Louise Shepherd


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From: Australia 🇦🇺
Gender: Female
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E5
Notable Partnerships
Kim Carrigan

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Quick Info

From: Australia 🇦🇺
Gender: Female
Hardest Trad (Onsight): E5
Notable Partnerships
Kim Carrigan

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Ascents

10 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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Diazepam 7a Lead 1985
First ascent.

References

[1] Mountain Issue 104, page 12

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Denim E6 Lead | ground up 1984
Second go.

A very impressive second go effort, placing all the gear on lead. Potentially the first female ascent of a 26 in Australia?

References

[1] https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/australia/arapiles/bluffs/route/12902953

Lord of the Flies E6 Lead
Separate Reality E5 Lead | onsight 1980s
Crimson Cringe E5 Lead | onsight 1980s
Warmonger E5 Lead | onsight 1981

The first time an Australian woman climbed a grade 24.

Trojan E5 Lead | onsight 1981

The first person to onsight the route and likely one of the first women to onsight a route this hard.

References

[1] https://verticallifemag.com/articles/louise-shepherd/

Strolling (Right Hand Variant) E5 Lead | onsight 1981
London Wall E5 Lead | onsight
Life in the Fast Lane E4 Lead | onsight 1981
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