Lynn Hill

Biography

Carolynn Marie Hill (born January 3, 1961) is an American rock climber. Widely regarded as one of the leading competition climbers, traditional climbers (and particularly big wall climbers), sport climbers, and boulderers in the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s, she is famous for making the first free ascent of the difficult sheer rock face of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, and for repeating it the next year in less than 24 hours.

Known for

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The Future of Climbing

2025 ⭐ 10.0

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A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground

2020 ⭐ 10.0

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Fine Lines

2019 ⭐ 6.0

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Break on Through

2018 ⭐ 10.0

Career timeline

2025

The Future of Climbing Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2025

⭐ 10.0

2024

Here to Climb

Self · 2024

⭐ 4.3

2022

The Fundamentals of Climbing

2022

2020

A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground Notable

Self · 2020

⭐ 10.0

2019

Fine Lines

Self · 2019

⭐ 6.0

2018

Break on Through Notable

Self · 2018

⭐ 10.0

2015

Climbing the Nose

Self · 2015

2014

Metanoia Notable

Self · 2014

⭐ 10.0

Valley Uprising Notable

Self · 2014

⭐ 7.7

2012

La Dura Dura Notable

Self · 2012

⭐ 10.0

Best Of E.O.F.T. No. 8 Notable

Self · 2012

⭐ 9.3

2011

Petzl RocTrip China 2011 Notable

Self · 2011

⭐ 10.0

2010

The Fanatic Search 2 - A Girl Thing Notable

Self · 2010

⭐ 10.0

Rocky Mountain Highball

Self · 2010

2004

The Center Of The Universe Notable

Self · 2004

⭐ 10.0

2002

Vertical Frontier Notable

Self · 2002

⭐ 9.0

1999

N.G.Extreme

1999

Extreme

Herself · 1999

⭐ 6.3

1988

Moving Over Stone Notable

Self · 1988

⭐ 10.0

1982

First Ascent Notable

Self · 1982

⭐ 8.0

Frequently appears with

Cédric Lachat

Catherine Destivelle

Self (archive footage)

Solenne Piret

Charlotte Durif

Self

Alex Honnold

Self

Tommy Caldwell

Self

Brette Harrington

Self

Matt Segal

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Full filmography

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The Future of Climbing

2025 ⭐ 10.0

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Here to Climb

2024 ⭐ 4.3

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The Fundamentals of Climbing

2022

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A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground

2020 ⭐ 10.0

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Fine Lines

2019 ⭐ 6.0

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Break on Through

2018 ⭐ 10.0

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Climbing the Nose

2015

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Metanoia

2014 ⭐ 10.0

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Valley Uprising

2014 ⭐ 7.7

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La Dura Dura

2012 ⭐ 10.0

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Best Of E.O.F.T. No. 8

2012 ⭐ 9.3

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Petzl RocTrip China 2011

2011 ⭐ 10.0

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The Fanatic Search 2 - A Girl Thing

2010 ⭐ 10.0

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Rocky Mountain Highball

2010

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The Center Of The Universe

2004 ⭐ 10.0

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Vertical Frontier

2002 ⭐ 9.0

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N.G.Extreme

1999

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Extreme

1999 ⭐ 6.3

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Moving Over Stone

1988 ⭐ 10.0

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First Ascent

1982 ⭐ 8.0