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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

How Yosemite climber’s unusual diet helped him smash world record

Courtesy of Tom Evans

A climber has smashed the record for the fastest climb up The Nose, a route up El Capitan, but his bizarre diet in preparation for his ascent has left people baffled.

Nick Ehman, 28, scaled The Nose in Yosemite National Park, California, in four hours and 39 minutes.

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