Alex Honnold at it again! Triple Crown Solo in under 20 hrs!

This quote from Reel Rock Tour's Facebook page:  Wow! Just finished covering one of Alex Honnold's most epic adventures for REEL ROCK 7 - The Solo Triple Crown in about 18 hours. Watkins, El Cap, and Half Dome, 90% free solo with a little bit of aid. Yesterday he started up Watkins at 4PM and topped out in 2:20, a speed record in itself. Next was The Nose, in 6 hours, in the dark. He forgot his chalk bag and had to borrow one from aid climbers half way up. Topped out Half Dome at 10:45 this morning. Here he is looking worked on the summit an hour ago. "OK," he finally admitted, "that was a big deal."


This guy's an animal!  I hope he has a long life.  The odds aren't particularly promising.

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.