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Interview: Babsi Zangerl Becomes First Person to Flash El Capitan!

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“It goes, boys!” Zangerl, 36, blasted up the 3,300-foot Free Rider (VI 5.13a) on her first attempt, without a single fall.

https://www.climbing.com/news/interview-first-person-flash-el-capitan/
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