Hi Bruce! Free climbing means climbing up the rock using the natural features rather than using the "aid" of our safety equipment. I did use a rope and safety equipment on the Nose and in general when I go rock climbing because I don't want to get hurt or die in case I fall. When pushing the level of difficulty, we fall often! Thanks to our "safety equipment", I'm still here to talk about it! Cheers!
the changing corner pitch is what defines this route.. Did you prepare before hand? Did you top down to practice or how did you figure it out? The fact that you did the nose means your one of the best climbers in the world. You are amazing but i would like to know how you figured out changing corners.. or the roof for that matter. Such amazing climbing. You are a hero.
I have to credit Lynn Hill as being one of the greatest and most daring athletes to have ever existed. The physical and mental strength required to take on these challenges is amazing. She is truly an inspiration to all athletes.
I climbed my first time in 1985 in the Gunks with a female guide named Rosie. She had me top roped on a 5.4 and I was struggling with it. Lynn came strolling by and stopped to talk with Rosie. She saw that someone had left a tricam in a crack near me. So she free climbed up to it, retrieved it, and downclimbed. When I lowered off Rosie introduced me. Lynn was very nice, very encouraging, and rather happy to find a free piece of pro. All I could think was damn what a badass!
@@LynnHillClimbing I can’t believe you replied! Yes - Rosie Andrews was my guide. That was a pivotal day in my life. I became obsessed with climbing and mountaineering and climbed all over North America during the next 10 or so years. had great adventures and met lots of amazing people along the way. It has been a long while since I last roped up, and I haven’t lived in the NYC area for years. But I wouldn’t trade those days for anything.
I have started climbing in 1998... You were the Goddes of rock climbing that time for us.. And you still are! Thanks for inspiring us @LynnHillClimbing !
I truly appreciate the difficulty of the Dawn Wall climb that just went up. But I've run into some folks online calling it the "greatest climb of in all rock climbing history." That may yet be proven out. But it's maddening to know that so few know about Lynn's visionary climb of The Nose. They don't know how hard it is, how it took years before another climber managed it. They don't know that Ms. Hill, with this climb, opened Yosemite climbers' eyes to what could be accomplished on El Cap.
NickFalacci From my understanding, it blew everyone's mind and made her a superstar, she was one of the only real professional rock climbers at that time along with a few others. But it made the sport progress almost overnight because she was the visionary that did something no one else thought was possible, then everyone else hoped on board and started trying to do the same once the barrier had been broken....the dean potters and the hans florine's for instance making speed and first ascents of super tough aid routes. I really don't think freeing the nose is/was undervalued or unappreciated bud
This. The climbing culture is getting wider and richer today, which is great. And I can't help but admire, be inspired by and become a great fan of you Lynn, because you have thrived while this culture was still quite narrow, unknown and mainly driven by masculine ego, you are a pillar of the modern version of this sport. I love watching you being right where you want to be; on the rock, climbing, surpassing not only yourself, but also every common limits.
I met Lynn at a speaking event in Seattle circa 1997 when she talked about this ground breaking ascent. I was a teenager at the time and she signed a poster! Last week, (almost 20 years later) I took my family to Yosemite to see El Cap for the first time (just from the ground). I think back about this single-day free climb and am still astonished beyond words. Still goes down as one of the most epic achievements in free climbing history. Thanks for posting.
For me (around 5.10a and so far away from Nose Level) this is so inspiring... wearing sunglasses on the Head while climbing great roof is... simply cool (i wrecked my favorite sunglasses on a little roof here in northern germany) great Music too thx for the Motivation
I'm trying to remember how news of this ascent hit the climbing world. It was like a quiet bomb, if such a thing is possible. The future was revealed. That it was over a decade before the feat was repeated is shocking, and it's not like there were no attempts. 22 years out and only four people have done The Nose free, two of them women. There was a memorable ad on the back cover of one of the climbing mags, bought by Boreal, the maker of the shoes she used. There's little 5'3" Lynn casually dangling a pair of climbing shoes and wryly smiling at the camera and saying "It goes boys". It's a taunt, though not mean. I guess if your sexist it might have ticked you off. I thought it perfect. BTW: I'm a male climber who started before Lynn was born.
Some routes are easier if you are small, some are easier if you are large. Nobody makes a big deal about it. She was first on one of the all time plumbs. Fantastic. And no fluke to it she has advanced the maximum grade several times.
