Im not sure the official time, but an American named Dean Potter climbed the face in 34 hours and 57 minutes, which shaved days of the normal time.
8,085 feet (2,464.31 metres)
it was made by erosion. a very long time ago a huge glacier carved what we know today as Yousemite.
erosion
The last death from climbing el cap. was in 2004...deaths are few and far between
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