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Breathtaking Timelapse Captures ‘El Capitan’ Speed Climb

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Watch Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds break the speed record on the famed Yosemite climb, The Nose of El Capitan, in an astonishing 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 44 seconds, in Oct. 2017.

Armed with a high-powered telescoping camera, filmmaker Tristan Greszko captured incredible footage of the athletic feat from the valley floor. Read more on the historic ascent below.

El Capitan

Gobright, Reynolds Crush 'The Nose' Speed Record Up El Capitan

The new record of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 44 seconds knocks four minutes off a record set by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine in 2011. Read more…

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