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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Outstanding achievement, but in a realm of diminishing returns not unlike today's time differences in running and swimming. The odds are good no one is going to do a sub-hour NAID. How realistic do you suppose a sub two-hour NAID is? Probably our equivalent of the four-minute-mile.
That amounts to a .37 second improvement per year between 1954 when four minutes was broken to the current 1999 record which is 16.41 seconds faster after 45 years. It's also interesting to note we spent 21 years in 3:5x territory and have spent the last 35 years in the realm of 3:4x. Looking closer at that it took eight years to push from 3.46 to 3:44 and six years to get to 3:43. In the eleven years since no one has repeated that feat. Wicked fast.
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Slakkey
Big Wall climber
From Back to Big Wall Baby
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Nice
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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"There you are, dear, 20 seconds faster than last night.
Now hand me that cigarette, will you?"
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Well, ruck me funning.
Edit- Hey Phil. Como estas?
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PhilG
Trad climber
The Circuit, Tonasket WA
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Now that's smoking up that cliff!
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go-B
climber
Matthew 25:40
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Ding!
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
wussing off the topout on Roadside Attraction
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Ouch! Easy there Mike. 20 seconds over 2 1/2 hours is nobody's idea of crushing the old time. Maybe not 'insignificant', but not hugely different.
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Burt
Big Wall climber
Las Vegas, Nv
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boy 20 secs made a big difference to your wife the other night...
What a bitching thing for these guys to be doing. Chest pounding? Are we the ones witting about this or are they? Jealousy is a bitter thing, good for the boys, I hope they send again and faster. 5 secs or 20 secs or 5 minutes, they have the record and that is a pretty cool thing to go to bed thinking about in my opinion.
Kurt "Burt" Arend
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Of course the margins will get smaller and smaller...you start to approach the limits of human performance. Nice job guys.
Hudon, when you go sub 4hrs let us know, Mr. Badass.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Big Up to Dean and Stanley.
Is there a margin of error in the timekeeping? I mean, do all parties keep track the exact same way?
It's funny to imagine what you were doing during those same 2 1/2 hours. I probably made a cup of coffee, washed some dishes, and S, S, & S.
They? The Nose!!!
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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How do they get get timed ? Independent judges?
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Studly
Trad climber
WA
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Kudos to Dean and Sean! I'm sure the wheels are already turning at Hans house for Spring. Woohoo, we got some action going!
I'm sure if Mark lived a little nearer the Valley, he would have no problem going 4 hours, the guys a animal. and he is simply stating the obvious. That when you selftime, 20 seconds is not a hugely definitive victory, but it is victory non the less. Maybe as the time margins are now so very very close, its time for Tom(or someone) to hold the stopwatch at the bridge and "go" and "stop" are called out. Just a thought.
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WBraun
climber
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They had a talking countdown stopwatch I believe.
I talks.
1 hour to go ...
1/2 hour to go ...
10 minutes to go ...
Like that .....
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Swimming in LEB tears.
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the wilderness has become an outdoor gym for chest beating egomaniacs...
The Nose is 100 yards from the road in the middle of one of the biggest tourist destinations in the country. Complaining about this is like complaining about Muscle Beach getting too "showy."
Proud send guys. Always inspirational.
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WBraun
climber
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The Nose is 100 yards from the road
Uuummmm correction!
Did you measure?
Much farther .... :-)
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Transporter Room 2
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Yards, in this case, refers to the average suburban yard.
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WBraun
climber
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Why you clever rascal you .....
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John Galt
Big Wall climber
puerta Natales, Chile
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Awesome job! Way to go Sean and Dean!
I would love to see how you did it, I hope some cameras were rolling. PLEASE let us all know if you go again, I would love to watch in person.
Inspiring.
Hans
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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time for a "time clock" at the base and at the summit.
You would now punch in at the base and punch out at the summit.... Just another day at the office
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