For those interested, the Alpinist article from a week ago has much more detail (and some history).[0] It looks like she led the first pitch of 5.7 free climbi

For those interested, the Alpinist article from a week ago has much more detail (and some history).[0] It looks like she led the first pitch of 5.7 free climbing and an A0 (easy aid climbing) bolt ladder. She otherwise followed and cleaned/removed gear for her father and a family friend in the party, who appear to be experienced. They planned for 4 days, but completed in 5. My understanding is this is a standard pace for amateurs and they were even outpacing other parties. The primary difficulties for a kid, besides the technical climbing, are maintaining focus for 5 days on the wall 1000s of feet up and sleeping on a small ledge, and carrying a large amount of heavy gear, relative to bodyweight. [0] http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web19s/newswire-10-year-old-selah-schneiter-summits-nose http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web19s/newswire-10-year-old-sela...