Younger climbers today probably can't appreciate how much Lynn's FFA of the nose in 93 changed perceptions of people raised on I Love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver. The culture in climbing today clearly stands in large part on her shoulders.
Nice to be able to just watch her climb. Seeing her do the horizontal crack under the roof with no footholds, for example--sick! One of the best American athletes of all time.
I didn't know that I could be more blown away than by Alex Honnold. You just did that by watching what you are made of in this last climb here. This actually made me very emotional. Look forward to learning more about you. Awesome!~
when i started bouldering 30 years ago…you Lynn were already a star.. i heard your podcast last week and it is so nice that you are still at the rocks somewhere out there.. good for you. stay safe and all the best for you. greetings from Cologne joh
Hi Lynn, you are a very courageous woman whom I enjoyed watching during the climb. I am happy that you are still here and well. Just be careful and aware of your limitations (even though your sport forces you to go beyond the possible)! May your smile stay with us for a long, long time! Greetings from Novalis.
Hey Lynn, I was climbing in the Valley Monday and Tuesday May 9 &10.This morning we were at El Cap Meadow gazing up at your route (the Nose)! From now on I will call it the Lynn Hill route!
I feel like the video tailed off there, i mean, you're ascent was phenomenal. Unbelievable. I aspire to have the strength, dedication, knowledge, patience and determination that you do. Amazing. thank you! I would love to ask you some questions, congrats!
@@LynnHillClimbing I'm sorry...laying in bed last night, I wondered about exactly that but forgot to research it and modify my comment. My apologies Ms. Hill.
In the book you say that small fingers were your secret weapon on The Great Roof. Probably true but there's a whole lot more to freeing the Nose, either in a day or at all. Dedication, persistence, skill, believing in self, and a whole lot more. Hats off to you Lynn!
Hi Bruce!
Free climbing means climbing up the rock using the natural features rather than using the "aid" of our safety equipment. I did use a rope and safety equipment on the Nose and in general when I go rock climbing because I don't want to get hurt or die in case I fall. When pushing the level of difficulty, we fall often! Thanks to our "safety equipment", I'm still here to talk about it!
Cheers!
+Lynn Hill
Hopefully you can continue to stay safe, especially on your free solo routes.
the changing corner pitch is what defines this route.. Did you prepare before hand? Did you top down to practice or how did you figure it out? The fact that you did the nose means your one of the best climbers in the world. You are amazing but i would like to know how you figured out changing corners.. or the roof for that matter. Such amazing climbing. You are a hero.
sorry bolts are not included, that's called aid and and leaning on your gear
no shit fuckface
djvista38 free climbing means no upward assistance/aid. setting and using protection in the case of a fall doesn't mean that it's not free climbing.
Here after the new Climbing Gold Episode, such an revolutionary of the sport
Same 😂. Aldo I saw the footage before but had to revisit it, cause it's just wort it and it's all inspiring.
I have to credit Lynn Hill as being one of the greatest and most daring athletes to have ever existed. The physical and mental strength required to take on these challenges is amazing. She is truly an inspiration to all athletes.
I climbed my first time in 1985 in the Gunks with a female guide named Rosie. She had me top roped on a 5.4 and I was struggling with it. Lynn came strolling by and stopped to talk with Rosie. She saw that someone had left a tricam in a crack near me. So she free climbed up to it, retrieved it, and downclimbed. When I lowered off Rosie introduced me. Lynn was very nice, very encouraging, and rather happy to find a free piece of pro. All I could think was damn what a badass!
Hi NY Guy! Thanks for sharing your story! Rosie Andrews was your guide. I hope you are still climbing and enjoying the Gunks!!
Cheers!
Lynn
@@LynnHillClimbing I can’t believe you replied! Yes - Rosie Andrews was my guide. That was a pivotal day in my life. I became obsessed with climbing and mountaineering and climbed all over North America during the next 10 or so years. had great adventures and met lots of amazing people along the way. It has been a long while since I last roped up, and I haven’t lived in the NYC area for years. But I wouldn’t trade those days for anything.
I have started climbing in 1998... You were the Goddes of rock climbing that time for us.. And you still are! Thanks for inspiring us @LynnHillClimbing !
I truly appreciate the difficulty of the Dawn Wall climb that just went up. But I've run into some folks online calling it the "greatest climb of in all rock climbing history." That may yet be proven out. But it's maddening to know that so few know about Lynn's visionary climb of The Nose. They don't know how hard it is, how it took years before another climber managed it. They don't know that Ms. Hill, with this climb, opened Yosemite climbers' eyes to what could be accomplished on El Cap.
