Tue 9 Jan 2007
Happy New Year!
The 2007 climbing camp schedule was just announced! Please check out Lynn Hill Climbs for the dates and locations!
This weeks podcast includes a tribute to Hari Berger, Todd Skinner, Charlie Fowler, Christine Boskoff and Jean-Christophe Lafaille. Here is the Podcast for 1/9/07.
Fri 15 Dec 2006
Hueco Tanks Women’s weekend was a great success! We had 10 women join us for a weekend of on rope climbing and bouldering. Special guest instructors were Katie Brown and Brittney Griffith (who also doubled as a gourmet chef!). One of the guests was a yoga instructor, so we started the days with a little bit of yoga, and wound down the day with a little bit of dancing. I even did a bit of break dancing! All the guys were ogling at us girls having fun (later they joined in the fun).
Happy holidays everyone! I received an incredibly thought provoking Holiday card that I wanted to share with you:
I myself am convince that there has never been a greater need than there is today for the reporter and interpreter of the natural world. Mankind has gone very for into an artificial world of his own creation. He has sought to insulate himself, in his cities of steel and concrete, from the realities of earth and water and the growing seed. Intoxicated with a sense of his own power, he seems to be going farther and farther into more experiments for the destruction of himself and his world.
There is certainly no single remedy for this condition and I am offering no panacea. But it seems reasonable to believe — that the more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us the less taste we shall have for the destruction of our race. Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with lust for destruction.
-Rachel Carson for acceptance speech for the John Borroughs Medal in New Your. April, 1952
Wed 30 Aug 2006
Here is the Podcast for 8/30/06!.
At the trade show we had an event to gather sign-ups for ‘Athletes for the Arctic.‘ I am going to sign up today, and encourage everyone to do so! Patagonia has a video you can watch “Oceans As Wilderness”
In this podcast I talk about the OR show, Mari Gingery, Hueco Tanks Women’s Camp, John Backar and even a thread about me on SuperTopo. Of course, if you want to buy your own copy of the book (signed by me) by clicking here.
City of rocks activities included Spiderman!
Elephants Perch in Shangri-la
Wed 25 Jan 2006
You can order my book “Climbing Free” direct from this blog! If you order the book through this website, I will sign and personalize your copy. Please visit my book purchace page here.
But first, Lynn Hill’s Podcast for 1/25/06. And when you are done listening, please consider purchasing my book by visiting !
Tue 15 Nov 2005
Topics discussed include the Smith Rocks Rock Climbing Camp, Owen, Hueco Tanks and the 2006 climbing camp ideas!
Lynn Hill Podcast for 11/15/05
Tue 25 Oct 2005
Topics for this weeks podcast are the Horsetooth Hang , National Parks and Recreation Association in San Antonio Texas, Katie Brown is coming to the Smith Rocks camp, and more news about the Nose.
Lynn Hill Podcast for 10/25/05
Tue 18 Oct 2005
It is great to hear that the Nose has had another free ascent. I don’t know any of the details but Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell are reported to have free climbed the Nose sometime last week. I talk about it in the podcast below (click on the link to listen).
These two free climbing the Nose proves a couple of things:
First of all, Tommy and Beth had the right state of mind, ability and desire to make it happen! I’ve heard many times, “Lynn could do the great roof because she has small fingers.” Tommy is missing the tip of his index finger on one hand and even though it would have been easier with all of his finger tips, clearly he was able to find a way to make it work. He proved my point that one’s attitude and spirit is more important than one’s physical make-up. The point of climbing is to adapt to the natural features of the rock and Tommy and Beth found a way to do it rather than letting physical limitations distract them. They both love to climb, have tons of experience climbing on all types of rock, and it makes me happy to hear that they succeeded as a team! They are an inpiration as climbers and as a supportive couple in their daily lives!
Lynn Hill Podcast for 10/18/05- Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell Freed the Nose?
Mon 10 Oct 2005
If The law of change is rhythm… it is clear that human beings are not just passive recipients, but active participants in this rhythm. -William Reed
I am looking forward to a beautiful rhythm in the New River Gorge.
Wed 14 Sep 2005
It has been an exciting time around here. I just got back from the Sierra Summit event and talk a bit about it in the audio podcast.
There are a few spots left with the climbing camps this year. Check the climbing camps website to see if we have posted the 2006 tentative schedule.
This weeks audio! Enjoy!
PS. Some big news is coming up, so stay tuned.
Thu 25 Aug 2005