Two climbers are nearing the end of a several-week effort to reach the top of El Capitan, in what has been described the hardest rock climb in the world. Here’s the latest from the NYT. You can also follow reporter John Branch on Twitter. And if you get this in time, you can also watch it live.

+ (Somewhat) related: GoPro’s stock took a hit after Apple was given a patent for a remote control camera system. (Now I don’t feel so silly about having this Macbook Air strapped to my head.)