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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - May 4, 2015 - 05:00pm PT
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I agree with Donini. "Fastest to the top and back." The epitome of going hard, to the top, then running back down. What could be more fun and worthy than that. I'd post a time too if it were me. Its fun to know how fast people do things and serves as a benchmark for like minded people who might try later.
All the people who poo poo this as bragging or spray are just jellyous cause they be slow.
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rockermike
Trad climber
Berkeley
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I think the official record should be from Curry pizza bar to Curry pizza bar. :). That would add 30 minutes easily.
I'm suprised his shortcut saved him time given the bushy and semi technical terrain.
How old is Dean now?
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville & Yucca brevifolia
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Dean Potter spray is as finite as death and taxes.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Wow that is a long way to go by human power in a couple of hours
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Matt's
climber
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wouldn't it be faster to do it all via the death slabs?
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Super cool. That is a smoking fast time, very impressive. I'd like to hear more of Dean's unknown exploits. He has blown us all away so many times with his major ones, I am sure there are a few that would be jaw dropping that we don't know about. Keep it up Dean, you da man baby.
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GDavis
Social climber
SOL CAL
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"Real Running Skill" is trumped by speed on 3rd, 4th and fifth - trust me, if it was easy to be faster, people would be faster. Assuming the climbing itself from base to summit is 30 min, that leaves like 40 min to get to the base of snake dike... that dude is an aerobic MACHINE.
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Nice work!
It is a clear route, from base to top and back...
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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He should name a kid Harold.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - May 4, 2015 - 08:39pm PT
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Good point GDavis. I wonder what his time on Snake Dike was.
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enjoimx
Trad climber
Yosemite
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Where's Leor Pantilat? He'll shave an hour off that time and take a million pictures along the way!
That dude is solid! I follow his facebook.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Damn nice hike. I've been thinkin about that route for years. Maximum fun!
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cuvvy
Sport climber
arkansas
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Wow! Incredible! Tell us more!
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Freakin' ridiculous!
Any word on where here started/stopped that's more specific than "the Valley floor"?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Death slabs to the base of the cables might be the ticket.
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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Batmanning the fixed lines would disqualify you IMO.
Death slabs to the base of the cables might be the ticket.
What about batmanning the cables?
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Good point. It should just be "as#@&%es and elbows" to the top and back by any means.
It's sad to see the trail running aspect fading into obscurity tho. : (
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Any word on where he started/stopped that's more specific than "the Valley floor"? Leconte gulley actually begins very near the John Muir trailhead at Happy isles - that is probably why Potts chose it.
I did it to Diving board in the 70's, but as an all day slog, and using aid.
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brett
climber
oregon
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I think there is room for two records. The trail, with no shortcuts, and to the summit and back by any means.
The first is a measure of trail running fitness that is easily compared to others. The second quantifies fitness, boldness, athleticism and ingenuity.
Mountain FKT's are route independent, fastest way to the summit and back. The runners would take the shortcuts if they could.
I wonder if Dean could challenge Rolo's Grand Traverse time? If he's interested in the hybridization of mountain running and climbing, it's pretty much the gold standard.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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The runners would take the shortcuts if they could. No, not any more than a climber grabbing every quickdraw and claiming a redpoint. You'll get DQ'd in an American trail race.
"FKT" means nothing until it's repeated.
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