Lynn Hill

Lynn Hill ( born January 3, 1961 in Detroit ) is an American climber. She became famous in the 1980s when she was one of the world's best sport climbers in general. Ever since she the route " The Nose " at the El Capitan could free climb in Yosemite National Park as the first person, it is one of the best and most famous rock climbers.

Life

Originally from Detroit, Michigan to arise, Lynn Hill grew up in Southern California. Was clear early on that it is equipped with a lot of athletic talent: the age of six, she won swimming races, and from the age of nine years she was a good gymnast. She started climbing when she was 14 years old and spent a climbing holiday with her sister and her fiance. During the 1980s, she was part of the then climbing scene and focused mainly on climbing in the area of Camp Four in Yosemite Valley. She has appeared in numerous television shows and was among other things a candidate for the TV show Survival of the Fittest.

In 1979, Lynn Hill mastered the first woman to 5:12 Difficulty / 5:13 in the route Ophir Broke in Ophir, Colorado. 1984 she managed the first ascent of the route Yellow Crack ( 5:12 R / / X -sight, the "R " stands for "run out", the "X" for unsecured) in the Shawangunks ( Indian name, saying, Shongums ). From 1986 to 1992 she was one of the world's best sport climbers: they won more than 30 international titles, including five victories were at the prestigious Arco Rock Master. Of the total of 38 competitions they played, they won 26. In 1991, she achieved another milestone, with a redpoint - repetition of 8b route mass Critique in Cimai, France. She was the first woman who was able to climb the French Difficulty 8b . In 1998, she also was the first woman committing the Boulders Midnight Lightning.

After they had stopped the contest Climbing, Lynn Hill the traditional rock climbing turned back to. In 1993, she was finally, accompanied by her partner Brooke Sandahl, the first person ever, which climb the famous Route Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley free. A year later they exceeded this power even when they defeated first the entire route in a single day. Lynn Hills original assessment for the Free Nose was 5.13b. The free ascent of the Nose and the free ascent in just one day remained about ten years after Lynn Hills unrepeated first ascent - despite numerous attempts by some of the best big wall climbers in the world. For this reason, proposed some climbers to raise the level of difficulty for this route at least 5.14a, which included the two free tours of the nose from now on definitely the most impressive achievements of climbing history. On 14 October 2005, finally succeeded Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden to climb the Nose also free, and on October 16, 2005 Caldwell climbed the route in less than 12 hours.

1988 Lynn Hill married her climbing partner Russ Raffa. At the wedding feast the two roped in wedding clothing from over a rock. Their marriage ended in 1991.

In 2002, she appeared in New York her autobiographical book Climbing Free, which she had co-authored with Greg Child.

On 14 April 2003 Owen was born, a son of Lynn Hill and her partner Brad Lynch.