When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This climb was merely the pinnacle of Hill’s glittering career, which includes several sport ...

Three women, and three climbs, which helped change the course of rock climbing: Luisa Iovane on Comeback in Val San Nicolò in 1986, Lynn Hill on The Nose in 1993 and Josune Bereziartu on Bain de Sang ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. It’s always refreshing to find women in outdoor sports competing ...

Podcasts # 8 and # 9 of Climbing Sparkling Moments by La Sportiva explore Lynn Hill's historic first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite in 1993, and a rare repeat carried out by Jorg ...

Lynn Hill made her first free ascent of The Nose, a technical 3,000-foot route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, more than 20 years ago. The 5-foot-2 powerhouse changed the face of climbing with the summit.

As a professional rock climber and conservation advocate, I’ve spent my life and career in Wilderness areas. These places are iconic, inspirational, and — in many cases — downright sacred. While ...

Lynn Hill has been the definition of a woman reaching new heights for years. The professional rock climber is widely known as the first person to free climb the Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite National ...

Maybe that’s because, as he explains, “climbing is too slow.” Or perhaps it was the pressure he might have felt as the son of Lynn Hill. Despite our many camping and climbing trips with friends and ...

In 1993, Lynn Hill did something that no one else—man or woman—had ever done in the history of climbing, despite years of attempts: she completed the first free ascent of the Nose of El Capitan in ...

Perhaps you have grand plans to party like a rock star on New Year's Eve. But when it comes to that resolution you quietly made to improve your health and fitness next year, you have an itty, bitty, ...