Libby Sauter

Libby Sauter (born October 8, 1984) is an American mountaineer, rock climber, and pediatric cardiac intensive care nurse educator. She and her climbing partner, Mayan Smith-Gobat, set the women's speed record climbing The Nose on El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, in 2014.[1][2] In 2017, she became the youngest woman inducted into the American Alpine Club hall of fame. She was the first woman to walk the Lost Arrow Spire highline in 2007.[3]

Mountaineering

Sauter made the first ascent of a new route on El Hermano in Chile in 2014.[4] She set a female speed record on The Nose, El Capitan in October 2014,[1][2] also climbing two routes in one day on the face.[4] She was the first woman to walk the Lost Arrow Spire highline in Yosemite National Park.[3] She is the youngest inductee to the Mountaineering Hall of Fame.

Nursing

Sauter received her nursing degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2006. Her nursing career began at Stanford Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California in the Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. In 2009, Sauter began volunteering with the Novick Cardiac Alliance and has been on staff as a pediatric cardiac intensive nurse since 2012 working on location in Libya, Iraq, Honduras and Ukraine.[5]

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References
  1. "Speed Climbing | Yosemite Bigwall". www.yosemitebigwall.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  2. Alstrin, chris (2015-01-29), Women's Speed Record on El Capitan / Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter, retrieved 2017-05-31
  3. NarrowBridgeFilms (2008-02-06), First Woman Walks the Lost Arrow Spire Highline, retrieved 2017-05-31
  4. "Libby Sauter - Climber | adidasoutdoor.com". www.adidasoutdoor.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  5. "Our Team - Novick Cardiac Alliance". Novick Cardiac Alliance. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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