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Carolynn Marie Hill (born January 3, 1961) [2] is an American rock climber.
“Lynn Hill isn’t just one of the best female climbers in the world—she is among the greatest rock climbers of all time.”—Jon Krakauer, author of Into Thin Air “[Hill’s] story…is one of unbelievable determination, quiet inspiration and extraordinary courage.”
Dec 7, 2021 · In “Full Circle,” Hill reflects on her life in climbing — deeply enough to tell us what she would say to herself as a young girl, ostracized for being a “tomboy.”
Apr 24, 2015 · Lynn Hill earned the title of living legend in 1993 when she became the first person, male or female to free climb what is known as the nose on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
Interview with Lynn Hill, a world-class sport climbing symbol. Her legendary one-day free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in 1994 Yosemite and her entire vertical world as seen...
The Nose - Lynn Hill Climbing. Freeing the Nose, an excerpt from Climbing Free, Chapter 12. Returning to El Cap felt like coming home, I realized as I headed up the wall on my first attempt to free the Nose, in 1993.
Jul 13, 2023 · From breaking gender barriers to setting new records for climbing, Lynn Hill has left an indelible mark on the sport. She has done everything from trad, big wall, sport climbing and bouldering, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest climbers of all time.
Lynn Hill is the first person to have free climbed The Nose of El Capitan. Here she talks about her experience and gives tips for aspiring climbers.
Oct 1, 2019 · From her first steps climbing with her brother and sister and sister's boyfriend back in 1975, Lynn Hill was hooked on rock and went on to become not only the most accomplished female climber of her generation but one of the most accomplished climbers full stop, culminating in the groundbreaking first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in ...
I have been all over the world and have had the fortune of doing things with many special people, some famous, some anonymous. But the biggest little hero I’ve ever known is Lynn Hill. The rest of us are just holding her rope. [2] Hill has experienced only one major accident in her climbing career.
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