Emily Harrington

While trying to climb Golden Gate (VI 5.13) on El Capitan, Yosemite, in a single day on Sunday, Emily Harrington took a huge fall on a 5.10c on the Freeblast (which makes up the lower portion of the route).

Slaydies(noun, plural): fierce ladies who slay on the rock. Ex: Margo Hayes, Paige Classen and Emily Harrington.

Kiersch reflects on the process of projecting one of the most famous sport climbs in America.

Emily Harrington, age 29, from Tahoe, California: a former international competition champion, sport/trad/mixed climber and mountaineer.