Beverly Johnson

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Also known as Bev Johnson

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 22nd Feb 1947
Age: 47 years old
Date of death: 3rd Apr 1994
Gender: Female

Pioneering Yosemite climber of the 1970s, first woman to climb El Cap. in a an all-female team and first woman to solo El Cap.

References

[1] https://rockriprollgirl.com/2011/04/remembering-bev-johnson-one-of-americas-greatest-climbersadventurers/

Contributors
42 contributions since 4th November 2025.

Quick Info

From: USA 🇺🇸
Date of birth: 22nd Feb 1947
Date of death: 3rd Apr 1994
Age: 47 years old
Gender: Female

Pioneering Yosemite climber of the 1970s, first woman to climb El Cap. in a an all-female team and first woman to solo El Cap.

References

[1] https://rockriprollgirl.com/2011/04/remembering-bev-johnson-one-of-americas-greatest-climbersadventurers/

Contributors
42 contributions since 4th November 2025.

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Ascents

2 recorded ascents.

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Dihedral Wall A3 Rope Solo | ground up Oct 1978
First female ascent.
With Sibylle Hetchel. First female ascent.

The first all-female ascent of an El Capitan wall route.

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/sibylle-hechtel-and-bev-johnsons-historic-yosemite-climb/