"It goes, boys" is THE MOST badass quote in sports. The time, the context, I still get goosebumps. I started climbing in 1994 and was introduced to Lynn Hill through Climbing and Rock & Ice. Still the GOAT in my opinion.
Let me say I cannot overstate Alex and Robin's generosity as people. They arranged our day with Lynn, gave us lifts, and all week showed us their favourite coffee, food and climbing spots 🤩
@@NathanBetts Every time I go to Boulder I see Alex and Robin at a gym or Whole Foods. Boulder is the place where pros are normal and don't have to worry about it.
Hiking down from Yosemite Falls. A young couple said they were trying Midnight Lightning, but couldn't figure it out. I said watch Lynn's video of climbing it in the 90's. Turned and looked down the trail, saw 2 women coming up. Turned to the guy and said, "or you could ask Lynn, she's right here." Lynn and Nina Caprez going up to do some recon on El Cap. Super nice and definitely one of the GOATS.
23:53 : The "Introduction to the Fundamentals of Climbing" film Lynn Hill created is incredibly well worth the purchase. Her statement "... a good climber might take one tidbit out of it." is in pure fashion - extremely humble. I won't be so arrogant to assume I'd fall into Lynn's classification of a "good climber", but I've been climbing for about 12 years now and I can say it is a jam-packed library of technically explained film that's unmatched from anything I've ever seen. I've watched the film 3 times now and I plan to watch it over and over for the rest of my life. I wish I could've watched it early in my climbing days but am stoked it exists now. Incredible project.
Iconic guest. Greatest day 😌 I loved hearing Lynn’s motivations - and especially her opinions on modern climbing, Chris Sharma and the French blow at the end haha.
WOW! Best guest you've ever had. I'm 58 and have been awed by Lynn Hill for years. Thank you so much for making this video. I thought it was cool when I got to say hi to Chris Sharma once in passing, but I can't imagine how you must have felt meeting and hanging out with Lynn Hill. What a blessing.
Wow, thank you! Lynn is incredible, and I was certainly star struck. Such an opportunity to climb with someone who has had such an impact on the sport, and someone I’ve looked up to for a long time!
I had the privilege of hearing Lynn describe her fall shortly after her recovery. We were sitting in Chris Grover's living room in Bend, Oregon with Chris, Lynn, Russ Raffa, and I think one of the other Metolius crew (Brooke maybe) - talking about the possibility of an alternative to Jeff Lowe's early, but ultimately failing competition organizing. I'd started the first climbing wall company in the US, an iteration of which had built all the panels and holds for the first Snowbird competitions (Dale Bard being super key to that wall actually getting made on time or at all). While I ultimately bailed on climbing wall entrepreneurship after that first decade, and few would remember me, I have great memories of interacting with a lot of the early greats of that time like Lynn, Alan Watts, Dale Bard, Bachar, Long, Bridwell, Kauk, Todd Skinner, Karn, Franklin, Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and many others. I'm 62 now, and enjoying climbing again with kids and grandkids, occasionally finding an old Vertical Concepts hold I carved at the gym, and thinking about Lynn almost everytime I tie in. Long story short - finish tying your knot and repeat the checklist. Great episode HMB!
You can only feel inspired listening to Lynne. She is so full of 'abundance' sharing her experiences and deep wisdom with all--one of the great pioneers of 'performance art' in the context of climbing,---a great post and thanks.
I met Lynn in the New River Gorge in the late 90's. I was half way up a 5.9 trad climb, Jumping Ring Snakes at Butcher Branch, Kaymoor, when a couple of other climbers came in and began talking to my girlfriend and our son. They began gearing up for Lost Souls 5.12 sport route. They were all chatting it up and the climbers were playing with my son while I finished up the route. While topping out at the shuts I spooked a little garder snake and it actually fell to the ground amongst the climbers below... crazy given the name of the route. My girlfriend lowered me to the ground, upon touching down I realized that my family was chatting it up with Lynn Hill! My girlfriend didn't know who she was, as she was a new climber. We hung out and watched Lynn climb Lost Souls, it was the most amazing ascent I've ever seen... smooth, precise and deliberate!
She was 100% responsible for me starting to climbing many moons ago, which naturally keeps you making solid life choices to stay healthy to keep climbing. Thanks Lynn
I met Lynn in 1984 at Wisconsin Devils Lake. Even then, she was amazing and really good humor. Just a bunch of guys hanging out and Lynn. She taught us all what good style looked like.
Thank you so much for this relaxed and insightful conversation with Lynn Hill, who shows how much one can still want to climb in their 60's, and how well one (well - Lynn) cans still climb hard in their 60's ... which is fantastic inspiration for a climber in their 50's such as me!
