How old is climber katie brown

Everyone seemed to recognize the petite superhero, with her signature brown ponytail. One spring day in — her third day climbing in a row — Brown showed up at her then-local crag, the Red River Gorge in Kentucky.

Two weeks earlier, Ramsey had made the first ascent of a wildly steep sport route he called Omaha Beach. He had graded it 5. Ramsey encouraged Brown to try it despite her fatigue from the previous two days of hard climbing. Ramsey saw her practically float up the overhanging sandstone, passing hard sections without hesitation.

Others noticed as well. It had become her identity and she hated it. In she started a newspaper column about climbing for the Boulder Daily Camera and is currently working on a memoir.

She began sport climbing in Kentucky at the age of 13, and in at age 14 she won the X Games and a climbing Junior World Championship in Laval. In she clinched a World Cup victory in France. Katie Brown born is an American female rock climber who has made notable ascents in sport climbing, trad, and bouldering. Katie Brown. Katie Brown fans also viewed:. Vladimir Vasyutin. Bill Kidd. I don't have any desire to aid-climb So I'd rather do more routes that I can on-sight instead of one route that I might not be able to get in two days.

But this fall, hopefully I'll be able to stay for a length of time, I'll be able to work a route. I think it will be fun — good for me. While she is currently focused on sport climbing and indoor competitions, Brown plans to try more crack climbing and long free routes and has already spent some time working on placing natural protection.

I don't have any desire to aid-climb. But I see that being quite a ways down the road right now. Whatever she decides to focus on in rock climbing, one thing is certain about how Katie Brown will do. With her focus and natural talent, she will continue to push the limits of the sport, and not just in comparison to other women, but in the sport as a whole. This year you succeeded in climbing 8b on sight. Tell us about it. I've also climbed lots of 5.

George, Utah … I don't know the name of the route. I would very much like to go to Australia and Thailand. I have never climbed on granite except in Yosemite Valley, traditional climbs. I never remember names, I don't write them down, I climb them! What are your thoughts on leading and bouldering? I am a little afraid of falling, but leading is better then seconding. I like bouldering outside, but not in competitions.

The best spot in the U. Would you rather climb with girls or boys? I prefer climbing with girls, but there are not so many, so I usually climb with men. Beth Rodden is a very good friend of mine, but it is hard to climb with her because she lives so far, in California. Where do you train?

When I lived in Kentucky there was a climbing gym; then I went to Georgia, and since there wasn't a gym there, I had a wall in my garage.