page_title: Steph Davis
section_title: Ascents
hierarchical_section_title: Steph Davis / Notable climbs / Ascents
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Indian Creek - Un habitué qui enchaine le Coyne Crack (5.11+ à doigts) à Supercrack Buttress
context_page_description: Stephanie "Steph" Davis is an American rock climber, BASE jumper, and wingsuit flyer. She is one of the world's leading climbers, having completed some of the hardest routes in the world. She is the first woman to have soloed a 5.11 grade climb, the first woman to summit all the peaks of the Fitzroy Range in Patagonia, the second woman to free climb El Capitan in a day, the first woman to free climb the Salathė Wall on El Capitan, the first woman to free solo The Diamond on Longs Peak in Colorado, and the first woman to summit Torre Egger. Davis was married to fellow climbers and BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Mario Richard, and currently to sky-diving instructor, and flyer and jumper Ian Mitchard. Davis is also a blogger, writing about her interests in climbing, BASE jumping, yoga, and veganism.
context_section_description: 1996, Obelisk IV 5.11, The Diamond, Long's Peak, Colorado — First all-female ascent with Elaine Lee.
  1996, Tricks are for Kids 5.13a/b, Indian Creek, Moab, Utah — First female ascent.
  1997, French Route 5.12a, Peak 3850, Ak-Su Valley, Kyrgyzstan — First free ascent with Kennan Harvey.
  1997, Big Yellow Moon V 5.12, Peak 3850, Kyrgyzstan — First free ascent with Kennan Harvey.
  1998, Inshallah VI 5.12 A1, Shipton Spire, Pakistan — Third ascent of Shipton Spire, new route climbed all free except for a blank 10-foot section.  With Kennan Harvey and Seth Shaw.
  1999, Zen and the Art of Leadership VI 5.11 A4, Jushua Tower, Gibbs Fjord, Baffin Island — New route with Russ Mitrovich and Brandon Kannier.
  2000, All Quiet on the Eastern Front VI 5.11 A3, Tahir Tower, Kondus Valley, Pakistan — New route and first ascent of the mountain with Jimmy Chin, Brady Robinson and Dave Anderson.
  2000, Chouinard-Herbert V 5.11+, Sentinel, Yosemite — First free ascent with Kenny Yaeger.
  2000, Zodiac, El Capitan, Yosemite - With Beth Cost, a paraplegic who made the first female paraplegic ascent of the wall.
  2001, The Potter-Davis Route V 5.11 C1 WI4, north face of Poincenot, Patagonia — New route.
  2002, Red Pillar 5.10 A1, Aguja Mermoz - Ascent with Isaac Cortez. Became the first woman to ascend all seven major ridgeline summits of the Fitz Roy massif.
  2002, The Epitaph 5.13b, Tombstone, Utah — First free ascent with Dean Potter.
  2004, Freerider VI 5.12.d/13a, El Capitan, Yosemite — First female ascent. Third woman to free climb El Capitan. Free climbed it in April and returned in May to free climb it in a day.
  2004, The Crackhouse, Moab, Utah — First female ascent.
  2005, The Tombstone 5.13, Moab, Utah — First free ascent, team style with Dean Potter.
  2005, Salathé Wall VI 5.13 b/c, El Capitan, Yosemite — First woman to free climb the Salathe Wall. 10th person overall to free climb this route.
  2005, Titanic ED 6+/A2, 1000m, Torre Egger, Patagonia — First one-day ascent of the mountain with Dean Potter. First woman to summit mountain.
  2008, Concepcion 5.13b/c, Moab, Utah — Third ascent of the route, first woman to redpoint it.
caption: Coyne Crack at Indian Creek being led by a free climber.
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