Lynn Hill is absolutely iconic, and such an inspiration! Thanks for the almost 30min with this legend, Hannah - I was just thinking a couple of days ago how I wanted some fresh content with her. :)
Terrific vlog Hannah, it must have been a dream come true meeting Lynn. She has an aura which is so inspirational. Kids! All of you, get a load of Lynn Hill. Positive human achievement.
Thank you for this video! Lynn Hill has been my all time favorite athlete who inspired me to climbing over 3 decades ago! 🥰 I still remember one clip where she was taking a huge jump on the wall because she's so tiny and couldn't reach otherwise. That image is permanently placed in my memory.
How cool to hang with Lynn!! Seriously one of the only humans where I would not be able to handle my excitement and dorkiness if I met them. Loved this.
In the late nineties, on a climbing trip to Majorca with my wife, we bumped into Lynn Hill and had a nice chat. It was hilarious, she and her climbing buddy were packing up because it was getting too cold, we were arriving to start our day because it had been too hot. The difference between US and UK sports climbers😂
I was on a 12 climb and putting in draws and at the 5th bolt my knot slowly started coming out. My belayer yelled to me my knot wasnt tied. I went in straight and fixed it. My closest call! Check each other!!! Love you Lynn.
Great video about one of the GOAT climbers! I really liked Lynn's analogy about how pilots use consistent procedures - e.g., checklists and planning - to maintain flight safety. I was a mediocre climber at best but was good friends with Todd Skinner when we were both at U.W., hung with him at Vedauwoo, and went on some adventures with that incredibly kind, funny and uber talented cowboy. Ironically and very tragically, even though Todd was super at procedures, planning, and was someone I wouldn't call a huge risk taker, he succumbed to an equipment failure rapping down Leaning Tower in Yosemite. There's always exposure in climbing but like Lynn said, as long as you adopt and apply sound repetitive pre-climb procedures, maintain your SA (Situational Awareness) and use good DM (Decision Making), you'll be fine.
When I watched Valley Uprising I was crying when she free climbed The Nose of El Cap and said: „It goes, boooys…“ Such Inspiration in climbing. Thank you for that!
Fantastic to see where Lynn is at today, and that she's still inhabited by that intense spark she's always shown. She's so inspiring. I always smile when I hear Hazel Finlay talk about her fear... to me she comes out as one of the most poised, calmest climbers out there! She seems fearless.
One time Lynn Hill was climbing at the same wall I was and she was busting out this 5.11d like it was nothing! And get her talking about great outdoor climbing routes and she will give you so many good suggestions!
Years ago I was working on a bouldering problem on Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, CO, and it was kicking my ass. I was standing there staring at the holds, thinking through the moves when a woman walked up to the rock and went straight up that route like a spider up a wall. I think that was Lynn. I just smiled, shook my head and went back home to read a book and stop pretending I was a climber. Pretty much the same thing happened the summer before when I wanted to work on the Red and White in Garden of the Gods early on a Saturday morning, but no one was around yet to belay, and a guy I didn't know came along and offered to do it. In climbing, I don't usually trust people I've never met before, and don't know anything about. There are some real clowns who wander up to a rock and think they can climb. But a glance at this guy, his hands, forearms, and gear told me he was no beginner, and his mustache and bandana on his head looked awfully familiar. Then he told me his name was Jim, but his friends called him 'Bird', and he usually climbed in Yosemite. That was when I realized why the mustache and the bandana seemed familiar, and said I'd be more than happy to have him on belay, but someone needed to set a top-rope for me because I'd only been climbing for one summer. He glanced at the rock, laughed, and went up the face while chatting over his shoulder with me. We lightweights are lucky to have climbers of that caliber around to inspire us, but they sure do pop our ego bubbles in a hurry.
I love how alex puccio is just casually chilling in the background. With that I love how the video is filmed and edited!! Absolutely amazing story telling even though listening to lynn alone is interesting already
I was just listening to the episode of Alex Honnold and Fitz Cahall’s Climbing Gold in which they interviewed Lynn a couple hours ago, and the first thing I see as I opened UA-cam is this video. What a double treat! Had an amazing time both hearing her on the podcast and watching her here. I’m fairly new to climbing and have only been indoor bouldering so far, because of my fear of heights (I’m gonna have to take Hazel’s course). I’ve also been using my free time to consume a TON of climbing content, and have learned very valuable lessons, fun facts and bits of climbing history here and there. It’s been a blast, both climbing and learning from these legends and all they’ve done for the sport and the community. Love that today I got to learn about Lynn and her story, which is just freaking amazing and empowering. Also love the badassery and pure passion she exudes to this day, in life and in climbing. I’ve been climbing for less than a year and have absolutely fallen in love with the sport to an extent where I share the sentiment Lynn expressed at 16:40-16:50. I truly believe I’ll be climbing until my body no longer can. Can’t wait to try new styles and disciplines, conquer my fear of heights and just climb hard with great views and company, even If I never get to the level of legends such as Lynn, doing my best and enjoying the journey as she and the others have. Love this format and I’m so happy for you and Nathan getting to spend this time with her and you getting that dream collab. Thanks for sharing the experience and insights with us! And thank you, Lynn, for being such a great inspiration to so many!
