DHT Challenge & Social Event with Hans Florine
By Laura Stetser

Wednesday, May 26th world-renowned rock climber Hans Florine visited South Yuba Club for a Do Hard Things Challenge workout followed by a presentation of the multi-media film Speed Climbing Yosemite’s El Capitan. The evening fun kicked off with a – true to the name – very challenging workout (outlined below, if you missed the event and want to embrace Hans’ “do hard things” mentality, give this a try!)

THE CHALLENGE…

Trail Run/Walk
Horizontal Rows 50x
Kettlebell Swings 50x
Farmers Carry 50x
SandBag Squat Clean 50x
Spiderman Push Ups 50x
Tire Flip 50x
Trail Run/Walk

Mike Carville walks participants through the stations of the Do Hard Things Challenge workout.

Hans and teammates plugging away at their 50 rows.

If you are not having fun, what are you even doing?
Hans and participants end with a fun group handstand hold.

THE FOOD & BEER…

As 7pm neared, attendees began to arrive for the presentation and were treated to a cup of local Bullmastiff Brew and gourmet wood fried pizza by Drifter’s Pizza.

THE PRESENTATION…

Hans kicked off the presentation with some well-received humor and the evening flowed with a great film, some fun trivia questions and giveaways, and Q&A with a host of fantastic questions and a lot of laughs and inspiring takeaways.

It was a unique opportunity to hear stories of Hans’ climbing adventures, people he has met and climbed with – including another famous adventurer Erik Weihenmayer, known for being the first blind man to climb Mount Everest and kayak the Grand Canyon – and the failures and successes that come with holding the speed record on The Nose eight times as well as successfully ascending the famous El Capitan wall more than 100 times.

You can find out more about Hans Florine here and check out his best-selling book The Nose.