In October 2017, Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds broke the standing speed record on The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite. They crushed the route with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 44 seconds. This is the story of their superhuman feat.
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On a cold, misty morning in late October 2017, after 11 previous attempts, Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds broke the standing speed record on The Nose (formerly held by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine) with an unbelievable new time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 44 seconds. Watching this as it happened was one of the more incredible spectacles I’ve ever witnessed; an amazing display of superhuman mastery unlike anything I’ve seen before…
