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Honnold & Florine break Nose speed record- 2:23:51 21-Jun-2012 At 2:48:05 PM maxdacat

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On 21/06/2012 simey wrote:

>Usually you bring some commonsense to Chockstone Damo, but this time you
>are spouting pure horse shit.>
>That means in 44 years there has only been a 6cm gain in the world long
>jump record - an improvement of just 1.66%. Yet many of you clowns reckon
>the Nose record will be slashed by another 24 mins (an improvement of 16.5%)
>in just a few years!
>

>
I think you're overlooking the amount of variable present in an undertaking like the Nose. You're talking about 30 or so pitches, each with decisions about ropework, gear, belays and style. One would imagine there is some scope for improvement. If you're so sure about writing off the possibility of sub 2hrs then you should say where the limit is....or has it been reached? Comparisons with a 10 second event are not exactly straightforward.