This Climber Just Broke Dean Potter’s Half Dome Speed Record By Free Soloing ‘Snake Dike’
On October 28, 32-year-old American climber Michael Reese set a new fastest known time on Yosemite’s Half Dome, breaking an 11-year record set by the late Dean Potter. Reese climbed the 2,000-foot batholith from the Mist Trailhead to its summit in 1 hour 12 minutes 58 seconds, following Potter’s original line up Grizzly Gully and free soloing Snake Dike (5.7 R; 800ft). He broke Potter’s previous record from May 3, 2015, by about six minutes.
Potter, who famously competed with Hans Florine to set
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