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Duo Sets Record for Climbing States' Highest 50 Peaks |
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Written by Eugene Buchanan / MtnPressWorld.com
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Monday, 04 August 2008 12:30 |
 So some states were easier than others. Still, there was nothing was easy about the feat --or the feet that carried them to the record books. From mountains like McKinley in Alaska and Whitney in California to lower highpoints like the summits of Florida and Delaware, Denver schoolteacher Mike Haugen and partner Zach Price were on a nonstop quest that ended July 25 when they reached the top of their 50th state highpoint, 13,796-foot Mauna Kea in Hawaii. In doing so, the duo established a new record for the fastest ascent of America’s highpoints with a time of 45 days, 19 hours and 2 minutes. The clock started when he reached the summit of McKinley on June 9. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 August 2008 11:34 )
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Pair Regains El Capitan Speed Record |
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Written by Eugene Buchanan / MtnPressWorld.com
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 18:11 |
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 Climbing records, it seems, were meant to be broken. According to Expedition News, Hans Florine and Yuji Hirayama set a speed record on the Nose, the most famous route on the most famous wall in the world's rock-climbing Mecca of Yosemite National Park. Their July 2 ascent shaved 2 minutes 12 seconds off the previous record set in October by the German brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 August 2008 11:39 )
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REEL ROCK Film Tour Kicks off Summer |
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Written by Eugene Buchanan / MtnPressWorld.com
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 10:05 |
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Climbers aren’t known for sitting still, especially in a dark room for hours. But they’ll do so gladly this summer as the REEL ROCK Film Tour kicks off its third season with more than 100 screenings of the world's best climbing films at resorts and climbing/mountain towns throughout the country. “REEL Rock is becoming one of the most prominent social events for local climbing communities across the country,” says Laura Fryer, marketing manager for sponsor La Sportiva. La Sportiva, whose athletes featured in the tour include Jason Kehl, Alex Honnold, Micah Dash and Daniel Woods, is just one of many sponsors backing this year’s tour, which also includes a separate film on Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden rafting through The Grand Canyon, searching for first ascents in Grand Canyon Walls by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 June 2008 15:19 )
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