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Watch: Historic free climb of Yosemite's El Capitan

Two rock climbers are trying to make history with a free climb at Yosemite National Park.
The El Capitan rock formation stands on July 21, 2014 in Yosemite National Park, California. Yosemite is among California's biggest tourist destinations.

(WUSA9) -- Two rock climbers are trying to make history with a free climb at Yosemite National Park.

Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell are close to climbing the 3,000-foot-high Dawn Wall of El Capitan. They are only using ropes to keep them from plummeting from the granite monolith -- not to help them climb.

Watch them try to complete this feat here.

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