1. Emily Harrington was born on August 17,1986 and is an American professional rock climber and mountaineer.
18 Facts About Emily Harrington
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Emily Harrington was born on August 17,1986, in Boulder, Colorado.
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Emily Harrington's competitiveness pushed her to develop her climbing skills from an early age.
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Emily Harrington began climbing artificial walls and competed with her local gym's climbing team.
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Emily Harrington graduated in 2007 and joined The North Face climbing team in 2008.
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Emily Harrington has been the US National Champion in sport climbing five times.
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Emily Harrington was named the North American Sport Climbing Champion twice and placed second in the 2005 IFSC Climbing World Championships.
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In 2006, Emily Harrington placed first at the Serre Chevalier Invitational.
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Emily Harrington won first place in 2012 at the Ouray Ice Festival.
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In 2012, Emily Harrington was asked to join a joint expedition with The North Face and National Geographic to climb Mount Everest.
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Emily Harrington summited Mount Everest in 2012, and Cho Oyu in 2016.
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In 2014, Emily Harrington attempted to climb Hkakabo Razi, the tallest peak in Southeast Asia.
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Emily Harrington completed the mammoth task in 21 hours, 13 minutes and 51 seconds.
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Emily Harrington was assisted on the ascent by Alex Honnold.
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Emily Harrington was the first woman to free climb Golden Gate on El Capitan in under 24 hours.
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In 2021, Emily Harrington achieved the first individual free climb of The American Way route on Pik Slesova in Kyrgyzstan.
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Emily Harrington has sponsorships with The North Face, La Sportiva, and Petzl.
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Emily Harrington has been in a relationship with Adrian Ballinger since 2012; they were married on December 11,2021, in Ecuador.