Lynn Hill Blogs : A Rock Climber Blogs

One of the projects I am working on besides getting ready for the New River Gorge and Smith Rocks Camp is next years schedule. We will be adding new places to the climbing camp schedule: Hueco Tanks, Italy and France! Should be great locations!

Hueco Tanks has been a place with a lot of controversy over the last few years (restrictions due to vandalism). It was wide open before, which was nice for climbers, but now they close it down at night and have a curfew. That is a bad thing for climbers who want to be out at dusk trying a boulder problem or enjoying the cooler air. It is just a beautiful time of day, I feel a lot closer to the Indians that used to inhabit the place when I am out there at dusk. My intent is to get our guide certification (for the area, like a tour guide certification). We will be trained in how to take care of the area and take care of the petroglyphs among other things. Once we
establish a relationship with the Park Service, we hope to have a little bit more influence on the restrictions.

I think Italy and France this fall will be one of the most successful locations. I can speak Italian and French and also have a lot of climbing guide friends out there. I think it would be a great opportunity to experience many places in Europe. We will be based in one area and then travel from there. In Italy, there are many different cliffs in the area within half an hours drive. It is an ideal place for limestone climbing. Great place to climb with amazing gelato and coffee. It is going to be a really great trip! We will go to the south of France as well where there are great climbing areas as well as wines, cheeses, and food. It is the best of climbing and eating and being in a new place and opening your mind to new things.

A lot has happened since I have last posted. We have had three amazing climbing camps in Moab, UT, Eldorado, CO and Vedauwoo, WY. (and I participated in a 10-day rock instructor course with the AMGA)

The participants were amazing and will provide memories to last until Owen can climb 5.11a (which won’t be long judging by his current climbing prowess). I will be blogging and posting pictures on the NEW SITE(!) about 3 times a week.

Some upcoming events if you want to catch me in person:

August 13

Saturday 1-3pm. Book signing at the Outdoor Retailer Show at the Patagonia booth.

September 1

10am-Arizona Parks and Recreation. azpra.org 602-335-1962 Talk (multi-media presentation) about climbing walls in (public) parks (and …) the roll of climbing in parks and recreation).

September 8-11 (Sept. 8th-10th)

Sierra Summit Program in San Francisco. Contact Lisa Grayson Zygmunt lgrayson@rdinc.net for more info.

Vedauwoo, what can I say?

The Vedauwoo Climbing Camp was just completed. We had some great participants, good weather, great food and an all around good time.

Want to see some pictures? We have a few shots (21) for your viewing pleasure.

Vedauwoo Camp Photo Gallery

I especially like this picture of a participant on the right.

Stay tuned for a great story about the leaning tower climb with Katie Brown.

Some of you are really talking about this trip and want to know some more details.

The post should be up here by the 28th.

There is a new photo gallery over at the climbing camps section. It is from our Eldorado Climbing Camp.

Lynn Hill Climbing Camp Photo Gallery

Here is a peak of the gallery, with Brad preparing one of his great meals:

Today I’ve poasted photos from our first camp in Bishop, Ca. We had a blast despite some freezing night-time temps and a couple of snowy mornings. There were a few inovative plans hatched to keep us all warm…note the picture of kim swinging at a pinada with an 18-inch Big-Bro!

Pictures from Bishop are here http://lynnhillclimbs.com/photo.htm#bishop

We are busy as can be getting things in order for the Moab camp (may16-20), and still have a few spots on that trip. Brad is crunching away on a video of the camp to send out to the guests by friday, as well as a small promotional video for the Telluride Mountain Film festival.

Tomorrow I am giving a show at Neptune Mountaineering Here in Boulder, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the video will be ready by then.

All before leaving on Saturday to scout Hueco Tanks for a possible future location!