NickFalacci From my understanding, it blew everyone's mind and made her a superstar, she was one of the only real professional rock climbers at that time along with a few others. But it made the sport progress almost overnight because she was the visionary that did something no one else thought was possible, then everyone else hoped on board and started trying to do the same once the barrier had been broken....the dean potters and the hans florine's for instance making speed and first ascents of super tough aid routes. I really don't think freeing the nose is/was undervalued or unappreciated bud
I feel you, Nick. I can't believe how many forgot that this happened more than 20 years ago.
"It goes boys."
Yeah it does if you can climb like Lynn Hill.
you are an inspiration lynn
That smile at the end. Such a special moment.
This.
The climbing culture is getting wider and richer today, which is great.
And I can't help but admire, be inspired by and become a great fan of you Lynn, because you have thrived while this culture was still quite narrow, unknown and mainly driven by masculine ego, you are a pillar of the modern version of this sport.
I love watching you being right where you want to be; on the rock, climbing, surpassing not only yourself, but also every common limits.
What a badass, she makes it look so easy.
I love this video... God only knows how many times I have watched it.
WHEN ever i am faced with a daunting task, i watch this.....and do it..... sweetness!!!
I'm a huge admirer. You are one of my personal heroes. Thanks for what you've done to advance the sport of climbing and for women.
"There have been a lot of tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one Lynn Hill."
I met Lynn at a speaking event in Seattle circa 1997 when she talked about this ground breaking ascent. I was a teenager at the time and she signed a poster! Last week, (almost 20 years later) I took my family to Yosemite to see El Cap for the first time (just from the ground). I think back about this single-day free climb and am still astonished beyond words. Still goes down as one of the most epic achievements in free climbing history. Thanks for posting.
Wow went through many emotions watching this Lynn, inspiring me on a few levels thanks for sharing this amazing time capsule 👍🏼👊🏼🎨🙏🏽🇺🇸
Thank you so much for your contribution to climbing!
Best thing on youtube.
You made changing corners elegant and graceful. That's my ultimate life goal pitch that I hope to climb someday.
For me (around 5.10a and so far away from Nose Level) this is so inspiring...
wearing sunglasses on the Head while climbing great roof is... simply cool
(i wrecked my favorite sunglasses on a little roof here in northern germany)
great Music too
thx for the Motivation
I'm trying to remember how news of this ascent hit the climbing world. It was like a quiet bomb, if such a thing is possible. The future was revealed. That it was over a decade before the feat was repeated is shocking, and it's not like there were no attempts. 22 years out and only four people have done The Nose free, two of them women.
There was a memorable ad on the back cover of one of the climbing mags, bought by Boreal, the maker of the shoes she used. There's little 5'3" Lynn casually dangling a pair of climbing shoes and wryly smiling at the camera and saying "It goes boys". It's a taunt, though not mean. I guess if your sexist it might have ticked you off. I thought it perfect. BTW: I'm a male climber who started before Lynn was born.
Some routes are easier if you are small, some are easier if you are large. Nobody makes a big deal about it. She was first on one of the all time plumbs. Fantastic. And no fluke to it she has advanced the maximum grade several times.
Younger climbers today probably can't appreciate how much Lynn's FFA of the nose in 93 changed perceptions of people raised on I Love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver. The culture in climbing today clearly stands in large part on her shoulders.
always amazing to see climbing a great elegant person and climber. So inspiring your climbings life and book, thank you Lynn
Lynn, you're the great one! Such an inspiration till today! =)
Her climbing is an inspiration. Amazing climber! And of course, amazing eyes too :)
Lynn you have been a huge inspiration to me as a female rock climber by showing we can crush as hard as the guys! Awesome vid!
So powerfully graceful. Supreme body control and awareness.
Truly amazing accomplishment! Bravo!
Nice to be able to just watch her climb. Seeing her do the horizontal crack under the roof with no footholds, for example--sick! One of the best American athletes of all time.
the great roof
I didn't know that I could be more blown away than by Alex Honnold. You just did that by watching what you are made of in this last climb here. This actually made me very emotional. Look forward to learning more about you. Awesome!~
In our household and town you are considered a great athlete, Lynn. A pioneer who pushes limits.
when i started bouldering 30 years ago…you Lynn were already a star.. i heard your podcast last week and it is so nice that you are still at the rocks somewhere out there.. good for you. stay safe and all the best for you. greetings from Cologne joh
Wow. Simply inspiring and amazing. What a Rock.