i just relistened to her interview on climbing gold before this, and while this interview came with a review, it was different. it was better arguably (but i think that about any video vs audio only interviews) it contained more!!! thank you! this is so fucking cool.
I haven’t listened to the Climbing Gold episode yet but I was psyched to see it dropped last week - definitely on the list for my travel day tomorrow - I really enjoy listening to Lynn talk about her climbing experiences! 🥰
I very much enjoyed that! Inspired all of us friends. Remembered going to the Gunks and wow, simply wow. Met Lynn at the SLC Trade show in late 90's... Thank you!
Omg never expected those two incredible to meet. I love it. Lynn Hill has always been my hero since I found her biography and couldn’t stop reading it. Still my favorite climber ;)
Lynn Hill, like Georgia Okieffe touches us deeply on another level, John Bachar the Jackson Pollack who changed the way the worldviewed his "art", and Peter Croft the Willem DeKooning, that had yet snother way that made us relate differently to ourselves and the world around us, were always super relatable, not just in their art, but as people.Your video made me realize, how many thousands of us have had just a casual conversation with any one of these "influencers " before that was a buzzword, where they honestly liked to "shoot-the-$#%+", and in chatting with us however briefly, helped steer us on to our best path for ourselves. The opposite of world famous artists who recluse from society, and only share their views in a coffee table book. The opposite to them was the original "dirt-bag" himself of course Fred Becky, who hitchhiked well into his 90s, and served more as a warning to us youths of how "not to live", something his contemporary Warren J Harding, seemed to have happily retired from in his senior years. So nice to have you show how well our real life wonder woman is doing these days, and being just 10 years younger than Ms, Hill, but sharing the same last name , her life feels like a glimpse into the future of my own. If we stay active,and doing what we live playfully, age really is only a number. Thanks for creating such a quality of content, where we know the individuals are too modest to make it about themselves. These people deserve a movie about them, the rebirth of adventurism!
Sometimes I feel a little silly still doing a buddy check on the knot, but Lynn's story really drive the point home of why 😮 Overall really interesting and well put together interview 😊
I sometimes feel a little silly too, but I have some other hobbies where it's drilled into your head that complacency kills so in my mind it's absolutely worth the couple of seconds to do a safety check. My partner and I have found a couple of minor things that probably wouldn't have been an issue had they not been caught, but it was still a good reminder that tying in's not foolproof. Can't imagine the reflexes and strength (and maybe luck?) required to save yourself by bear hugging a tree while in free-fall. I don't think I'd ever be capable of that, so I'll keep doing my safety checks. :p
Back in the 70s I gave Lynn a few rides to Tahquitz and Suicide rocks. Even then everyone could see she was a cut above everyone else. Good Job Hannah. Vaya con Dios
Thank you so much for sharing such great achievement of climbing history. Not only your views, but Lynn's also.... Loved to watch, seemed short. Bless! 🙏🤗
Mental impacts of climbing accidents are no joke, and super interesting. I suffered a terrible injury to my SI joints and a foot surgery from decking on an ascender (anchor wasn't bomber) 14 months ago now. I haven't recovered and can still barely even walk. I've lost nearly my entire life. Has made me question what climbing could bring to my life if I choose to return to it (if I even ever can), and why I was drawn to it in the first place. I think the risks of climbing are harder to internalize when you're left with a severe disability versus dying 😅
Legend... I took 2.5 days on the Nose 40 years ago and it was a big effort. So many dont get up it all... Soooooooo intimidating. I discovered she is younger than me (!!!)
She's so fucking cool. I did a class project about her for American Literature a few years ago and she was genuinely my favorite person to learn about and create a video on.
I didn't watch your videos for quite a while now but I was very curious about you meeting Lynn Hill when the video recommendation showed up. I must say your video editing and your documentary style of story telling with all the graphics and stuff is next level and really nice to watch. Keep it up! :)
Great vid guy's, Lynn is a legend. You should back this up with a trip to Aus and do a special on "Passport to Insanity" in the Grampians first climbed by Nyrie Dodd with Louise Shepherd (another legend), would be good to see the effort and achievement that went into that first ascent be shared with current climbers worldwide. I've been to the base of passport and its seriously scary.
