Lynn Hill once set a record straight for 10 years by climbing the 3500 ft. vertical face of the El Capitan without the use of any artificial hand or foot holds. She led the movement of encouragement of women to get into rock climbing in the mostly male dominated sport. A top sport climber in the 198o’s, Lynn is considered a legend woman climber & has inspired many women rock climbers of this century. In 2005, she started climbing camps in the United States to popularize rock climbing among young children. Patagonia, the gear & clothing company sponsors her. The first person ever to free The Nose, a technical route once considered impossible to climb.
Lynn says “I’m a curious person. That, I think, is a quality that’s necessary for education: if you’re not curious then you’re not interested, and if you’re not interested then you’re not going to learn. I got an education in biology so I could go into physical therapy — that was the original idea — or become a doctor. But I figured that doctors had to work too much…“
Lynn Hill once set a record straight for 10 years by climbing the 3500 ft. vertical face of the El Capitan without the use of any artificial hand or foot holds. She led the movement of encouragement of women to get into rock climbing in the mostly male dominated sport. A top sport climber in the 198o’s, Lynn is considered a legend woman climber & has inspired many women rock climbers of this century. In 2005, she started climbing camps in the United States to popularize rock climbing among young children. Patagonia, the gear & clothing company sponsors her. The first person ever to free The Nose, a technical route once considered impossible to climb.
Lynn says “I’m a curious person. That, I think, is a quality that’s necessary for education: if you’re not curious then you’re not interested, and if you’re not interested then you’re not going to learn. I got an education in biology so I could go into physical therapy — that was the original idea — or become a doctor. But I figured that doctors had to work too much…“
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