“Mammoth Lake-based Jake Whisenant and South Lake Tahoe-based Brant Hysell have set a new speed record on Lurking Fear on El Capitan in Yosemite of two hours, 55 minutes and 32 seconds (2:55:32)..”
“On May 29, Jacob Cook and Brant Hysell completed the standard Yosemite Triple—South Face of Mount Watkins, the Nose, and the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome—in 22 hours (4 p.m. start to 2 p.m. finish). The Yosemite Triple is a link-up that climbs arguably three of the best rock climbs in the world, around 70 guidebook pitches and ~7000 feet of vertical terrain.”
“American big wall climber Brant Hysell, the man behind the Gravity Lab YouTube channel, rope-soloed Salathé Wall on El Capitan on May 11 in 19 hours and 57 minutes. The previous fastest time was by Cheyene Lempe in 2013 at 20 hours and six minutes.”
“To me, this reveals two important things about Brant. First, he’s an incredibly strong climber with a solid foundation to fall back on. Second, Brant climbs for the adventure.”
