Colley, Tippett, and Adams Set 22-Hour Speed Record on One of El Cap’s Hardest Aid Routes
In his own words, Oliver Tippett reflects on his team’s in-a-day ascent of the ‘Reticent’ (A4+; 2700 feet) on May 24, 2025.
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Nick Ehman Breaks Alex Honnold’s Nose Speed Record
The 28-year-old climber shaved over an hour from Honnold’s solo record
Kristin Harila Has Climbed Ten of the Planet’s 14 Tallest Peaks in Record Time
The 36-year-old Norwegian is already ahead of Nims Purja’s schedule on the 14 peaks. She tells us her mission is to prove that high-altitude expeditions aren’t just a man’s game.
Dani Arnold Completes Speed Solos of all Six Great North Faces of the Alps
The Swiss alpinist finished his 10-year project August 15, soloing the North Face of the Petit Dru in one hour and 43 minutes.
The Nose Alone, Patagonian Walls, and Hard Trad: Profile of Miranda Oakley
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Watch Wade Morris and Stefan Griebel Break Diamond Speed Record
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Watch Libby Sauter and Alix Morris Set the Salathé Wall Women's Speed Record in 2015
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Speed On The Spur: Racing For The Yellow Spur FKT
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Alex Honnold Breaks Epinephrine Speed Record
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Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl Break Speed Record on Odyssee, the Eiger's Most Difficult Route
Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl sent Odysee, the most difficult route on the Eiger, in just 16 hours.
Wade Morris and Stefan Griebel Break Car-to-Car Speed Record for the Diamond
The team completed the roundtrip in 3 hours, 53 minutes, and 59 seconds, beating Dean Potter’s previous FKT by 5 minutes.
Teenage Partners Crush Hard Trad in Eldorado Canyon, Eye Naked Edge Speed Record
Max Manson, 19, and Tanner Bauer, 16, are a young partnership sending hard, committing trad routes in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado
Young Guns Break The Naked Edge Speed Record
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Gobrightly: Remembering Brad Gobright (1988–2019)
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Recap and Photo Gallery: IFSC Chongqing World Cup 2019—Bouldering and Speed
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Jim Reynolds: The Dark Horse
Meet the YOSAR beast and onetime Nose speed record holder
Video: Dani Arnold Free Solos 1,200-Meter Grandes Jorasses in 2:04
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Preview Episode with Brady Robinson and Matt Samet
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Zodiac: David Allfrey Recounts His Aid Solo Speed Record on El Cap
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Out on a Ledge: High Risk—Life Lessons From the Annus Horribilis of 2017
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In Depth: The Evolution of the Nose Speed Record
Notable previous Nose record holders lend perspective to Honnold’s and Caldwell’s sub-two-hour ascent
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Set Sub-2-Hour Nose Speed Record
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Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Break Nose Speed Record, Will Attempt Sub-2-Hour Ascent
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Two Nineteen Forty Four: Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds Break the Nose Speed Record
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Andrew Hamilton Becomes First to Summit All Colorado 14ers in One Winter
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Photo Gallery: The Nose Speed Record, Anak Verhoeven’s 5.15a FA, and More
This story originally appeared in the December/January 2018 issue of our print edition.
Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds Set New Nose Speed Record
Gobright and Reynolds climb El Capitan route in 2:19:44.
Justin Simoni Summits Colorado's 100 Highest Peaks in 60 Days
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Interview: Katie Bono Sets the First Women's Denali Speed Record
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2017 Everest News: Crowds, Speed Record, Hillary Step Mystery, and Accidents
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Anton Krupicka and the Longs Peak Triathlon
Sponsored by La Sportiva: How an ultrarunner biked 79 miles, ran 14 miles, and climbed the Diamond on Longs Peak in just 9 hours.
Fastest in the Flatirons: The Satan's Minions Scrambling Club
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Dani Arnold Sets Free-Solo Speed Records On Via Carlesso and Via Cassin
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Chasing The Naked Edge Speed Record
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Details on Women's Nose Record, El Cap–Half Dome Link-Up
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Florine, Honnold Set New Nose Speed Record
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