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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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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 21, 2008 - 01:44pm PT
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Kitty's one.
Catherine Destivelle absolutely.
I've always been blown away by what a well rounded climber Alison Sheets is, besides hard rock, big-walls, and major desert FAs, Alison is skilled on ice and snow as well.
She guided for Donahue in Rocky Mountain.
I have yet to see the video she did with Allison Hargreaves.
But the truth is that there is tons of talent you never hear about. Not everyone plays the self-promotion game.
Nor should they.
Chances are that many of the best are virtually unknown.
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#310
Social climber
Telluride, CO
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Feb 21, 2008 - 02:03pm PT
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To add to Nate's excellent list of top living women mountaineers - a few current Himalaya climbers:
Nives Meroi
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Edume Passiban
Daniele Bernasconi
Not sure I got all the name spelling correct. No real opinion of who is in the top ten. Wanda R was amazing.
Kathy
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Feb 21, 2008 - 02:17pm PT
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"City Girl" Acrylic on Canvas
You have to be careful with those City Girl's: Stop, Go, Caution!
Currently working on Country Girl, stay tuned.
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cintune
climber
Penn's Woods
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Feb 21, 2008 - 02:21pm PT
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Alpgirl.
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Domingo
Trad climber
El Portal, CA
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Feb 21, 2008 - 03:15pm PT
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Admittedly, I don't know much about female mountaineers, but I do know that Lynn Hill expressly ISN'T one. She's said herself she hates the cold/high altitude stuff and tries to stay out of it as much as she can. It isn't for her.
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John Mac
Trad climber
Littleton, CO
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Feb 21, 2008 - 03:54pm PT
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Lydia Bradey
First solo female ascent of Mt Everest without oxygen, 1988. Many first female ascents in the Southern Alps of NZ.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Feb 21, 2008 - 04:16pm PT
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Just out of curiosity, what has Lynn done in the high altitude world?
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10b4me
climber
hanging by a thread
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Feb 22, 2008 - 01:06am PT
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Just out of curiosity, what has Lynn done in the high altitude world?
Perestroika on the Russian Tower in Kygryzstan, with Greg Child.
also did a route with Alex Lowe in the same area.
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Feb 22, 2008 - 02:48am PT
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For "mountaineers" (vs. say "alpinists") then the simplest standard is the number of 8000m peaks they have done.
So #310/Kathy's list is best.
Nives MEROI and Gerlinde KALTENBRUNNER with 10 each, then Edurne PASABAN with 9. MEROI and PASABAN have both done K2.
http://www.adventurestats.com/tables/5female8000er.shtml
Female Climbers with 5-14 8000ers
NAME FIRST NAMES S Born NAT 8000ers O2 FIRST LAST LAST UNCLIMBED
1 MEROI Nives f 9/17/1961 It 10 No 17-May-07 Ev KA,MAK,MAN,AN
http://www.nives.alpinizem.net/
On 2/12/08, MEROI broke her leg descending from Makalu after an unsuccessful winter attempt; apparently she will be fine.
2 KALTENBRUNNER Gerlinde f 12/3/1970 Au 10 No 12-Jul-07 BP EV,K2,LH,DH
http://www.gerlinde-kaltenbrunner.at/
3 PASABAN Edurne f 1972 E 9 12-Jul-07 BP KA,MAK,MAN,AN,DHA
4 RUTKIEWICZ Wanda f 2/2/1943 P 8 22-Oct-91 AN MAK,MAN,KA,LHO,DH,BP † died KA May 13 1992
5 MAUDUIT Chantal f 24/3/1964 F 7 No 17-Jul-97 G2 EV,MAK,NP,G1,AN,BP,KA † died DH 1998
6 CZERWINSKA Anna f 1949 P 6 25-May-06 MAK SP,BP,KA,MAN,DH,AN,G1,K2
http://czerwinska.szkolagorska.com/
7 BOSKOFF Christine f 9/7/1967 US 6 10-Oct-00 SH MAK,MAN,AN,DH,KAG1,NP,K2 † Died climbing in Tibet, Nov 2006
8 BONILLA Badia f 1968 MX 5 22-Jul-06 G2 KA,MAN,DH,AN,SP,NP,K2,BP,G1
9 WATANABE Tamae f 21/11/1938 Jp 5 15-May-04 Lh K2,KA,MAK,MAN,DHA,G1,NP,AN,BP
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survival
Big Wall climber
arlington, va
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Feb 22, 2008 - 09:18am PT
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Bump for a climbing thread!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Apr 19, 2014 - 03:50pm PT
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bump
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Apr 19, 2014 - 09:59pm PT
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Junko Tabei, first woman on Mount Everest, Maj 16 1975.
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mark miller
Social climber
Reno
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Apr 19, 2014 - 10:15pm PT
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I've climbed with, ( and had the respectful pleasure) in the early eighties of climbing with a women that use to blow me away. I could lead easy .11,s and she could follow anything I made it up.
In the big hills, mountaineering she was unstoppable. She drug my sorry ass up so many of CA'S 14k,s that I can't recall..
Her name was Christy Tewes, she was on the Women's Annapurna expedition (as base camp manager) that wrote the book a women's Place Was on Top.
She also was a contemporary of Warren Harding and was on many adventures with him including the ascent of that roue over by the Yosemite falls where everyone is credited with et. al. to save Warrens marriage.
She was so hardcore that as a boxer and serious weight lifter, back then she would continually Kick my ass.
We shared so many summits and special times in the mountains, Thank you Christy.
Sex has NO difference in the hills, it's all HEART! She had it in Spades.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Apr 19, 2014 - 10:40pm PT
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Mark that's a great post.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Apr 19, 2014 - 11:11pm PT
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Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner has climbed all the 8000 meter peaks sans
supplied oxygen
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 19, 2014 - 11:46pm PT
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Excellent list Nate....unfortunately you will have to add Heidi Kloos to the list of the deceased.
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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Apr 20, 2014 - 01:15am PT
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Wanda R Rules.
Add: Sharon Wood. West ridge Big E [variation start] and others.......
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
extraordinaire
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Apr 20, 2014 - 01:53am PT
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Wanda R Rules.
ditto
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Lanthade
climber
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Apr 20, 2014 - 11:41am PT
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Arlene Blum anyone? She might not be top 10, but she definitely has some notable work and an important place in women's mountaineering.
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velvet!
Trad climber
La Cochitaville
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Apr 20, 2014 - 01:01pm PT
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Jewell Lund and Chantel Astorga - SLC badasses.
They're are headed to AK on the McNiell Nott Grant in a few weeks.
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Off White
climber
Tenino, WA
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Apr 20, 2014 - 04:06pm PT
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Julie Brugger is still out there, she certainly makes the regional NW list if not global, along with Carla Firey (and her mother Joan), and Fay Pullen is a stalwart Northwest mountaineering sort.
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MarkWestman
Trad climber
Talkeetna, Alaska
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Apr 20, 2014 - 04:29pm PT
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Julie Brugger and Andy DeKlerk's ascent of the Moonflower was the routes 3rd ascent. Together they also climbed the Cassin, the north face of Alberta (probably the 4th or 5th ascent of that route), and Cerro Torre to the true summit- and if I recall all four of those ascents occurred in less than two years. This was around 1993 I think.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 20, 2014 - 05:17pm PT
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+2 !!!
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