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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jun 17, 2012 - 07:31pm PT
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Hey Werner, do you think it was a conspiracy?
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WBraun
climber
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Jun 17, 2012 - 07:34pm PT
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Yeah it's a conspiracy Ron.
They actually took 3 days to do it .....
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Jun 17, 2012 - 07:37pm PT
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^^ but didn't they do it three times ...? hahahaha
I dropped my calculator, but if I hadn't I'd quickly calculate their average time. In this scoring system do you get to drop your worst time?
I ask cuz that will impact the average calculations.
EDIT:
Couldn't resist:
All three = 2:39:05
Best two = 2:31:21.5
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jun 17, 2012 - 07:38pm PT
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Wow!
Do you mean to say they got 27 shills to wear footprints?
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murcy
Gym climber
sanfrancisco
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Jun 17, 2012 - 07:46pm PT
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Two very different and very exceptional achievements.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Jun 17, 2012 - 08:14pm PT
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Jesus, my commute on friday took longer...
Three Cheers to Hans and Alex!!!
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Denise Umstot
climber
Princess of the El Cap Bridge!
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Jun 17, 2012 - 08:46pm PT
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Joey F...pretty funny comment! Way to go guys!!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Social climber
Retired in Appalachia
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Jun 17, 2012 - 08:52pm PT
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They just barely beat my record on El Cap... by about 118 hours
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:11pm PT
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that would be a cool TR
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gonzo chemist
climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:21pm PT
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Damn, I wish I could have been there!
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:26pm PT
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wtf?
amazing
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:32pm PT
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Cragman...Awesome pic!!
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Gagner
climber
Boulder
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:33pm PT
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Proud ...
Amazing ...
Awesome ...
How many times has Hans done the Nose now?
That's Olympic skill and endurance!!
Paul
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covelocos
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:34pm PT
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Gotta wonder... Hans being the strategist he is. "if we... we could shave x min. here... y min. there..."
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:45pm PT
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What a fantastic privilege to be there to witness their ascent. They made it look SO EASY, just seeming to flow up the rock. Congratulations to them for improving on existing times by such a wide margin!! Way to go!
Thinking about how long their time will stand, I couldn't help but wonder why Hans didn't jug the last section of the climb. It seemed like had he done so, he might have shaved several more minutes off their time. Anyone else have similar thoughts?
Here are some pix from this morning:
Mike and Tom (with Guido and me chiming in) held a wide-ranging discussion about the future climbing museum, the YCA, the capriciousness of the LEO officers, and various other aspects of Yosemite's management. Mark is the Yosemite's Chief of Staff and has a lot of climbing experience as well as having a career in the NPS.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:53pm PT
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Note blue camalot on the left - donini would surely approve.
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Prod
Trad climber
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Jun 17, 2012 - 09:57pm PT
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1 jumar?
Prod.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Jun 17, 2012 - 10:12pm PT
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hmmm ... #3 cam but no #2. Must have had some use for it. Looks like a locking shunt, clipped to the golden locker in the photo - works for a jumar, you clip it to your waist.
I'm curious about that weird cam hook part in Masters of Stone 6, to me it looked like the sketchiest part of the route. Maybe these guys found a better way.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Jun 17, 2012 - 11:07pm PT
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Wow what a day. Almost as incredible as the record being broken and watching Hans and Alex just flying up the route so smoothly and confidently was meeting so many of you guys today.
The crowd was amazing. Cheering and trying to send an energy boost at every famous feature along the way. The first person I bumped into this morning was none other then Mark Hudon. Then Tom of course, cragman PTPP ..folks with their families and childrem..Tom Frost walks by taking pics of the crowd and even PTPP and crew are quite respectfully saying hello to one of all of our Heros.
Btw Cragman and Hudon are a riot with color commentary you could never hear in any sporting event. Great guys and pretty damn funny.
So much to say.. But gotta get back to Reno.
Had hoped to post from the meadow but posting took about 5 minutes during which time those guys would fly up a whole pitch.
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