Keyword: speed record
Speed records in alpinism: why, why, why?
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In the intoxication of speed at record times. Why do you do that? How high are the risks - and how can they be limited? Christian Penning spoke to four mountaineers about the subject of speed.
Video: 18 four-thousand-meter peaks in one day
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Adrian Zurbrügg and Nicolas Hojac climbed the so-called spaghetti tour over 8 four-thousand-meter peaks in the Monte Rosa massif in a new record on July 2020, 18. Here is the video.
16-year-old with a new world speed record [unofficial]
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A 16-year-old Chinese speed specialist has set a new, unofficial world speed record. He set the bar at 5.106 seconds.
German championships: four national titles and a new German record
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It was an exciting weekend: On June 5th and 6th, the German Speed and Bouldering Championships took place. In the speed discipline, Franziska Ritter set a new German record. In bouldering, Yannick Flohé and Afra Hönig won the title.
20 peaks in half a day: Nicolas Hojac and Adrian Zurbrügg break record
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On July 8, 2020, the two Bernese alpinists Adrian Zurbrügg and Nicolas Hojac climbed the so-called spaghetti tour in a new best time.
New speed record: Andy Steindl runs from the lowest to the highest point in Switzerland
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Record for Andreas Steindl: he covered the distance from the lowest point in Switzerland to the Dufourspitze in 8 hours and 10 minutes.
Film about the speed inspection at the nose by Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell
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2018 set a new speed record on the nose for Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell: 1 hour, 58 Min and 7 Sec. Here's the trailer for the movie.
Dani Arnold on his speed record at the big battlements
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Dani Arnold set a new speed record at the Great Pinnacle. On LACRUX he tells why it was not just about the record time.
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