6 January 2022

Draft: Top-10 FFA and OS females ahead of their time

This is a pretty tough one comparing the female climbers who through the First Female Ascents and their onsights have pushed climbing the most during the last 40+ years. Please comment to make changes in the draft Top-10.

1. Josune Bereziartu: FFA of an 8c, 8c+, 9a and 9a/+. First female to OS 8b and 8b+.
2. Lynn Hill: FA of The Nose 8b+, FFA of an 8b+, Masse Critique. FF onsights; 7b, 7c, 7c+ and 8a
3. Angy Eiter: Four 9a to 9b FA. FFA of a 9b, La Planta de Shiva
4. Barbara Zangerl: Several FFA of big walls and trad climbs
5. Laura Rogora: 22 routes 8c+/9a to 9b and OS up to 8b+
6. Margo Hayes: FFA of a 9a+ and also 2nd female to do a 9a+, La Rambla
7. Anak Verhoeven: 12 8c+ to 9a+ including a 9a+ FA
8. Janja Garnbret: First and second female 8c OS
9. Charlotte Durif: 2nd female 9a and 8b+ OS
10. Julia Chanourdie, Robin Erbesfield, Isabelle Pattisier, Catherine Destivelle, Ashima Shiraishi, Beth Rodden
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