“On a cold, misty morning in late October 2017, after 11 previous attempts, Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds broke the standing speed record on The Nose (formerly held by Alex Honnold and Hans Florine) with an unbelievable new time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 44 seconds. Watching this as it happened was one of the more incredible spectacles I’ve ever witnessed; an amazing display of superhuman mastery unlike anything I’ve seen before” – Tristan Greszko
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Dani Arnold has set a new record time on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. At the end of July, the 34-year old climbed the Walker Spur (4,208 meters) in the Mont Blanc massif on the Cassin route in 2 hours and 4 minutes. He now holds speed records on two out of the three legendary north faces in the Alps.
Why bother finding a fancy hotel, when you can do it like pro climber Sasha DiGiulian, choose a thousand stars hotel and spend the night for free?
A first-hand look of what it’s like to spend the night at 1,200 feet above the ground on the side of a massive cliff with exclusive footage by pro climber Sasha DiGiulian.