Thanks Hannah, I really enjoyed this film; and I think film is the right term for it, as you and Nathan continue to elevate your content, style and production, as well as the storytelling. I love a good try hard, good fun climbing video too, but these types are really next level. Congratulations to you both.
So great! Thnx for this wonderful video! Actually, now I will always think of Lynn's story when I do the partner check before each climb. Ps: welcome to sport climbing, Hannah! ❤
The unfinished knot... It happened once with someone I was belaying and I correctly blame myself. Thank God I saw it before she "took" and calmly talked her through finishing it at the TOP of the gym top rope. I would have never forgiven myself for what almost happened. It happened to Lynn, something similar happened to her old boyfriend Largo, both legends... be safe out there, folks.
Great video Hannah, you can tell how awe struck you both are during the interview with Lynn, I would be too! Come back to Colorado and do a meet and greet!
A great interview and I really like the new longer, documentary style videos. I'm looking forward to more. Personal feedback on the use of stock footage: I understand that it is necessary but I feel like I'm not taken seriously as a climber when Lynn's description of her accident at Buoux is accompanied by stock footage of the Elbsandstein valley. I have climbed the route Lynn fell off (and 5.10 is an absolute sandbag) and expected a picture to remind me of beautiful Buoux.
"It goes, boys" is THE MOST badass quote in sports. The time, the context, I still get goosebumps. I started climbing in 1994 and was introduced to Lynn Hill through Climbing and Rock & Ice. Still the GOAT in my opinion.
Totally a legend and a trailblazer in so many ways. Thank you Lynn!
Absolutely iconic.
Damn, what a fucking legend. Respect all day.
Pretty goated! 😅
6:23
Dont Mind Alex Puccio in the background.
Let me say I cannot overstate Alex and Robin's generosity as people. They arranged our day with Lynn, gave us lifts, and all week showed us their favourite coffee, food and climbing spots 🤩
Casual. Didn't even notice her there!
@@NathanBetts Every time I go to Boulder I see Alex and Robin at a gym or Whole Foods. Boulder is the place where pros are normal and don't have to worry about it.
@NathanBetts who's Robin?
@@decadeca😂 also known these days as the mother of Shawn and Brooke Rabatou. But she's a very successful climber in her own right of course
Hiking down from Yosemite Falls. A young couple said they were trying Midnight Lightning, but couldn't figure it out. I said watch Lynn's video of climbing it in the 90's. Turned and looked down the trail, saw 2 women coming up. Turned to the guy and said, "or you could ask Lynn, she's right here." Lynn and Nina Caprez going up to do some recon on El Cap. Super nice and definitely one of the GOATS.
Nina and Lynn! Wow
23:53 : The "Introduction to the Fundamentals of Climbing" film Lynn Hill created is incredibly well worth the purchase. Her statement "... a good climber might take one tidbit out of it." is in pure fashion - extremely humble.
I won't be so arrogant to assume I'd fall into Lynn's classification of a "good climber", but I've been climbing for about 12 years now and I can say it is a jam-packed library of technically explained film that's unmatched from anything I've ever seen. I've watched the film 3 times now and I plan to watch it over and over for the rest of my life. I wish I could've watched it early in my climbing days but am stoked it exists now. Incredible project.
Iconic guest. Greatest day 😌
I loved hearing Lynn’s motivations - and especially her opinions on modern climbing, Chris Sharma and the French blow at the end haha.
The queen isn’t dead. Long live the queen.
WOW! Best guest you've ever had. I'm 58 and have been awed by Lynn Hill for years. Thank you so much for making this video. I thought it was cool when I got to say hi to Chris Sharma once in passing, but I can't imagine how you must have felt meeting and hanging out with Lynn Hill. What a blessing.
Wow, thank you! Lynn is incredible, and I was certainly star struck. Such an opportunity to climb with someone who has had such an impact on the sport, and someone I’ve looked up to for a long time!
I had the privilege of hearing Lynn describe her fall shortly after her recovery. We were sitting in Chris Grover's living room in Bend, Oregon with Chris, Lynn, Russ Raffa, and I think one of the other Metolius crew (Brooke maybe) - talking about the possibility of an alternative to Jeff Lowe's early, but ultimately failing competition organizing.
I'd started the first climbing wall company in the US, an iteration of which had built all the panels and holds for the first Snowbird competitions (Dale Bard being super key to that wall actually getting made on time or at all).
While I ultimately bailed on climbing wall entrepreneurship after that first decade, and few would remember me, I have great memories of interacting with a lot of the early greats of that time like Lynn, Alan Watts, Dale Bard, Bachar, Long, Bridwell, Kauk, Todd Skinner, Karn, Franklin, Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou and many others.
