Watch Dani Arnold’s Fast Solo of Grandes Jorasses

Swiss climber Dani Arnold recently climbed the north face of Grandes Jorasses in two hours and four minutes for the speed record.

He attempted to make the fast climb over the past few years but never had the right conditions.

He said after the climb, ““Looking back, waiting such a long time for the right moment really paid off. Despite the fact that this was quite a struggle for me – as patience certainly isn’t my strongest skill.

“However, everything needs to be right: little details, such as whether I should climb two metres more to the right or to the left, sound ridiculous when you’re talking about a 1,200-metre face, but in the end, these details make the difference.”

He soloed the Cassin Route, which is mostly steep rock climbing and why he wore La Sportiva Futuras for the technical rock. In 2016, he set the speed record on the Matterhorn.