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Who was the First Female to Solo the Nose?

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vertical_risk

Sep 13, 2003, 11:23 AM
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Who was it? Lynn Hill or Jacqueline Florine?

camhead

Sep 13, 2003, 4:01 PM
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I don't think that Lynn Hill ever soloed it. no clue about who did, though.

polarwid

Sep 13, 2003, 4:36 PM
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That would be Jacqueline Florine.

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rgold

Sep 13, 2003, 8:52 PM
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However, the first female to solo El Cap was Bev Johnson. The route was the Dihedral Wall, and the year was...late seventies.

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