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Safety First, Fun Second, Speed Third

Posted June 27, 2012 at 7:08 am · Comments { 1 } ·

Incredibly detailed pitch-by-pitch beta from Hans Florine from his recent record-breaking speed ascent of The Nose with Alex Honnold.  You know, just in case you’re planning your own sub-three hour run up El Cap.

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Florine & Honnold Blaze New Speed Record On The Nose

Florine & Honnold Blaze New Speed Record On The Nose

Posted June 18, 2012 at 7:14 am · Comments { 17 } · Photo: The crowd gathered to watch Hans Florine and Alex Honnold race up The Nose

Alex Honnold & Hans Florine team up to break the speed record on The Nose

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New Speed Record On The Nose By Potter And Leary

Posted November 8, 2010 at 7:20 am · Comments { 8 } ·

According to SuperTopo and Speedclimb.com Dean Potter and Sean Leary teamed up to set a new speed record for climbing The Nose on El Capitan.  The pair blazed up the wall in at an astonishing 2:36:45, shaving 20 seconds off the previous record set by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama in 2008.

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Huber Brothers El Capitan Speed Record Video

Posted April 29, 2008 at 2:46 pm · Comments { 4 } ·

Back in October, the brothers Alex and Thomas Huber broke the record for speed climbing The Nose on El Capitan…twice. Their first effort only broke the previous record held by Yuji Hirayama and Hans Florine by 3 seconds. Below is videos of their second attempt on 10/8/2007 where they improved their time by 3 minutes […]

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