HANS FLORINE
Climbing Yosemite’s El Capitan in record time wasn’t enough for Hans Florine to get voted into the California Outdoors Hall of Fame.
Five years later, after Florine used his stature to help disabled athletes, children and families participate in the outdoors — as well as set a new speed record for El Cap and climbed the epic nose route for the 100th time — Florine was the top vote getter for this year’s HOF class.
Florine, of Walnut Creek, was named on 70 percent of the ballots of past winners and industry leaders and will be inducted Jan. 23 at the Sacramento International Sportsmen’s Exposition at Cal Expo.