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citygirl
Mountain climber
londnon
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 21, 2008 - 06:08am PT
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I have been having a debate with a friend here in the UK about the top ten living women mountaineers. Just wondered what everyone else's thoughts are?
Also I am trying to find out what expeditions women climbers are going on at the moment. Can anyone suggest if there is a site that might have this information? I have some from a google search but wondered if there is a designated site.
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Standing Strong
Trad climber
westside war cry
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Feb 21, 2008 - 06:35am PT
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ST TO CG:
STOP ARE YOU TROLL FROM UK BOARD STOP BE AWARE STOP SOMEONE MAY CHECK YOUR IP STOP WE ARE ON ORANGE ALERT STOP
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Feb 21, 2008 - 10:57am PT
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citygirl--
top 10 women currently or is this still the top 10 of all time ukclimbing thread?
alpinism isn't supertopo's strong suit. cascadeclimbers.com would probably give you a better response rate. summitpost.org is mostly peakbaggers, but also worth a try.
although she isn't doing a lot of big peaks yet, i'm really impressed by ines papert. she wouldn't be top ten, but she probably will be, if she decides to leave the comp and roadside circuit.
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scooter
climber
Moss Landing CA
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Feb 21, 2008 - 11:04am PT
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jean rydel
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Feb 21, 2008 - 11:22am PT
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If you're talking about all-time, then Fanny Bullock Workman pretty much has to be on the list.
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citygirl
Mountain climber
londnon
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2008 - 11:31am PT
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Thanks for this. Yes I live in the UK but have climbed in the US quite a bit in the past. I this site only for US climbers?
I met a friend from the boards for lunch and he suggested that someone in this chat room might know.
hope that is ok.
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tomtom
Social climber
Seattle, Wa
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Feb 21, 2008 - 11:46am PT
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Where the heck is Londnon?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Feb 21, 2008 - 11:59am PT
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citygirl--
supertopo can get a bit inbred sometimes, what with all the middle-aged californians posting here, so brits are always welcome.
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citygirl
Mountain climber
londnon
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 21, 2008 - 12:03pm PT
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Sorry - I didn't realise is it not possible to talk on these boards if you do not live in the States? I climbed there quite a bit some time ago. Does that count?
I am really interested to hear what people think but don't want to offend anyone.
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Jaybro
Social climber
The West
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Feb 21, 2008 - 12:05pm PT
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Kitty Calhoun?
Vera Komarkova?
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona, Spain
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Feb 21, 2008 - 12:10pm PT
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When you say mountaineers, you mean stepping on snow is a requirement, I guess. In the order they pop into my head:
Lynn Hill
Steph Davis
Catherine Destivel
Josune Be..... (I live in Spain, and I still can't spell it!) She has done the Naranjo de Bulnes, which is definitely a mountain.
Silvia Vidal
The requirement of being living rules out Wanda Rutkiewicz (sp?), who would otherwise get my vote for #1.
By the way, you should definitely not get offended, even though it might seem like you should.
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rockermike
Mountain climber
Berkeley
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Feb 21, 2008 - 12:25pm PT
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welcome to Taco; ignore the nay-sayers. ha
you said mountaineers. sad fact is I don't know the name of a single serious female mountaineer/alpinist. I know there are some out there but you don't hear much about them, or I'm not paying attention?
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Feb 21, 2008 - 12:31pm PT
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Sandy Hill Pittman? ;)
Seriously... That list, mcreel... I'm not sure any of those chicks qualify as a mountaineer. Not in the traditional sense, anyhow.
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Cloudraker
Big Wall climber
BC
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Feb 21, 2008 - 12:53pm PT
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Heidi Wirtz
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona, Spain
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Feb 21, 2008 - 12:57pm PT
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Not full time, I agree, except for Wanda R., but they have done some pretty amazing mountaineering. It's just that their rock climbing eclipses the mountaineering. But how many male mountaineers do you know who have soloed the Dru in winter? Or done a new route solo on Shipton Spire?
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Feb 21, 2008 - 01:04pm PT
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Catherine Destivelle definitely belongs on a list of top women mountaineers of the last century. The North Face of the Matterhorn, solo, is an impressive accomplishment from someone whose early work was in crag climbing. But it depends on how much weight you wish to give to high-altitude climbing versus technical and classic routes in the Alps.
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micronut
Trad climber
fresno, ca
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Feb 21, 2008 - 01:11pm PT
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What's the name of that sassy little gal who has pulled off some big Patagonian stuff lately. I saw a mean photo of her with a bloody forehead and cracked helmet on Fitzroy or something. She looks tough as nails and kinda below the radar. Krystal something? Maybe a hyphenated last name?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Feb 21, 2008 - 01:33pm PT
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Too me, the OP is directing a querry which leans toward high altitude mountaineering (having also asked about current expeditions).
Agreed, this is not the strong suit of Supertopo, but we have a few regulars who could have a decent say (Jello?).
Of our climber/alpinist compatriots stateside, I'd say Kitty Calhoun for sure.
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Nate Furman
climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Feb 21, 2008 - 01:37pm PT
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Mountaineering is such a vague term...it seems like women tend to specialize, where mountaineering is an "all-rounder" sort of gig.
This isn't a "best ever list", but a list of folks who get after it up in the alpine.
Catherine Destiville
Steph Davis
Kitty Calhoun
Silvia Vidal
Kambic-Mali
Tanya Grmovsek
Ines Papert
Kim Csizmazia
Lynn Hill
Nancy Feagin
Crystal Davis-Robbins
Zoe Hart
Abby Watkins
Kathy Cosley
Anna Keeling
Angela Hawse
Amy Bullard
Molly Loomis
Heidi Wirtz
Heidi Kloos
Now for the sad list. Recently deceased:
Christine Boskoff
Karen McNeill
Sue Nott
Alison Hargreaves
Catherine Freer
Wanda Rutkiewicz
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Feb 21, 2008 - 01:37pm PT
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I miss Sue... Sue was BadAss!
Destivelle is BadAss too!
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