I'm 62 now, and enjoying climbing again with kids and grandkids, occasionally finding an old Vertical Concepts hold I carved at the gym, and thinking about Lynn almost everytime I tie in. Long story short - finish tying your knot and repeat the checklist.
Great episode HMB!
You can only feel inspired listening to Lynne.
She is so full of 'abundance' sharing her experiences and deep wisdom with all--one of the great pioneers of 'performance art' in the context of climbing,---a great post and thanks.
I met Lynn in the New River Gorge in the late 90's. I was half way up a 5.9 trad climb, Jumping Ring Snakes at Butcher Branch, Kaymoor, when a couple of other climbers came in and began talking to my girlfriend and our son. They began gearing up for Lost Souls 5.12 sport route. They were all chatting it up and the climbers were playing with my son while I finished up the route. While topping out at the shuts I spooked a little garder snake and it actually fell to the ground amongst the climbers below... crazy given the name of the route. My girlfriend lowered me to the ground, upon touching down I realized that my family was chatting it up with Lynn Hill! My girlfriend didn't know who she was, as she was a new climber. We hung out and watched Lynn climb Lost Souls, it was the most amazing ascent I've ever seen... smooth, precise and deliberate!
She was 100% responsible for me starting to climbing many moons ago, which naturally keeps you making solid life choices to stay healthy to keep climbing.
Thanks Lynn
Lynn is such a gorgeous human, and has aged with so much grace and strength- thank you for this video!
I met Lynn in 1984 at Wisconsin Devils Lake. Even then, she was amazing and really good humor.
Just a bunch of guys hanging out and Lynn. She taught us all what good style looked like.
Thank you so much for this relaxed and insightful conversation with Lynn Hill, who shows how much one can still want to climb in their 60's, and how well one (well - Lynn) cans still climb hard in their 60's ... which is fantastic inspiration for a climber in their 50's such as me!
Lynn Hill is absolutely iconic, and such an inspiration! Thanks for the almost 30min with this legend, Hannah - I was just thinking a couple of days ago how I wanted some fresh content with her. :)
Thank you! Really glad you liked the video - I believe she just featured in a ‘Climbing Gold’ podcast too if you’re looking for further listening! 🤩
Terrific vlog Hannah, it must have been a dream come true meeting Lynn. She has an aura which is so inspirational. Kids! All of you, get a load of Lynn Hill. Positive human achievement.
Thank you for this video!
Lynn Hill has been my all time favorite athlete who inspired me to climbing over 3 decades ago! 🥰
I still remember one clip where she was taking a huge jump on the wall because she's so tiny and couldn't reach otherwise. That image is permanently placed in my memory.
You are so welcome! She's such a badass and it was a real honour to be able to make this video on her climbing achievements!
Fantastic. One of the greatest climbers of all time. Looks like a lovely person too.
Couldn't agree more! She was so gracious with her time. Total icon.
How cool to hang with Lynn!! Seriously one of the only humans where I would not be able to handle my excitement and dorkiness if I met them. Loved this.
I can confirm, I did not handle it 😅
In the late nineties, on a climbing trip to Majorca with my wife, we bumped into Lynn Hill and had a nice chat. It was hilarious, she and her climbing buddy were packing up because it was getting too cold, we were arriving to start our day because it had been too hot. The difference between US and UK sports climbers😂
Lynn is amazing and you did a great job with the video/interview as well! Thank you!
wonderful video, Lynn is such an inspiration
She is! Really glad you liked it, 💪
Absolute GOAT. Thank you, thank you, thank you for this!
Wow! Fantastic video and interview ! What an amazing, inspiring person.
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video, Hannah! Few people are genuine contenders for the title of GOAT, but Lynn is definitely one of them.
This was amazing to watch, thank for taking the time to interview her!
Such a wonderful video with an incredible guest. Thank you so much for sharing this gem with us.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I was on a 12 climb and putting in draws and at the 5th bolt my knot slowly started coming out. My belayer yelled to me my knot wasnt tied. I went in straight and fixed it. My closest call! Check each other!!! Love you Lynn.
Great video about one of the GOAT climbers! I really liked Lynn's analogy about how pilots use consistent procedures - e.g., checklists and planning - to maintain flight safety. I was a mediocre climber at best but was good friends with Todd Skinner when we were both at U.W., hung with him at Vedauwoo, and went on some adventures with that incredibly kind, funny and uber talented cowboy. Ironically and very tragically, even though Todd was super at procedures, planning, and was someone I wouldn't call a huge risk taker, he succumbed to an equipment failure rapping down Leaning Tower in Yosemite. There's always exposure in climbing but like Lynn said, as long as you adopt and apply sound repetitive pre-climb procedures, maintain your SA (Situational Awareness) and use good DM (Decision Making), you'll be fine.
