Honnold and Caldwell Break Nose Record (Again!), Blaze Up in 2:01:50!


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The climbers set the new record of 2 hours 1 minute 50 seconds on Monday, June 4.

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell crushed their previous record of 2:10:15, set just last wek, after sending El Capitan’s iconic route in 2 hours 1 minute 50 seconds. 3,000 vertical feet in 2:01:50. They broke their previous record by 9 minutes 25 seconds.

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Photo: Tommy Caldwell climbing above Texas Flake about halfway up the Nose on El Cap: Austin Siadak

Source: rockandice.com

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