3 El Cap Routes in a Day for Leary and Honnold

Sean Leary and Alex Honnold heading back to the Captain to finish the 'Triple'UKC News, Jul 2010© Tom Evans – El Cap Report

As reported on the El Cap Report Website, Sean Leary and Alex Honnold have linked The Nose, Salathe and Lurking Fear in under twenty four hours.The three routes together equal 85 pitches and almost 2500m of climbing. As far as we know three routes have been linked on El Cap in under twenty four hours before, but the third route was the shorter and easier West Face, making this the first time three major El Cap routes have been linked in a day.British film maker Alastair Lee has just landed back in the UK after a big filming mission in Yosemite. He was staying with Sean Leary and gave us the details:”Sean is such a nice guy, he never pushes his name but he is one of the outstanding Yosemite climbers of his generation. Probably the single most impressive thing about this feat is that Sean had not climbed for a month! Off the couch – new world record – 3 El Cap routes in a day…”

Alex Honnold leading, Sean Leary below as the pair race up El Cap for the third time in under 24 hours.UKC News, Jul 2010© Tom Evans – El Cap Report

Sean Leary in YosemiteUKC News© Alastair Lee / Posing ProductionsTom Evans gives his eye witness account on the El Cap Report Website:”They climbed the Nose in 4 hours 15 minutes with Stanley taking the first half of the route and Hondo the second. The Zodiac boys watched them pass by their bivy, just after midnight. They then went to the Salathe, which they did in 6 hours and some change, again splitting the climb into two big blocks. I saw them this morning as they came by the Bridge to fuel up for the last of the three climbs, Lurking Fear. Hondo looked the worse for wear, as he had driven up from LA yesterday, with no sleep before the climb. But some food and drink perked him up, and they soon were back at it.”Honnold had recently been climbing with Ueli Steck and the pair were trying to beat the speed record on The Nose, which unfortunately they couldn't match (UKC News). Honnold did however link Half Dome and El Cap in 8 hours last month.Leary and Honnold teamed up last year and and broke the speed record for Salathe, climbing the route in 4 hours 55 minutes (UKC News).For a full report and photos of this latest 'triple' visit: El Cap Report Website Diesen Artikel inkl. Bilder auf UKClimbing.com anschauen

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