Lynn Hill
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Carolynn Marie Hill is an American rock climber. Widely regarded as one of the leading competition climbers, traditional climbers, sport climbers, and boulderers in the world during the late 1980s and
Hill in Stavanger in 2015
Hill spent her earliest years climbing in Joshua Tree National Park.
Hill became a world-renowned climber in The Gunks. (Another person pictured)
Hill fell 72 ft (22 m) while climbing at the cliffs at Buoux, Haute Provence, but was back on the rock only six weeks later.
Redpoint (climbing)
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In rock climbing, a redpoint is a successful free-climb of a climbing route that is performed by a lead climber. The lead climber can use rock-climbing equipment only for their protection, and not as
Lynn Hill
…one of the best female climbers in the world and one of the best climbers in the history of the sport. Hill was the first-ever female in history to redpoint a 5.12d (7c), 5.13a (7c+) and 5.14a (8b+) graded sport climbing route. Hill shaped rock climbing for women and became a public spokesperson, helping…
Kurt Albert climbing at the "Streitberger Schild" near Streitberg, Frankenjura, Germany, the place where he made the first Rotpunkt in 1975.