Steph Davis

TOP FEMALE CLIMBER
FREE CLIMBER, SOLOIST, ALPINIST, BIG WALL CLIMBER

PERSONAL DATA

Birthdate 11/4/72
Hometown Fulton, Maryland
Resides Moab, UT & Yosemite, CA
Height 5’5”

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

- First woman to free climb the Salathe Wall of El Capitain in Yosemite, CA
- Made first ascents of Torre Egger and Cerro Standhardt in Patagonia with husband, Dean Potter
- Only woman to complete the "Crack House" boulder problem in Moab, UT

BACKGROUND

Steph Davis is known for her diversity as an elite climber and for her committing ascents of big walls and alpine peaks. She has set standards in all styles of climbing, from adventure to pure difficulty.

She has made first ascents of major peaks in Pakistan, Patagonia, Kyrgyzstan and Baffin Island, in big-wall, solo, free and alpine style.

Steph is the first woman to free climb the 3300 foot Salathé Wall of El Capitan (35 pitches, 5.13b/c), what many climbers call the greatest rock climb in the world. She has freed El Capitan three times, more than any other woman, always leading the entire route herself.

Steph is the second woman to free climb Yosemite’s 3300 foot El Capitan in a single day. She climbed Free Rider (38 pitches, 5.13a) in 22 hours 15 minutes, climbing much of the route in the dark.

Steph has free soloed, climbing without a rope, at a higher level of difficulty than any woman.

With her husband Dean Potter, Steph made the first one-day ascent of Patagonia’s most notorious mountain, Torre Egger. The pair also made a first ascent on neighboring peak, Cerro Standhardt. Steph is the first woman to summit Torre Egger, as well as the first woman to summit Cerro Standhardt.

She is the first American woman to summit Fitzroy in Patagonia. She is the only woman and one of very few climbers, to have summited all seven major peaks of the stormy Fitzroy skyline.

Steph has free climbed some of the hardest cracks in Moab and Yosemite. She is the only woman to have climbed the Crack House boulder problem in Moab, an eighty foot roof crack. In 2002, she and her husband Dean Potter freed one of Moab’s testpiece rock climbs, the Tombstone.

Steph is an ambassador for Patagonia, involved in product development and featured in advertising campaigns.

Her book, “High Infatuation: A Climber’s Guide to Love and Gravity,” debuted in April, 2007.

Steph lives between Moab, UT and Yosemite with her husband Dean Potter and their dog Fletcher.

RELATED POSTS

Wonder Woman Steph Davis launches new blog design

2.24.10 | by stantoncompany

Check out the newly redesigned High Infatuation Blog to learn about all that Steph Davis has been up to - from BaseJumping, to climbing, to WingSuit Flying and Veganism!!

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First look: In ESPN’s magazine, showing skin is no issue

10.6.09 | by stantoncompany

By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY Tennis star Serena Williams, the NBA's Dwight Howard, the NFL's Adrian Peterson and mixed martial artist Gina Carano are among the 30-plus athletes posing nude or semi-nude in ESPN The Magazine's first-ever "Body Issue" hitting newsstands Oct. 9. The magazine will show athletes on the field and off, and even in the operating room during knee surgery, (read more)

Comments (0) | Permalink | Posted in: Claire Bevilacqua, Climbing, Jessica Mendoza, Kristi Leskinen, Press, Skiing, Softball, Steph Davis |

The Adventure Life: Ear Buds, Celebrity-Athlete Playlists from Steph Davis

4.27.09 | by stantoncompany

by steve casimiro ⋅ April 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment Here’s one that doesn’t need a fancy intro: Music. Action sports. Rock stars. Who doesn’t want to know what they’re listening to? I reached climber Steph Davis as she was leaving for Slovakia, skier Seth Morris waiting for the weather in Haines, Alaska, and skater Tony Hawk running between L.A. (read more)

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Outside Blog gives the #2 spot on their “Top 10 Adventure Twitters” list to Steph Davis

4.24.09 | by stantoncompany

April 24, 2009 Top 10 Adventure Twitters From Everest, to the Arctic, to the middle of the ocean, adventurers are taking the time to tweet. Celebrities like Richard Branson, Anthony (read more)

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NY Times: Alternative Pursuits

10.9.08 | by stantoncompany

Check out the sports section of today’s NY Times to find several Stanton & Company athletes featured in photographer Bess Greenberg’s photo essay about athletes and their outside interests. Bess, a former basketball player, shot beautiful portraits of the athletes in a way that dimensionalized their interests beyond their sports. Athletes include snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler, climber Steph Davis, BMX racer (read more)

Comments Off | Permalink | Posted in: BMX, Chanelle Sladics, Clients, Climbing, Dance, Gretchen Bleiler, Jill Kintner, Kristin Sloan, Press, Snowboarding, Steph Davis |

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