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Tommy Caldwell below El Capitan, Yosemite, with the gear used to set a new speed record on The Nose with Alex Honnold - Photo by REEL ROCK / Austin Siadak

Tommy Caldwell below El Capitan, Yosemite, with the gear used to set a new speed record on The Nose with Alex Honnold

The Nose El Capitan: Alex Honnold leads, Tommy Caldwell jumars below during their record-breaking speed ascent on 06/06/2018

Alex Honnold climbing The Nose of El Capitan on the 30/05/2018 record ascent with Tommy Caldwell

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell on top of El Capitan after having set a new speed record up The Nose in Yosemite in 1:58:07

Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold, with El Capitan in Yosemite in the background

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell climbing their ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite on 30/05/2018, when they set a new speed record by racing up the iconic route in 2:10:15.

The Nose El Capitan: Alex Honnold climbs final pitch of The Nose during his record breaking ascent with Tommy Caldwell on 06/06/2018

The Nose El Capitan: Alex Honnold races along the upper portion of the route, with Tommy Caldwell following below during their record breaking ascent on 06/06/2018. The duo made the first-ever sub 2 hour ascent, stopping the clock after 1:58:07.

The Nose El Capitan: Alex Honnold leads out The Great Roof while Tommy Caldwell jumars below during their record-breaking speed ascent on 06/06/2018

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell on the summit of El Capitan on 06/06/2018 after having raced up The Nose and set a new speed record of 1:58:07.

Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell racing up the Nose, El Capitan, on 06/06/2018 during their record breaking ascent

Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold on the summit of El Capitan on 30/05/2018 after having set a new speed record on The Nose. The two climbed the route in 2:10:15 and beat the previous record, set last autumn by Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds, by almost 10 minutes.

Tommy Caldwell climbing above Texas Flake about halfway up The Nose on El Capitan during the record breaking ascent on 30/05/2018 with Alex Honnold

Tommy Caldwell topping out on The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, during his record breaking ascent with Alex Honnold on 06/06/2018

Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold on top of El Capitan after having set a new speed record up The Nose in Yosemite

Alex Honnold topping out on The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite, during his record breaking ascent with Tommy Caldwell on 06/06/2018

Tommy Caldwell: the legendary 2-hour barrier on the The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite was broken with Alex Honnold on 06/06/2018