Photo: Jarle Vines / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
To me, Lynn Hill is one of the great figures in climbing, full stop. At just 157 cm, she made the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan, a feat the strongest men of her era could not match, then went back and repeated it in under a day. In a sport long coded as male, she won with technique, balance and sheer stubborn will rather than brute force. Her reported line, It goes, boys, still gives me chills. I admire people who refuse to accept the limits others draw for them, and Hill is the purest example I know.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lynn Hill
- Name (Japanese)
- リン・ヒル
- Reading
- りん・ひる
- Born
- January 3, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Height
- 157 cm
- Occupation
- rock climber
2. Background
- University
- Fullerton College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.lynnhillclimbing.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB
Frequently asked questions
When was Lynn Hill born?
Born January 3, 1961 (age 65).
Where is Lynn Hill from?
Lynn Hill is from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What does Lynn Hill do?
Lynn Hill works as rock climber.
How tall is Lynn Hill?
Lynn Hill is 157 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.