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Associated Press

Two climbers have set a speed record for ascending the famous Nose route of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, one of the world’s most technical and dangerous verticals.
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Alex Honnold and his climbing partner Tommy Caldwell on Wednesday raced up the nearly 90-degree, 884 metre precipice in two hours, 10 minutes and 15 seconds.
The pair broke the previous record set last October by nearly 10 minutes.

Honnold is synonymous with El Capitan, having been jetted into fame for a ropeless ascent of the massive cliff last year.
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Fellow climber Hans Florine, who once held the Nose record, watched Wednesday’s attempt from below. He says Honnold and Caldwell were moving so fast he knew by the halfway point that they would set a record.


Park Ranger Scott Gedimen congratulated the pair, calling them world-class climbers who work tirelessly to advocate on behalf of Yosemite and all public lands.


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Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell smash speed record climbing up Yosemite’s Nose of El Capitan

The iconic El Capitan rock face is nearly 900m high and Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climbed it in just over two hours. Photo: AP Photo/Ben Margot

alexhonnold composed and casual free soloing (sans cord) 2000ft above the deck on the Enduro Pitch of Freerider yesterday. Alex's process to prepare for his dream of free soloing El Cap has been an incredible, and sometimes stressful, journey to witness and be a part of over the last two years all the while filming him for a feature documentary (co-directed by @mochinyc). In some ways I expected .

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The two American climbers flew up the iconic Nose in just over two hours, taking 10 minutes off the previous fastest time


Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell smash speed record climbing up Yosemite’s Nose of El Capitan

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The two American climbers flew up the iconic Nose in just over two hours, taking 10 minutes off the previous fastest time

The two American climbers flew up the iconic Nose in just over two hours, taking 10 minutes off the previous fastest time