Spent the weekend in Bishop, Ca with great company and new climbs: Lidija’s Mouth, Jedi Mind Tricks, Whiskey, Beer, and Spliff Hits for Breakfast, and Mothership Connection. As always, I’m sad to leave Bishop, but inspired by all of the beautiful boulders to train harder so I can come back and crush next season.
And now back to the real babes…
NAME: Christina Pilo
OCCUPATION: Rock Climber
CAN BE FOUND: Tramway, Palm Springs, Ca
SUGGESTED READING: Interview by urbanclimber magazine
Here is one of those babes you see crushing at all the crags. You recognize her, but aren’t quite sure from where, when it hits you: She’s the girl from the new Joshua Tree bouldering guide, killing all those hard problems you’ve been eyeing. Then you find out she works just as much as you do, and all of your excuses for not climbing hard fade away. Next thing you know, you’re more pschyed than ever! Thank you to all the Christina Pilo’s of the world.
NAME: Nina Caprez
OCCUPATION: Rock Climber
CAN BE FOUND: Around the world
SUGGESTED VIEWING: Mind Control 8c+ & Nina Caprez: About A Girl (video below)
Nina Caprez successfully redpointed Mind Control (5.14c) just days after Dalia Ojeda claimed the first female ascent. When asked what got her up the route she replied, “Being calm and super psyched!”
NAME: Carrie Cooper
OCCUPATION: Rock Climber
CAN BE FOUND: Flagstaff, AZ
SUGGESTED VIEWING: Carrie Cooper: 39 Weeks (video below) A really beautiful video!
Carrie is a mother of two who in between raising a beautiful family climbs v10’s. Enough said.
NAME: Lisa Rands
OCCUPATION: Rock Climber
CAN BE FOUND: Bishop, Ca
SUGGESTED VIEWING: Origins:The Hulk w/Peter Croft (video below)
At one point, Lisa Rands was the female boulderer of the world. Twenty years into her climbing career, she is still climbing strong and still one of the only climbers (male or female) crushing hard highball boulder problems. She is at 100% health for the first time in five years so I’m sure we’ll be seeing some great things out of this one soon.
