3D El Cap on NY Times

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David D.

Trad climber
California
Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 10, 2015 - 07:34am PT
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html?_r=0

I've never seen a 3D model of El Cap like this before. Looks pretty spiffy, and it looks like Erik Sloan helped them out on it (according to the credits at the bottom).
WBraun

climber
Jan 10, 2015 - 08:00am PT
Bad ass ......
crøtch

climber
Jan 10, 2015 - 08:35am PT
Great graphic. Helps give some scale to the undertaking for those who haven't stood under El Cap.
mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jan 10, 2015 - 09:28am PT
You might call that a super topo.
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
Jan 10, 2015 - 09:40am PT
Check out the roof on the NA!

I feel like Capt'n Kirk. I just climbed the Dawn!
Reeotch

climber
4 Corners Area
Jan 10, 2015 - 10:07am PT
Shoot! I need to get on another computer, this sounds cool.
snowhazed

Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
Jan 10, 2015 - 12:36pm PT
so cool
SC seagoat

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, or In What Time Zone Am I?
Jan 10, 2015 - 12:55pm PT
Darn. Not showing up on mobile devices. Can't wait to see!


Susan
David D.

Trad climber
California
Topic Author's Reply - Jan 10, 2015 - 03:41pm PT
I can imagine 5-10 years down the road people having electronic guidebooks like this.
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Jan 11, 2015 - 12:12pm PT

Jan 10, 2015 - 12:55pm PT
Darn. Not showing up on mobile devices. Can't wait to see!

Susan

If you download a flash conversion browser the 3D can be seen.

Free versions include Skyfire, Puffin for IOS.

NutAgain!

Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
Jan 11, 2015 - 12:54pm PT
This is the next step after the Pellucid Wombat style trip reports. I would like to have a map of all of El Cap like this with zoom capabilities... what a drug to dream up new lines and pour over what has already been done.
jonbrooks

Trad climber
El Cerrito, CA
Jan 11, 2015 - 03:34pm PT
For any nerds out there, it is possible to edit the javascript on that page to move the camera around that El Cap model.

Open up the debugger console, type the following into the console, and hit return:
sectionData[0].camera=[2,4.8,-2.5];sectionData[0].target=[2,4.8,-1];sectionData[1].camera=[2,4.8,-2.5];sectionData[1].target=[2,0,-1];


...then scroll up to the top. Now the camera is positioned at the great roof, where there's a party visible at the belay. Scroll down, and it'll look down to the base of the Nose.

...Yes, I was up far too late last night playing with this awesome page.
redrocker

climber
NV
Jan 11, 2015 - 04:00pm PT
You might call that a super topo.


Hah! Good one mouse.
wilbeer

Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
Jan 11, 2015 - 04:18pm PT
That is the best job of putting scale to something like that I have ever seen.Cool.
Lorenzo

Trad climber
Oregon
Jan 11, 2015 - 08:13pm PT

Jan 11, 2015 - 03:34pm PT
For any nerds out there, it is possible to edit the javascript on that page to move the camera around that El Cap model.

Open up the debugger console, type the following into the console, and hit return:
sectionData[0].camera=[2,4.8,-2.5];sectionData[0].target=[2,4.8,-1];sectionData[1].camera=[2,4.8,-2.5];sectionData[1].target=[2,0,-1];


...then scroll up to the top. Now the camera is positioned at the great roof, where there's a party visible at the belay. Scroll down, and it'll look down to the base of the Nose.

...Yes, I was up far too late last night playing with this awesome page.

That is cool. No sleep tonight.

If you were really a nerd you'd have an APP out by now :-)
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