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47 year old Lynn Hill completed Chablanke a V11/12 (font 8A/+) boulder problem at Hueco Tanks, Texas a couple of days ago.

The mother of a 5 year old, Owen, Lynn has been at the forefront of climbing since the 1970's including many firsts for a woman. Perhaps the pinnacle of her career was the first free ascen...

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In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Great effort. On the Golden Boy o/s video, she looks so relaxed on it the whole way! RRG looks like a fantastic place to climb.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Amazing.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Outstanding achievement!

In reply to Fraser:

I can safely say that the RRG is one of the best climbing spots on this planet, well, compared to the places I've been to anyway. You should take a trip there sometime, preferably in the Autumn, you won't be disappointed!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Good to watch the video in HD at Joe's Vimeo site.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

"pretend" HD but yea. Brilliant stuff, amazing how strong she still is. She made that route look incredibly easy.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

For me totally and utterly inspirational! Well done!!!

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

Holy cow. She's not bad, is she? In fact, all round I'd say she has a decent claim to be the best climber ever.

Is there a consensus on how long an on-sight would typically take compared to a redpoint of the same route?

jcm

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

It's about fun John; even if that fun involves pain. It's not about ranking. It's not about comparison.

It's not about sex, or power and rubber.

It's all about inspiration, motivation and psyche.

It's about the weekend, or whenever you can get out.

Best not to dwell on the minutiae.

But she is a goddess.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:

God you come across as patronising sometimes!

She absolutely cruised that, it looks like she had loads left in the tank.

Amazing.

In reply to Mick Ryan - UKClimbing.com:
Stunning, so smooth and calm.

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:
Yeah I've often thought that - or at least of the previous generation. The nose free was probably the most important free climb... ever?

In reply to Silum:

Below the Statistics column on the page the vid lives on is a download link, feel free to dl the full 720p version for full (720, anyway) quality