New speed record for the Nose coming?

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the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 19, 2017 - 08:48am PT
https://instagram.com/p/BaQKPwSHrHp/

2:34 so far.
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2017 - 08:57am PT
Super impressive. I thought 2:23 would stand for a much longer time.

So they knocked off 5 minutes in yesterday's run. 6+ more and they'll get it.
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Oct 19, 2017 - 09:04am PT
I don't think the record is going down that easy. 6 minutes is allot to shave when Hans has refined it to such a art.
j-tree

Big Wall climber
Typewriters and Ledges
Oct 19, 2017 - 09:11am PT
Don't forget that for Hans and Alex's run, Alex actually got his rope caught for a bit of time. I'm sure those two could shave time off their own time if both cared to.
AP

Trad climber
Calgary
Oct 19, 2017 - 09:40am PT
Like we give a sh**t?
WBraun

climber
Oct 19, 2017 - 09:43am PT
Please don't die for this frivolous sh!t.

The poor woman (Quinn) from a few days ago is now in a wheelchair because of this ......
Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber
San Francisco
Oct 19, 2017 - 09:57am PT
I do give a sh#t. Jim is one of the nicest humans I have met and I am very excited for them doing it. As long as they don't get hurt in the process, they already got the 2nd fastest time, passing that of Sean Leary/Dean Potter. That's impressive as he'll and both of them are in their early 20s!!
With their skills I am sure they are safer than most people epicing on Cathedral peak every week.
Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Oct 19, 2017 - 10:05am PT
There’s no free lunch - cutting corners means just that.
Besides, I thought it was about the journey, not the destination?
micronut

Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
Oct 19, 2017 - 10:15am PT
With their skills I am sure they are safer than most people epicing on Cathedral peak every week.

Dude that's funny man.....and probably right. Gobright solos the Rostrum like its 5.4 and Jim is about as hard and stoked as they come. Those two are crushing it and having fun. Nothing in life is worth getting terribly injured or killed, but the stoke is strong with these two!

Trashman

Trad climber
SLC
Oct 19, 2017 - 11:18am PT
The real question is how long after the record will Brad get the call?

“So, can I jug monkey for you so I can have my name in lights again?”
the Fet

climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
Topic Author's Reply - Oct 19, 2017 - 11:19am PT
Someone is trying to do something that requires great talent, perseverance, skill, and courage. They are testing themselves against a mark set by some of the best climbers in the world. Everyone has their own goals and skills; I would think it would feel better to appreciate that, even if it's not what you are into, rather than disparage it.
shipoopoi

Big Wall climber
oakland
Oct 19, 2017 - 11:56am PT
wow, that's amazing they are so close. i thought this record would stand for awhile. it definitely is not in the bag though. both climbers still need to remain healthy, uninjured, and psyched, and then get a good clean run at it(i.e. no rope snafus, no nasal congestion, etc). a lot of factors need to line up in their favor to make the record possible. i wish them luck and hope to be in the meadow watching if it does go down. ss
guyman

Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
Oct 19, 2017 - 12:56pm PT
Records are made to be broken...

Keep us posted.
Rexi

climber
Oct 19, 2017 - 01:49pm PT
Crazy stuff and talent. They passed me and my brother while we were waking up on Dolt on one of their attempts.

Very impressive to watch and horrifying at the same time, a fall for one of them would not only be dangerous for them but also other parties up there with their ropes crossing anchors, people, others pro, rocks on ledges and so forth and almost a ropelength without any protection..
AP

Trad climber
Calgary
Oct 19, 2017 - 01:56pm PT
It seems like a 5.11 soloing mindset is required for the sub 3 hour ascents.
Not only a soloing mindset but a rushed mindset.
Didn't the Hubers quit going for a record after a long fall that could have been really nasty?
It is easy to say "They are safer than the bumblies out at so and so cliff" but remember Beth Rodden fell on a 5.9 and suffered head trauma as a result so falls can happen to anyone.
Kalimon

Social climber
Ridgway, CO
Oct 19, 2017 - 07:10pm PT
That's impressive as he'll and both of them are in their early 20s!!
With their skills I am sure they are safer than most people epicing on Cathedral peak every week.

Not necessarily true.
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Oct 19, 2017 - 07:21pm PT
That picture of Westbay , Long , and Bridwell posing in front of the Captain is still etched upon my feeble mind...
ClimbingOn

Trad climber
NY
Oct 19, 2017 - 07:28pm PT
I'm stoked for them and hope they get it!

It does appear, with the way the Nose record is going, that confidence soloing at the higher grades is necessary for the record. I do wonder if Brad and Honnold could put up a sub-2hr run if they teamed up.
rottingjohnny

Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
Oct 19, 2017 - 08:45pm PT
Jim.. I got your point...I was still impressed by the 75 first NIAD ascent... Long and friends paved the way for future faster ascents... The whole speed climbing thing has turned the outdoors into a 1/4 mile track workout where staring at a watch has become more important than taking in the surrounding beauty of nature... When will the slowest NIAD ascent become trendy...?
Bad Climber

Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
Oct 19, 2017 - 08:51pm PT
If it makes them happy and keeps the sponsorship $$ flowing, good for them. At this point, it's all seeming a bit overwrought. I've never personally thought of climbing as pure competition like this, so I don't have much interest. It's impressive, of course. Each generation must make its mark, howl at the moon, take risks. Don't splatter, boys. Quinn is now paying the price for a similar quest.

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