This is poetry for my eyes! 🤩
You are quite literally a living legend.
Hi Lynn, You will always be the Best!
Hi Lynn, you are a very courageous woman whom I enjoyed watching during the climb. I am happy that you are still here and well. Just be careful and aware of your limitations (even though your sport forces you to go beyond the possible)! May your smile stay with us for a long, long time! Greetings from Novalis.
Hi Linn happy birthday thanks for the inspiration you gave me in a timely manner though my life, me 1/3/65
Wow I truly admire you and from personal experience with climbing appreciate how hard climbing can be
Absolutely amazing. Excellent athlete.
Inspiring!
One of the living Legend
that's fantastic!!!! thanks Lynn.....
So frickin amazing and inspiring! 😍💪
Hola Lynn, llevo tiempo siguiéndote y lo que hace es tremendo. aprecio tu esfuerzo, y te agradezco que lleves cuerda.
Amazing performance Lynn.
Human abilities could be amazing. Video looks natural so I felt thrills when i was watching it.
Hey Lynn, I was climbing in the Valley Monday and Tuesday May 9 &10.This morning we were at El Cap Meadow gazing up at your route (the Nose)! From now on I will call it the Lynn Hill route!
What an amazing person! She can certainly do something I can't :)
dat techie footwork... just wow
Just amazing.
Happy woman's day! You inspire us.
Great climb - still remember how it inspired me when I started climbing more than 20 years ago :-)
I feel like the video tailed off there, i mean, you're ascent was phenomenal. Unbelievable. I aspire to have the strength, dedication, knowledge, patience and determination that you do. Amazing. thank you! I would love to ask you some questions, congrats!
love this woman!
Just finished climbing free for the second time, love what she’s done, big inspiration to me.
Great footage!
Hard to believe this was 20 years ago
***** Time Stops for None of Us. Just seems like it moves faster for some of us.
She's an icon. What an inspiration for young women!
That Alex Honnold did the entire route solo continues to astound me.
Alex did NOT free solo the Nose! He did an easier route called, Freerider. It is still a very impressive feat for sure!!!
@@LynnHillClimbing I'm sorry...laying in bed last night, I wondered about exactly that but forgot to research it and modify my comment. My apologies Ms. Hill.
wow, as someone who climbs, the difficulty of this accomplishment cannot be described in words or even video, amazing
Wow. Twenty years ago. Time flies.
Beautiful.
troll
TupacLives In searching Google, I find NOTHING to suggest Lynn has died - nothing support your misleading 'RIP' comment.
Great climber and great woman
"it goes boys"
Incredible stuff :)
A big time route and a big time climber, great stuff!
She is awesome ❤️🙏😎
Inspiration!
Still the World's Greatest and Best!
So inspiring! :)
Que grande Lynn, un ejemplo de escaladora.
Amazing.
Hi Lynn, Happy New Year! Best Steve
I was there a few weeks ago, now it hurts everywhere, well 61
Wow. Just wow.
Beautiful :D
In the book you say that small fingers were your secret weapon on The Great Roof. Probably true but there's a whole lot more to freeing the Nose, either in a day or at all. Dedication, persistence, skill, believing in self, and a whole lot more. Hats off to you Lynn!
Legendary athlete and human.
amazing
Elegance. That's Lynn Hill.
Bella por fuera , más bella por dentro, un abrazo fuerte para Lyn
boss. so inspiring
Beautiful Smile, too!
Rock goddess!
Great climb Lynn! And all done with out tape or gloves.
Capricorn! No wonder u like those climbs...Congrats on your persistence, resilience and tenacity
just watched reel rock 9: the valley uprising at Utah State University it was awesome! the crowd was awesome! Lynn is Fukn Hawesome!
Would like to see a continuous unedited version
Brava !!!
G.O.A.T.
Respect.
very impressive
How do you even stay on the wall. So cool to watch someone climb with such great skill.
6:27 she's so small and light, and yes, magic shoes too...
akseli9 Ya she's actually smaller than I thought. But she must be Super Strong.
great vid
Great♥👌
Grande LYNN!!! 💪 💪 💪
*Respect*
it's enormous
….trailblazer……💥💐….& inspiration
Balls of steel!
Goodness me.Wow!