Katie Brown
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Climbing's new "it" girl.

Katie Brown

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In October, 28-year-old Katie Brown on-sighted—to free-climb on the first try, without any prior knowledge of the route—a VI 5.12 line up the 2,000-foot Northwest Face of Half Dome. On a slightly more relaxed day in Berkeley, photographer Chris McPherson caught up with her.

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