El Capitan The Nose speed record video of Gobright & Reynolds

"Mike, I think they just climbed three pitches in the time it took us to drink half our coffee." These words were uttered by an understandably startled and inspired Remy Franklin who, at 7:30 in the morning on 21 October 2017, was on the Dolt Tower on The Nose together with his climbing partner Michael Swartz. The two had just woken up after a night on the wall when, all of a sudden, out of the immense void came Brad Gobright and then, circa 10 minutes later, Jim Reynolds.

Gobright and Reynolds were racing upwards in an attempt to break the speed record on The Nose and this footage documents not only the startling speed with which the two progress upwards, but also the enormous risks they take, simul-climbing and placing very little protection indeed… It goes without saying: this shouldn’t be copied under any circumstances.

13 minutes of Brad and Jim's speed record on The Nose


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
2004 - 12:15 Heidi Wirtz & Vera Schulte-Pelkum

Men 
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


Link: www.remyfranklin.com/13-minutes-of-the-nose-speed-record