Ridiculous - The Nose in 3:24

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Chris McNamara

SuperTopo staff member

Topic Author's Original Post - Nov 3, 2001 - 12:27pm PT

Well, i guess The Nose of El Cap record of 4:22 wasn't as invincible as everyone thought. In the past month the time has trimmed (or slashed?) three times.

First, Timmy ONeill and Dean Potter took the time from 4:22 (previously held by Peter Croft and Hans) to 3:59. Hans posted the time on his email news list and said (slyly?) "That's going to be tough to beat" Yet, a short while later, Hans and Jim Herson trimmed the time to 3:57.

Well, after that I thought "Guess that is the end of The Nose race." I couldn't have been more wrong. A few days ago Timmy ONeill and Dean Potter dropped the record down to 3:24. Ridiculous!

(For those of you who don't know, The Nose is 2900 feet tall and 31 pitches long so that works out to about 6.5 minutes a pitch.)

jud

Novice climber

mtns

Nov 3, 2001 - 04:38pm PT

HOLY SH*T!!!!........holy sh*t.

jud

Novice climber

Nov 10, 2001 - 08:00pm PT

standards have been loosely set--i think--check out hans florine's site that has a list of many "quickies" and i think, some "guidelines". some of the records depict how the climbers arrived at this time......
and dood? i just like to hear how fast some of these people are grettin these days so uhh, yeah...keep "trumpeting" guys.

climber

United States

Jan 14, 2003 - 11:36pm PT

Damn... Next thing you know they'll be climbing it in 2:48

hillsyde one

Social climber

modesto

Jan 15, 2003 - 02:48am PT

kind of interesting to see a topic from 2001 re-appear. i almost forgot about that one. a lot has happened since then.
or a little.....

Howie

Trad climber

Calgary, Alberta

Jan 15, 2003 - 01:34pm PT

Speed climbing. Just another avenue of this fast becoming complex game of climbing. Like all sports where is the limit? Anyone like to speculate?
Howie.