Permanent Collection

Category

Magazines
Periodicals

Acquisition

Accession

2026.1

Dimensions

Width

7 in

Length

10 in

Material

Paper

Location

Location

Display Case

Exhibit Case 10

Date

January 30, 2026

Web Links and URLs

https://vimeo.com/1165238332/83e59b12f0

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Unknown

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Caption in the museum is: "National Geographic article chronicling Doug Robinson’s, Dennis Hennek’s, and Galen Rowell’s 1973 ascent of the Northwest Face of Half Dome. The team is credited with doing the first hammerless or clean ascent of a big wall. The three tiny Stoppers were used on the climb."

Create Date

January 30, 2026

Update Date

February 16, 2026