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TBP 013 :: Hans Florine on Speed Climbing The Nose and Training for It

TBP 013 :: Hans Florine on Speed Climbing The Nose and Training for It

FromThe TrainingBeta Podcast: A Climbing Training Podcast


TBP 013 :: Hans Florine on Speed Climbing The Nose and Training for It

FromThe TrainingBeta Podcast: A Climbing Training Podcast

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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

 
About Hans Florine
This is from Wikipedia because I couldn't possibly sum this up any better. Hans Florine has a long and storied history on El Cap, and in particular on The Nose. Here goes:
Hans Florine (born June 18, 1964)[3][4][5] is an American rock climber, who together withAlex Honnold holds the Speed Climb World Record for climbing The Nose of Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2:23:46 (2 hours, 23 minutes and 46 seconds), set on June 17, 2012[6] which broke the previous record of 2:36.45 set by Dean Potter and Sean Leary. Hans also previously held the same record with Yuji Hirayama for El Capitan in 2:37:05 (2 hours, 37 minutes and 5 seconds), set on October 12, 2008.[2] This broke their record of 2:43:33 set on July 2, 2008, which had broken the record that was set by the German "Huberbuam",Alexander Huber and Thomas Huber.[7] The two brothers climbed The Nose on October 8, 2007 in 2:45:45, breaking Hans' and Yuji's prior speed record.[8] El Capitan is traditionally climbed in three to five days.[9]The Nose route is 2,900 ft long (880 m) and features over 31 pitches of strenuous, exposed climbing.[9] Florine thus climbed The Nose at roughly 6 minutes per pitch. On July 30, 2005, Florine also completed a solo ascent of The Nose in just 11 hours and 41 minutes.[10] Solo ascents are characterized by climbing by yourself and require one person to do all the work.
Pretty impressive, huh? I wanted to know how he trained for such crazy shenanigans, and he kindly gave his time for an interview.
What We Talked About

His seriously amazing feats as a Yosemite and competition speed climber
His badass training sessions in the gym before work
How he trains for big walls and speed climbing
What he eats before and during big wall speed ascents
Whether or not he'll attempt another speed record on the Nose
A lot more

Related Links

Hans's site at www.hansflorine.com
Hans on Wikipedia (he's that good)
Hans with Yuji Hirayama on a previous record speed ascent of the Nose (VIDEO)

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Music
Intro and outro song: Yesterday by Build Buildings 
Photo
Jim Thornburg
Thanks for listening!
 
Released:
Oct 22, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosted by Neely Quinn, The TrainingBeta Podcast is a regular conversation about training for climbing with rock climbing's best and brightest. Pro rock climbers, climbing trainers, and other insightful members of the climbing community offer their experiences with training for climbing, the best diet for climbing, and their personal stories about climbing. Whether you're a beginner climber or a seasoned pro, you'll learn something new from these conversations.