When I watched Valley Uprising I was crying when she free climbed The Nose of El Cap and said: „It goes, boooys…“ Such Inspiration in climbing. Thank you for that!
Fantastic to see where Lynn is at today, and that she's still inhabited by that intense spark she's always shown. She's so inspiring.
I always smile when I hear Hazel Finlay talk about her fear... to me she comes out as one of the most poised, calmest climbers out there! She seems fearless.
One time Lynn Hill was climbing at the same wall I was and she was busting out this 5.11d like it was nothing! And get her talking about great outdoor climbing routes and she will give you so many good suggestions!
Years ago I was working on a bouldering problem on Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, CO, and it was kicking my ass. I was standing there staring at the holds, thinking through the moves when a woman walked up to the rock and went straight up that route like a spider up a wall. I think that was Lynn. I just smiled, shook my head and went back home to read a book and stop pretending I was a climber. Pretty much the same thing happened the summer before when I wanted to work on the Red and White in Garden of the Gods early on a Saturday morning, but no one was around yet to belay, and a guy I didn't know came along and offered to do it. In climbing, I don't usually trust people I've never met before, and don't know anything about. There are some real clowns who wander up to a rock and think they can climb. But a glance at this guy, his hands, forearms, and gear told me he was no beginner, and his mustache and bandana on his head looked awfully familiar. Then he told me his name was Jim, but his friends called him 'Bird', and he usually climbed in Yosemite. That was when I realized why the mustache and the bandana seemed familiar, and said I'd be more than happy to have him on belay, but someone needed to set a top-rope for me because I'd only been climbing for one summer. He glanced at the rock, laughed, and went up the face while chatting over his shoulder with me. We lightweights are lucky to have climbers of that caliber around to inspire us, but they sure do pop our ego bubbles in a hurry.
I love how alex puccio is just casually chilling in the background. With that I love how the video is filmed and edited!! Absolutely amazing story telling even though listening to lynn alone is interesting already
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Lynn has such a strong and in a way calm aura. When she speaks - I'm all ears.
Thank you for this wonderful video
I was just listening to the episode of Alex Honnold and Fitz Cahall’s Climbing Gold in which they interviewed Lynn a couple hours ago, and the first thing I see as I opened UA-cam is this video. What a double treat! Had an amazing time both hearing her on the podcast and watching her here.
I’m fairly new to climbing and have only been indoor bouldering so far, because of my fear of heights (I’m gonna have to take Hazel’s course). I’ve also been using my free time to consume a TON of climbing content, and have learned very valuable lessons, fun facts and bits of climbing history here and there. It’s been a blast, both climbing and learning from these legends and all they’ve done for the sport and the community. Love that today I got to learn about Lynn and her story, which is just freaking amazing and empowering. Also love the badassery and pure passion she exudes to this day, in life and in climbing. I’ve been climbing for less than a year and have absolutely fallen in love with the sport to an extent where I share the sentiment Lynn expressed at 16:40-16:50. I truly believe I’ll be climbing until my body no longer can. Can’t wait to try new styles and disciplines, conquer my fear of heights and just climb hard with great views and company, even If I never get to the level of legends such as Lynn, doing my best and enjoying the journey as she and the others have.
Love this format and I’m so happy for you and Nathan getting to spend this time with her and you getting that dream collab. Thanks for sharing the experience and insights with us! And thank you, Lynn, for being such a great inspiration to so many!
Vally uprising, dawn wall and free solo are must see movies for climbers if you haven’t already seen them.
i just relistened to her interview on climbing gold before this, and while this interview came with a review, it was different. it was better arguably (but i think that about any video vs audio only interviews) it contained more!!! thank you! this is so fucking cool.
I haven’t listened to the Climbing Gold episode yet but I was psyched to see it dropped last week - definitely on the list for my travel day tomorrow - I really enjoy listening to Lynn talk about her climbing experiences! 🥰
Congratulations Hannah on an awesome interview with one of the greats of climbing. Lynn Hill you have been an inspiration to us all.
This was amazing! So inspirational to hear her. Thank you sincerely for creating this video!
You're so welcome!
It's such a pleasure to hear from a climbing icon. Lynn sounds so humble and down to earth and willing to share her story and insights.
Thanks Hannah!
One of your most inspiring videos! Lynn is a truly visionaire who has done SO much for our sport. Watching the video over and over again
Wow, thank you! She's such an icon, and it was so cool to climb with her!
I very much enjoyed that! Inspired all of us friends. Remembered going to the Gunks and wow, simply wow. Met Lynn at the SLC Trade show in late 90's... Thank you!
