Wall Climbing with a Portaledge: Extreme Vertical Camping Trips

Coohl
Jun 18, 2021
Photo: Steve Halama / Unsplash

Ever felt the urge to wake up with nothing but air above you, or below you — for about 1,000 meters? Then sleeping on a portaledge hanging from a big rock wall in Yosemite National Park might be your thing.

Vertical camping involves climbing up a mountain, often by a high, vertical wall, and stopping for the night somewhere on said wall, setting up a tent on a portaledge, or just sleeping on it in the open air.

Watch 20 videos of exciting vertical camping trips all around the world vver on Coohl.com and enjoy the amazing views — or feel your vertigo come creeping. You’ll also learn the best way to go number one and number two, “vertically”.

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