Brittany Goris has made the first recorded female ascent of Stingray 5.13d at Joshua Tree, California. It’s one of the most famous trad climbs in North America.
First climbed by Japanese climber Hidetaka Suzuki in 1988, after Mike Paul climbed it on top rope. It’s found on the Iguana Dome and didn’t get a second ascent for 22 years until 2010 by Canadian Sonnie Trottter. Trotter said, “it’s one of the finest cracks I’ve ever seen in my life.”
In 2014, Mason Earle repeated it and in 2015, Matt Segal and Will Stanhope sent it. Goris projected the crack with Prithipal Khalsa, who sent it earlier this year. Goris placed all of the gear on lead and tried the line around 50 times. Watch below.