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thrillseeker05
Aug 13, 2003, 4:34 PM
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Question:
How can Linn Hill be the first woman to do 5.14 when Katie Brown did an onsite 5.14a called Hydrophobia, in Monte Saite, Spain?
Or was Linn Hills send first?
Anyone know?
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dsafanda
Aug 13, 2003, 4:37 PM
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I could be totally wrong but my guess is that Katy Brown was still wearing diapers when Lynn Hill sent her first 5.14.
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troutboy
Aug 13, 2003, 4:53 PM
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Not quite in diapers, but not too far removed either...
1991 Masse Critique, France (first 5.14 climbed by a woman)
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thrillseeker05
Aug 13, 2003, 4:54 PM
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that's what I'm trying to find out. the front page of RC.com says August 1st L.Hill becomes first woman to send 5.14.
kind of missleading.
anyone have the dates on these. plus I dont know if anyone is paying attention or not but Katie Brown did an ONSITE 5.14a
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thrillseeker05
Aug 13, 2003, 4:55 PM
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sweet. thanks for the info. my above post was before I saw your answer. cool enough.
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ikefromla
Aug 13, 2003, 5:05 PM
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mmmmyes.. but katie brown is muuuuuuch more hot.
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thrasher
Aug 13, 2003, 5:45 PM
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I met Lynn Hill and visited with her for a while last year...Granted I ahve only seen Katie in videos but after meeting Lynn in person, I have to say she is an absolute hottie and Katie doesn't hold a candle to her.
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thrillseeker05
Aug 13, 2003, 6:12 PM
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Katie is definitely hot! And to onsite a 5.14a is just the icing on the cake.
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traddad
Aug 13, 2003, 6:40 PM
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I'm with Thrasher. Maybe I'm getting old, but....Experience and wisdom are becoming more and more sexy to me.
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ergophobe
Aug 13, 2003, 7:31 PM
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In reply to: I'm with Thrasher. Maybe I'm getting old, but....Experience and wisdom are becoming more and more sexy to me.
Funny how with women it always seems to get back to their looks or sexuality. One thing I never noticed until a non-climber friend came over and picked up a magazine. His informal impression was that women are much more often depicted from below in a wide stem. Otherwise, often looking straight down at the cleavage.
Maybe every time there's a discussion on whether Dean Potter or Alex Lowe was really the greatest climber in history (the preferred choices of RC.com, dominated as it is by Americans and youth), the women out there can divert the discussion into a close examination of which one is/was hotter and exactly which physical features are best. Is Dean Potter faster than Hans Florine? Who cares, cause one of them just has the cutest little buns. I'm not sayin' which one, though.
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wigglestick
Aug 13, 2003, 7:36 PM
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Dude, Dean is way hotter than Hans.
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the_pirate
Aug 13, 2003, 8:06 PM
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Does Katie Brown still climb? I had heard that she almost died from anorexia brought on by dieting obsessions for competitions.
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traddad
Aug 13, 2003, 8:07 PM
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[quote="ergophobe"]In reply to: I'm with Thrasher. Maybe I'm getting old, but.... Experience and wisdom are becoming more and more sexy to me.
Funny how with women it always seems to get back to their looks or sexuality.
Hmmmm...
Methinks this person missed the point entirely.....
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Aug 13, 2003, 8:21 PM
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Pirate, she had Crohn's disease and yes she still climbs, but with a much lower profile.
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epic_ed
Aug 13, 2003, 8:57 PM
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The latest Rock & Ice has a feature about her climbing trip to Hampi with Sharma and ??? can't remember who, but it was a good read.
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on_sight_man
Aug 13, 2003, 8:59 PM
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She's at Western State I believe and boulders a LOT there.
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climber1
Aug 13, 2003, 9:00 PM
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[quote="ergophobe]
Maybe every time there's a discussion on whether Dean Potter or Alex Lowe was really the greatest climber in history (the preferred choices of RC.com, dominated as it is by Americans and youth)
I'll take Peter Croft over Dean Potter regarding one of the greatest American male climbers. I agree that Alex was the other one.
Remember, Peter freesoloed Astroman in 1987. that's fiteen years before Dean.
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jcinco
Aug 13, 2003, 9:37 PM
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In reply to: [ I'll take Peter Croft over Dean Potter regarding one of the greatest American male climbers. I agree that Alex was the other one. Remember, Peter freesoloed Astroman in 1987. that's fiteen years before Dean.
Peter Croft is Canadian.
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climbingbum
Aug 13, 2003, 9:59 PM
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Jcinco, Sh!t you beat me to it.... Gotta love the old school squamish climbers....
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In reply to: She's at Western State I believe and boulders a LOT there
yup. she can be found in the school gym every now and then.
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dontfall
Aug 13, 2003, 11:58 PM
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In reply to: Katie is definitely hot!
Anyone have a pic?
Chris
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Aug 14, 2003, 12:27 AM
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out of curiosity.... have any women done 5.14c or 5.14d? i know some have done V13.
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Aug 14, 2003, 1:12 AM
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can't believe i'm bothering to post this, but its a slow day at work... Lynn Hill definitely is both more amazing and much hotter than Katie Brown. AND, she was climbing when there really weren't any female climber role models around, which makes her a groundbreaking, super strong, amazing, and hot woman - yes, Katie is also an amazing climber, but Lynn gets more points for being first, and being much more diverse. And they both get points for being amazingly nice, super friendly, humble people, and great role models.
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iamthewallress
Aug 14, 2003, 1:26 AM
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Hey, Tom. I'll oblige to keep things even... Tomas Huber is a looker. Although the other front-page news boys all have nice back muscles, most of them don't have very good faces....you have to sort of go second tier for that. Except for Tomas. Yuji isn't really "hot" in my book, but definately a cutey.
Alex Lowe was very hansome too. I don't know if there is a female analogue for this one, but it seems like it might be too disrespectful since he is no longer with us to discuss his relative hotness when people bring up his climbing accomplishments. I never see anyone talking about how hot Bev Johnson was, but that is probably more due to a lack of data rather than out of respect for her.
In a way I think it's cool that people always talk about Lynn Hill as being hot, because IMO she's does not fit the typical stereotype of the "hot" woman that makes men drool...It tells me that guys actually are more turned on by her accomplishments than her cleavage or lack thereof.
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Aug 14, 2003, 1:36 AM
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In reply to: Hey, Tom. I'll oblige to keep things even... Tomas Huber is a looker. Although the other front-page news boys all have nice back muscles, most of them don't have very good faces....you have to sort of go second tier for that. Except for Tomas.
Never had the pleasure of meeting him but from the pics I've seen, you're right on Melissa!!! :lol: :lol:
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