Brooke Sandahl


Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7

1980s Smith Rock sport route pioneer. Attempted to free The Nose and partnered Lynn Hill on her first free ascent.

References

[1] https://www.bendsource.com/outside/first-ascents-2215537/

Contributors
28 contributions since 4th November 2025.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Gender: Male
Hardest Trad (Worked): E7

1980s Smith Rock sport route pioneer. Attempted to free The Nose and partnered Lynn Hill on her first free ascent.

References

[1] https://www.bendsource.com/outside/first-ascents-2215537/

Contributors
28 contributions since 4th November 2025.

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Ascents

1 recorded ascents.

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South Face Mount Watkins E7 (approx) Alternate Leads | worked 1996
With Steve Sutton. First free ascent.

"Eight days later, our free bid would end a mere sixty feet from the summit anchor. Having run out of water that morning, in blistering heat, we inched higher till we hit the final aid section. Sadly, we had to aid through it. Our bid for an all-free ascent, coming from the ground, in a push, would end here. A few days later, we returned via the Tuolumne high country and were able to put together an amazing final pitch (12a), thus making the wall’s first free ascent (albeit discontinuous)." (Sandhal) An estimated 5.13a including a hard-to-grade horizontal dyno for his free ascent.

References

[1] https://climbingzine.com/old-school-south-face-mount-watkins-brooke-sandahl/

Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade