Video of Dean Potter and Sean Leary setting the record on the Nose

In November of last year, Dean Potter and Sean Leary set the speed record on the Nose of El Capitan.  This record has been beaten quite a few times over the years and the last few records that have been set have only been a few minutes faster than the previous record.  The new record, set at 2hr 36 min 45sec, was about 6.5 minutes faster than the previous record set by Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama.  Here is a new video of their record-setting climb.

Here is a video of the previous record setters, Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama, from 2008.

Saw this on Rock and Ice. Absolutely Nuts!

He does some incredible stuff, but . . . .

Dean Potter, The Man Who Can Fly

I came across a link from my friend's blog, http://levikepsel.blogspot.com/, of a trailer for this video of Dean Potter.  The video is absolutely incredible!  A bit nuts, in my opinion.

Here it is.  The video is National Geographic: The Man Who Can Fly.  Make sure to watch this in full screen.

Part 1, 15mins

Part 2, 15 mins

Part 3, 15 mins