Lynn Hill

Carolynn Marie Hill (born January 3, 1961) is an American rock climber. She has been described as both one of the best female climbers in the world and one of the best climbers in the history of the sport.

Quotes

• It is who I am. Who I have always been. I have embraced this attitude as a young girl. They used to call me a tomboy when I was small. I thought that label was kind of insulting because it was taking away the fact that I was a girl and a woman. Calling girls a tomboy makes it seem that you are less of a woman just because you have athletic skills.
• I just went ahead and followed what was true for me because it was sincere. I figured out that people were wrong judging me. The inner authentic choice I made was to follow my passion in this way. Very early on, I realised that I should not assume that the judgments, culture, or even traditions are right for me.
• The more you prepare before you start, the more you will be relaxed. You have to recognise that you might be scared, you might be stuck, not knowing what to do. You might feel uncomfortable. You might get distracted by something in the audience. Mostly, I just accept that if that happens I am not going to try to resist it.
• So I am scared, pumped, not sure what to do. If that happens, I take a very quick pause, a sort of a reset button which I call a mental shift. I stop. I make a quick assessment.
• I do not climb to put myself in real danger like that. I climb because it is a lifestyle. It is fun. If I had to risk my life every time I climb, I would not think that would be fun
  • Eva Krchova, "Lynn Hill Interview", eMontana (May 2022)

External Links

• Climbandmore.com- Lynn Hill Complete Climbing profile
• Lynn Hill climbs Midnight Lightning
• Excerpts from a documentary about Lynn Hill climbing the Nose from Autry National Center
• Video showing Hill climbing West Face, Leaning Tower
• Interview Lynn Hill and the Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite
• Lynn Hill on theCraig (profile with notable ascents)