Excerpt from Lynn Hill Free Climbing the Nose of El Capitan

[monica361361]

free soloing means theres no rope, dumbass!

[blasel33]

This is so amazing. The first free climb of the Nose. Everyone thought it was impossible. She just did it!

[ttljournal]

no sound!

[BeijingisBeijing]

She was actually the first person ever to free climb the nose. Few have repeated this climb since then. Very impressive achievement!

[MC2Pit0]

Es kribbelt allein vom zusehen in den Händen...

[beermacht80]

amazing.........

[jeffrockclimb]

free climbing is climbing but acting like you don't have ropes. there only there for protection. but free soloing is without any saftey

[snakedike]

This is a common misunderstanding. Free Solo means no rope. Free climbing means the climber only pulls on or stands on the rock. But he/she is allowed to protect with a rope and various devices that secure the rope to the rock. It just can't be used to help hold you or move you up the rock.

[chaffdogable]

how is it free climbing if she has ropes?

[wallstreetatheist]

Flash of light @0:57

[AlisaNicoleMakeup]

Yoga is great before a climb Lyn..you rock...get it haha.

[xtreme204]

she is so beautiful!

[pdrums777]

I think free climbing came about in the very early 80's possibly late 70's (not sure) but before free climbing there was aid climbing which is basically hanging of the gear using hammers etc to ascent.. this went on to only using natural features of the rock to climb and only place gear to save you if you fall.- free-climbing

[maysboy11]

Free climbing means free of aids that let you put weight on the rope not free of rope to catch you in case of a fall that is free soloing

[thermaldog]

''free climbing''?? i thought free climbing was without ropes....

[daas8214]

thumbs up if u r watching this coz u read abt her and others in May 2011 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

[EnjoyTheSurface]

@daas8214 Yes... great article!

[Luke7994]

My palms are getting sweaty from just watching this!

[burstingcheeba]

omg, that's sooo hard! you need a great muscular strength to be able to do that...

[whs11football]

where is the free climbing part???  I didn't see any in this video

[bittertea]

what was she doing at the begining? tai chi

[dand100]

@bittertea yeah that was tai chi

[digitaldakini]

Where's the audio?

[mcchuff]

That must be the most famous roof traverse about. Still gives me tingles when I see it though. Especially seeing a master like Lynn Hill doing it.

[TheAnn2shoes]

Is she still alive?  Serious question.

[grawful]

@TheAnn2shoes yes she is, she still climbs at 49 years old

[mpapile]

I am crapping my pants just watching this.

[philatarrage]

she's really good but thats not free climbing...its sport climbin

[mangekyou663]

@philatarrage youre getting it confused with free soloing...the term free climbing spans four subsets of climbing which are: trad, sport,bouldering, and free soloing

[StatusRecordz]

Haha. Mate. This is not free climbing. She is lead climbing it. Free soloing is with no ropes whatsoever. She clearly has ropes and gear on this climb. Suggest u change the title. Plus. One star for lack of sound.

[lagosryt]

@StatusRecordz you dumbass ... she is free climbing in this video ..

Free climbing is not the same as Free soloing. --

Free climbing is when you do the route without using aid points.

Free soloing is when you go without a rope.

[StatusRecordz]

@lagosryt ohhhh, sorry about that lagosryt. hahaha im new to this, I didnt know the difference haha... What do you mean by aid points?

[lagosryt]

@StatusRecordz an aid point is when you pulled on gear that you placed or was already there, such as a piton, bolt, or some other protection piece.

[1694kyle]

@StatusRecordz Fail at knowing climbing terms 

[plutoplatters]

@1694kyle "fail" at knowing " fail " is worn out generic terminology.

[1694kyle]

@plutoplatters Win at being incompetent 

[plutoplatters]

@1694kyle projection over ruled. 

[AnaCherryBomb]

oh my god

[Insomniac930]

nice ass

[restless391]

1 star for lack of sound

[tisaacso3625]

what movie is this from?

[THEREALGODISTHESUN]

lynn  is the queen of yosemite... ;D

[THEREALGODISTHESUN]

the best...

[CerealMonogamist]

nice name.  but we all know that lynn hill is the real real god.