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Dean Potter Sets Fastest Time on Half Dome

Dean Potter's path for the record. image: dean potter's facebook

Dean Potter has broken the record for the fastest known time up and down Half Dome in Yosemite, California. He did it this past weekend. Dean’s up and down round trip time was 2 hours, 17 minutes, 52 seconds. This is six minutes faster than the record of 2:23:51 set by Kyle Williams in September 2014. Dean wore a T-shirt, shorts, socks, and shoes and brought no food nor water. Dean Potter is a living legend who has done things many of […]

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