Draft:Pool Wall (mountain)

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Pool Wall is a sea cliff found in the Northeast Greenland National Park. The gneiss cliff is around 450 meters (1,500 feet) high from base to summit.[3]

Elevation457 meters (1,500 feet)
Coordinates71°11′41″N 26°51′56″W[1]
Language of nameEnglish
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Pool Wall
Pool Wall is located in Greenland
Pool Wall
Pool Wall
Location within Greenland.
Highest point
Elevation457 meters (1,500 feet)
Coordinates71°11′41″N 26°51′56″W[1]
Naming
Language of nameEnglish
Geography
LocationNE Greenland National Park, Greenland
Geology
Rock ageNeogene
Mountain typeGneiss rock
Climbing
First ascentAugust 16, 2022, Alex Honnold, Hazel Findlay, Mikey Schaefer, Aldo Kane, Adam Kjeldsenlt, & Heidi Sevestre.[2]
Easiest routeTwo Ravens
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The top of Pool Wall can only be reached by climbing, with the only known route being Two Ravens.

Geology

Pool Wall is made up of mostly gneiss rock approximately 3 million years old.

Climbing history

First ascent

The first ascent of Pool Wall was made in August of 2022, when climbers Alex Honnold, Hazel Findlay, Mikey Schaefer, Aldo Kane, Adam Kjeldsenlt, and Heidi Sevestre climbed the cliff.

Speed record

There is no set speed record for Pool Wall, but technically Honnold, Findlay, Schaefer, Kane, Kjeldsenlt, and Sevestre hold that record, as they are the only ones to summit.[4]

References

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