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Message: [QUOTE="quavik, post: 4106672, member: 10969"] After obtaining my Bachelor's in 1970 i spent a few years climbing in Yosemite. I climbed El Cap three times (different routes) and one was this route up the boldest feature of the rock - The Nose. For years the rumor mill around Camp 4 (the climber's camp) was who was finally going to free The Nose. Many of us blew a lot of smoke, then, in 1994, Lynn Hill did the unthinkable and did the first free ascent of the route in 23 hours. The second free ascent was done 11 years later and took four days! (My ascent took five days.) Here is a very short clip of her on The Nose: [MEDIA=youtube]yS63AdRSnl8[/MEDIA] Her visionary ascent wraps technical skill at the highest level, tremendous physical & mental strength, great endurance, and the ability to improvise on micro holds all into one enchilada! There are VERY few places where someone can let their concentration waver. [/QUOTE]