Hans Florine

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Hans Florine 1995

Hans Florine (born June 18, 1964 in Fort Lee , Virginia ), also known as Hollywood Hans , is an American speed and free climber . He lives in Moraga , California .

On October 12, 2008, he and Yuji Hirayama needed 2 hours, 37 minutes and 5 seconds to climb the route The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park . This record was beaten on November 6, 2010 by Sean Leary and Dean Potter with a time of 2 hours, 36 minutes and 45 seconds. In June 2012, Hans Florine and Alex Honnold were able to improve the fastest time to 2:23:46.

Hans Florine won the first World Climbing Championship in speed climbing in Frankfurt in 1991 , and he was unbeaten at the X Games in speed climbing from 1995 to 2000.

Books

  • On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite's Most Iconic Climb , Hans Florine with Jayme Moye, Falcon Guides, 2016

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans and Yuji improve their nose record ( memento of the original from October 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 25, 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.klettern.de
  2. ^ New Nose Record.Retrieved November 16, 2010
  3. ↑ New Nose Speed ​​Record.Retrieved November 16, 2010
  4. ↑ New nose speed record on bergstieg.com
  5. ↑ Results of the 1991 World Cup on the IFSC website ; Retrieved May 28, 2011

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personal data
SURNAME Florine, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hollywood Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American sport climber
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Lee , Virginia, USA