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Looking
up at the 3,000 foot "Nose Route" |
Jugging
the rope at about
1,000 feet up the climb |
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Hans
Florine "the Fastest Climber in the World"
gets in some important reading 1,000 feet up the side
of El Capitan. Now we know why he's so successful!
Hans
has been the US National Speed Climbing Champion eight
times in the past 15 years, and he won the first World
Speed Climbing Championship in 1991. Hans also won gold
in speed at the first three ESPN X-Games. For more about
Hans visit www.HansFlorine.com |
Hans
leading up to the "Great Roof" |
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Our
bed suspended 2,000 feet above the valley floor. You
definitely don't want to sleep walk here!
That
guy on the ledge is the fourth member of our 4-person
team. It's my friend and climbing partner Jim -- the
same guy you read about in Extreme
Success who transformed himself from totally
out of shape at 40 years old, to being in amazing shape
at 50 years old. Yes, it's that same guy from Chapter
4 who was so afraid to do a 90-foot rappel. Now he's
in the best shape of his life and has become an accomplished
climber and an all-around happy guy!
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Looking
down at El Cap Meadow from 2,000 feet. Look closely
and you'll see cars on the road.
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Leading
pitch 21. We're getting close! |
Jugging
up the final pitch |
Here's
a little closer look
jugging up the final pitch. |
Jim,
Jacki and Rich at the
top of "The Nose" |
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The
real reason we climb big walls --- the celebration dinner!
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