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the shizzle => bouldering => Topic started by: Yoof on March 05, 2020, 11:33:56 am

Title: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: Yoof on March 05, 2020, 11:33:56 am: Been wondering what the hardest FAs put up by women are, and got a bit stumped after checking Isabelle Faus' 8a scorecard. Anyone know others?

Be good to make a list for any/all disciplines if we can.

Starting it off:

8B
Gold Rush, Cold Creek, USA, Isabelle Faus
Dark Daughter, RMNP, USA, Isabelle Faus

8A+
Tail of a Caracal, Rocklands, ZA, Isabelle Faus
Microcline, Rocklands, ZA, Isabelle Faus
Peace Frog Sit, RMNP, USA, Isabelle Faus
Butterfly, Wild Basin, USA, Isabelle Faus
Dreadnoughtus, Rocklands, ZA, Isabelle Faus

8A
Edge Edgio Low Start, Flatirons, USA Isabelle Faus
Big Little Lies, Rocklands, ZA, Isabelle Faus
Boarder Line, Rocklands, ZA, Isabelle Faus
Magnum, RMNP, USA, Isabelle Faus
Dragon Slayer, RMNP, USA, Isabelle Faus
Dragons World, RMNP, USA, Isabelle Faus
Pas de Trois, Rocklands, ZA, Isabelle Faus
Wrecking Ball, Rocklands, ZA, Isabelle Faus
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: SA Chris on March 05, 2020, 11:40:48 am: Boulders only?
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: Yoof on March 05, 2020, 11:43:29 am: Any/all! Also be good to make UK lists.
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: Yoof on March 05, 2020, 11:49:13 am: Remembered about Alex Puccio

8A+
Mammoth Rub, Hueco Tanks, USA, Alex Puccio
Poly Pocket Sit, Valle Bavona, CH, Alex Puccio
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: jwi on March 05, 2020, 12:21:43 pm: Lynn Hill
ED, 8b The Nose, El Cap, Yosemite
ED, 8a Mingus, L'Escalès, Verdon
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: Muenchener on March 05, 2020, 12:24:08 pm: Meltdown 5.14c (8c+?) Yosemite Beth Rodden
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: dunnyg on March 05, 2020, 12:30:55 pm: The optimist 5.14b (Smith Rock) Beth Rodden
Gondo crack 5.14b Barbara Zangerl
Fantasy island 5.14b Jacinda Hunter
Digital warfare 5.14a Paige Classen

from https://www.climbing.com/people/cant-keep-her-down-a-consolidated-history-of-womens-climbing-achievements/
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: remus on March 05, 2020, 12:34:21 pm: Hercules, 8c+ / 14c, Angy Eiter https://www.8a.nu/bf/news/8c+-fa-for-by-angy-eiter
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: HaeMeS on March 05, 2020, 02:41:00 pm: Anak Verhoeven, Ma belle ma muse (8c+/9a) FA.
Anak Verhoeven, Sang Neuf (9a) FA.
Anak Verhoeven, Sweet Neuf (9a+) FA.
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: andy popp on March 05, 2020, 02:52:22 pm: Dorothy Pilley remains one of England's most important female first ascensionists, both on rock and in the Alps.
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: remus on March 09, 2020, 12:41:55 pm: Laura Rogora has put up a new 8c+/9a: https://fanatic-climbing.com/premiere-ascension-en-8c-9a-pour-laura-rogora-8c-9a-first-ascent-by-laura-rogora
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: Duma on June 05, 2020, 12:45:14 pm: Quote from: HaeMeS on March 05, 2020, 02:41:00 pm
Anak Verhoeven, Ma belle ma muse (8c+/9a) FA.
Anak Verhoeven, Sang Neuf (9a) FA.
Anak Verhoeven, Sweet Neuf (9a+) FA.

Anak Verhoeven, Kraftio (8c+/9a) FA.
Hardest route in Belgium, named after Chloé Graftiaux

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBB2OkADsVm/?igshid=6tugesikzrnv
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: Wood FT on June 05, 2020, 12:55:40 pm: That's really cool.
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: Duma on June 21, 2020, 10:37:17 pm: Isabelle Faus has done a new thing that her bf suggests is V14:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBtGsw_nlNM/?igshid=hrd2vl4pgsuc
Title: Re: Hard First Ascents by Women
Post by: SA Chris on June 21, 2020, 11:54:03 pm: Shick-a-ding.