Really glad you enjoyed it! :)
Thank for sharing and thank you Lynn!! Boss!!!!!
Glad you liked it!
Such a great guest on your channel! Thanks a lot Hannah😊 you must had a amazing day with her 😁
Our pleasure! It was definitely a day I’ll remember for a long time! 🤩
Omg never expected those two incredible to meet. I love it. Lynn Hill has always been my hero since I found her biography and couldn’t stop reading it. Still my favorite climber ;)
What a wonderful video and an introduction to Lynn Hill. I’ve been climbing for a year now and I never heard of her, so thank you for making this.😊
Glad you enjoyed it! She’s an incredible climber and such a trailblazer in climbing ☺️
wow, I really have to compliment the cinematography in this video! it’s a pleasure to watch - thank you for this great video!
Thanks so much, really glad you liked it! 🥹
Lynn Hill, like Georgia Okieffe touches us deeply on another level, John Bachar the Jackson Pollack who changed the way the worldviewed his "art", and Peter Croft the Willem DeKooning, that had yet snother way that made us relate differently to ourselves and the world around us, were always super relatable, not just in their art, but as people.Your video made me realize, how many thousands of us have had just a casual conversation with any one of these "influencers " before that was a buzzword, where they honestly liked to "shoot-the-$#%+", and in chatting with us however briefly, helped steer us on to our best path for ourselves. The opposite of world famous artists who recluse from society, and only share their views in a coffee table book. The opposite to them was the original "dirt-bag" himself of course Fred Becky, who hitchhiked well into his 90s, and served more as a warning to us youths of how "not to live", something his contemporary Warren J Harding, seemed to have happily retired from in his senior years. So nice to have you show how well our real life wonder woman is doing these days, and being just 10 years younger than Ms, Hill, but sharing the same last name , her life feels like a glimpse into the future of my own. If we stay active,and doing what we live playfully, age really is only a number. Thanks for creating such a quality of content, where we know the individuals are too modest to make it about themselves. These people deserve a movie about them, the rebirth of adventurism!
Also looking forward to seeing you go sports climbing Hannah. I love watching the IFSC comps and all the athletes.
She's such an inspiration. Thank you so much for making this amazing video ❤
Amazing can't believe you got to climb with her! Great video
Thanks! Glad you liked it - it was a great experience!
What an absolute legend! Great video!
Glad you think so. It was amazing to chat Lynn about her climbing life! ☺️🤗
What a beautiful video. Lynn is a legend
She is. Glad you liked the video and thanks for the comment ☺️
I was at VA Tech when Lynn came down and had a clinic at the local climbing wall. She was absolutely amazing on the rock
Sometimes I feel a little silly still doing a buddy check on the knot, but Lynn's story really drive the point home of why 😮
Overall really interesting and well put together interview 😊
Every.damn.time. I annoy my climbing buddies with my "pilot's checks" Thanks Lynn for making this behavior the norm!
I sometimes feel a little silly too, but I have some other hobbies where it's drilled into your head that complacency kills so in my mind it's absolutely worth the couple of seconds to do a safety check. My partner and I have found a couple of minor things that probably wouldn't have been an issue had they not been caught, but it was still a good reminder that tying in's not foolproof.
Can't imagine the reflexes and strength (and maybe luck?) required to save yourself by bear hugging a tree while in free-fall. I don't think I'd ever be capable of that, so I'll keep doing my safety checks. :p
I know NOTHING about climbing but enjoyed the time with Lynn Hill. Interesting.
What an inspiration. Kudos to HMB for bringing this together for us to enjoy
Thanks for the watch and comment, really glad you enjoyed it!
Back in the 70s I gave Lynn a few rides to Tahquitz and Suicide rocks. Even then everyone could see she was a cut above everyone else. Good Job Hannah. Vaya con Dios
Got to be one of your better videos. Such a cool one!! Really nice interview and your climb was strong as hell🙌
Really appreciate that! 🫶
Thank you so much for sharing such great achievement of climbing history. Not only your views, but Lynn's also.... Loved to watch, seemed short. Bless! 🙏🤗
What a legend! I'm glad she's still with us and survived that huge fall! 🫣
Crazy story! I can’t even imagine. 🤯
''She's a Beauty,She's one in a million Girls'',what an incredible role model,Thank you Lynn,Live long in the Music of Life!
This is huge!! I hadn't yet watched any videos as detailed as this about Lynn's ascents in El Cap. I loved it 😊
Lynn Hill gained the sincere respect of some of the gnarliest, hard core dudes on the planet; an authentic legend for sure.
