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Sílvia Vidal (born December 17, 1970) is a professional big wall climber, and aid climber, and alpine climber from Barcelona. She is particularly known for her big wall soloing accomplishments in remote mountain regions of Pakistan, India, Patagonia , and Alaska .
Aid climbing is a form of rock climbing that uses mechanical devices and equipment, such as aiders (or ladders), for upward momentum. [1] Aid climbing is contrasted with free climbing (in both its traditional or sport free climbing formats), which only uses mechanical equipment for protection, but not to assist in upward momentum.
After retiring from bouldering and taking time off in 2009 to allow her back to recover, Zangerl began to focus on easier sport climbing routes. [3] While single pitch sport climbing never became a core focus for Zangerl, by 2018 she was climbing at the grade of 9a (5.14d) when the highest achieved female sport climbing grade was just two notches higher at 9b (5.15b). [5]
As of October 2024, the hardest single-pitch redpoint was at the grade of 9c (5.15d) for men and 9b (5.15b) for women. The hardest onsight was at the grade of 9a (5.14d) for men and 8c (5.14b) for women. The hardest boulder solved was at the boulder grade of V17 (9A) for men and V15/V16 (8C/8C+) for women.
Emily Harrington climbing Golden Gate (5.13 VI) on El Capitan. Emily Harrington (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional rock climber and mountaineer. [1] She is a five-time US National Champion in sport lead climbing, runner-up in the 2005 IFSC Climbing World Championships, and has made the first female free ascents of several 5.14 (8c/+) routes.
The first AIDS-related storyline on a daytime soap opera in the United States, [1] Dawn was introduced as the sister of Chad Rollo and a love interest for Scott LaSalle. She soon learned that she had contracted HIV from a blood transfusion, and died of AIDS in 1988. 1987: Designing Women: CBS: Kendall Dobbs: Tony Goldwyn
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Cathy O'Dowd (born 1968) is a South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both the south and north sides on 25 May 1996 and 29 May 1999, respectively. [1] [2] O’Dowd grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, and attended St. Andrew's School for Girls ...