Beth Rodden

Beth Rodden born April 5 1980 is an American rock climber known for her ascents of hard singlepitch traditional climbing routes She was the youngest woman to climb 514a 8b and is one of the only women in the world to have redpointed a 514c 8c traditional climbing graded climb Rodden and fellow climber Tommy Caldwell were partners from 2000 to 2010 during which time they completed the second free ascent of The Nose In 2008 Rodden made the first ascent of Meltdown one of the hardest traditional climbs in the world and the first time in history that a female climber matched the peak of the highest climbing grades