@6:23, Alex Puccio , "Crap, they caught me."... scurries away
Mental impacts of climbing accidents are no joke, and super interesting. I suffered a terrible injury to my SI joints and a foot surgery from decking on an ascender (anchor wasn't bomber) 14 months ago now. I haven't recovered and can still barely even walk. I've lost nearly my entire life. Has made me question what climbing could bring to my life if I choose to return to it (if I even ever can), and why I was drawn to it in the first place. I think the risks of climbing are harder to internalize when you're left with a severe disability versus dying 😅
What a great video, thank you for spotlighting this absolutely legend of a woman!
Our pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
Lynn is truly a treasure!
Iconic through and through
Legend... I took 2.5 days on the Nose 40 years ago and it was a big effort. So many dont get up it all... Soooooooo intimidating. I discovered she is younger than me (!!!)
What a great role model for anyone! She's is amazing!!
She's so fucking cool. I did a class project about her for American Literature a few years ago and she was genuinely my favorite person to learn about and create a video on.
I didn't watch your videos for quite a while now but I was very curious about you meeting Lynn Hill when the video recommendation showed up. I must say your video editing and your documentary style of story telling with all the graphics and stuff is next level and really nice to watch. Keep it up! :)
This woman is amazing. Thank you for sharing this. Wow.
Nice film, thanks for delivering it!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed
Thank you Hannah, thanks for bringing us to Lynn ❤
You’re very very welcome 🫡🫡
Yet another excellent film, Hannah
Thank you! Really appreciate the comment ☺️
@@hannahmorrisbouldering And @NathanBetts , I should have said!
I read the wiki about Lynn Hill today, then youtube recommend this video! Thank you for the interview! She is so good.
Glad you enjoyed it! She’s such a badass!
Great vid guy's, Lynn is a legend. You should back this up with a trip to Aus and do a special on "Passport to Insanity" in the Grampians first climbed by Nyrie Dodd with Louise Shepherd (another legend), would be good to see the effort and achievement that went into that first ascent be shared with current climbers worldwide. I've been to the base of passport and its seriously scary.
I have tears in my eyes, so inspirational
Thank you for this Hannah! Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it! 🥰
Sooooooo cool! Love Lyne Hill!
Wow the editing of this video especially the way you play with the archive is sooooo inspiring
Thank you so much!
🔥🔥I seem to wake up right before or after you have a new video drop. A great way to start the day off.
Glad to hear it! Hope you enjoy this one 🤗
So glad you made this!! It seems a shame that there isn’t yet a full length documentary About Lynn’s life and her free ascent of the nose
Totally legendary! She goes, boys! 🫡
Thanks Hannah, I really enjoyed this film; and I think film is the right term for it, as you and Nathan continue to elevate your content, style and production, as well as the storytelling. I love a good try hard, good fun climbing video too, but these types are really next level. Congratulations to you both.
Such an inspiring human being
Right?! Very cool to get to chat to her about her achievements 🤗
Fantastic interview, engaging, enlightening, educational, loved it.
So glad to hear it! Thanks for the nice feedback!
@@hannahmorrisbouldering I knew next to nothing about Lynn, you did a great job of sharing her story.
So great! Thnx for this wonderful video!
Actually, now I will always think of Lynn's story when I do the partner check before each climb.
Ps: welcome to sport climbing, Hannah! ❤
What an incredible person! Awesome vide, HMB team!
Incredible documentary! Thank you!
Thanks very much for watching!
The unfinished knot... It happened once with someone I was belaying and I correctly blame myself. Thank God I saw it before she "took" and calmly talked her through finishing it at the TOP of the gym top rope. I would have never forgiven myself for what almost happened. It happened to Lynn, something similar happened to her old boyfriend Largo, both legends... be safe out there, folks.
Lynn Hill la mitica! Grande!
Muchísimas felicidades por tu infinita carrera en las paredes, saludos desde el estado de México estimada Lynn
Awesome interview 👏 thanks guys!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an absolute Legend!
Great video Hannah, you can tell how awe struck you both are during the interview with Lynn, I would be too! Come back to Colorado and do a meet and greet!
Definitely a prolonged ‘pinch me’ moment! 😅
15:08 a good reminder to be safe AND ALWAYS BELAY CHECK.
I’ve been climbing adjacent at best (mostly a backcountry skier), but Lynn Hill and Catherine Destivelle have always been rock stars in my book.
A great interview and I really like the new longer, documentary style videos. I'm looking forward to more.
Personal feedback on the use of stock footage: I understand that it is necessary but I feel like I'm not taken seriously as a climber when Lynn's description of her accident at Buoux is accompanied by stock footage of the Elbsandstein valley. I have climbed the route Lynn fell off (and 5.10 is an absolute sandbag) and expected a picture to remind me of beautiful Buoux.