Hans Florine is an American rock climber, who together with Yuji Hirayama holds the current Speed Climb World Record for climbing "The Nose" of Yosemite’s El Capitan in 2 hours, 48 minutes and 50 seconds. El Capitan is traditionally done by a strong party of two climbers in three to five days. "The Nose" route is 2900 ft long and features over 31 pitches of strenuous, exposed climbing. Florine thus climbed The Nose at roughly 6 minutes per pitch. Wikipedia
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Hans first began climbing in 1983; in 1988 he began competing in the sport. He has won the U.S. National Speed Championships nine times in the past 15 years, and the first World Speed Climbing Championships in 1991. Hans also took gold in the first thre www.cytosport.com/Athlete.aspx?AthleteID=15
Note: Hans Florine is well known both inside and outside the Climbing community. He has scaled El Capitan, the 3,600 foot monolith located in Yosemite 35 times. He holds the record for the fastest ascent of El Capitan: 4 hours and 22 minutes. Trace Min www.traceminerals.com/hans_florine.html
