The Nose Speed Record, the Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell film teaser

It’s only 2 minutes long, in actual fact it’s the teaser of the film that lasts almost an hour and forms part of current Reel Rock 14 series, but these 120 seconds fully suffice to provide more than a concrete idea of the absolute commitment Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell required to set a new speed record on The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite. After diverse attempts, in June 2018 the two American climbers successfully broke the legendary two-hour barrier, climbing the route in 1:58:07 and beating the previous record set in 2017 by Jim Reynolds and Brad Gobright. Honnold states the obvious "the main thing is that you shouldn’t fall off, ever."



The Nose Speed
Women
10/2014 - 5:02 Mayan Smith-Gobat & Libby Sauter
09/2013 - 5:39 Mayan Smith-Gobat & Libby Sauter 
09/2012 - 7:26 Mayan Smith-Gobat & Chantel Astorga
06/2012 - 10:19 Jes Meiris & Quinn Brett
09/2011 - 10:40 Libby Sauter & Chantel Astorga
06/2004 - 12:15 Heidi Wirtz & Vera Schulte-Pelkum
09/1994 - Lynn Hill, 23 hours. First free ascent in a single day

Men
06/06/2018 - 1:58:07 Tommy Caldwell & Alex Honnold
04/06/2018 - 2:01:50 Tommy Caldwell & Alex Honnold
05/2018 - 2:10:15 Tommy Caldwell & Alex Honnold
10/2017 - 2:19:44 Brad Gobright & Jim Reynolds
06/2012 - 2:23:46 Hans Florine & Alex Honnold
11/2010 - 2:36:45 Dean Potter & Sean Leary
10/2008 - 2:37:05 Hans Florine & Yuji Hirayama
07/2008 - 2:43:33.Hans Florine & Yuji Hirayama
10/2007 - 2:45:45 Thomas Huber & Alexander Huber
09/2002 - 2:48:55 Hans Florine & Yuji Hirayama
2001 - 3:24:20 Dean Potter & Timmy O’Neill
1992 - 4:22 Hans Florine & Peter Croft
1991 - 4:48 Peter Croft & Dave Schultz
1991 - 6:01 Hans Florine & Andres Puhvel
1990 - 6:40 Peter Croft &Dave Schultz
1990 - 8:11 Hans Florine & Steve Schneider
1986 - 10:05 John Bachar & Peter Croft
1975 - 17:45 Jim Bridwell, John Long, Billy Westbay, first repeat in a day
1960 - 7 days, Royal Robbins, Joe Fitschen, Chuck Pratt e Tom Frost, first repeat
1958 - 47 days, Warren Harding, Wayne Merry e George Whitmore, first ascent

TOPO: The Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite

Link: La Sportiva