L DETERMINATION Emily Harrington scales the " Golden Desert " pitch of " Golden Gate " during her historic one-day ascent. " On her send day, Emily climbed through the crux of this pitch in the midday sun only to have a foot slip near the finish, resulting in a 30-foot fall and a pretty nasty head wound, " says Glassberg. " She thought her day was over, but after an assessment of her concussion and applying some butterfly bandages, she dug deep and sent the pitch, topping out with a blood-stained forehead and clothing. If you look close, you can see the bandages on her forehead in this image. " R PERSEVERANCE Emily Harrington passes her partner and fiance Adrian Ballinger a warm beverage early in the morning on day five of a six-day free ascent of Golden Gate in 2015. " You can see a bandage on Emily's arm from a tough fight with The Monster, a 150-foot-long chimney that only takes a couple pieces of protection, " says Glassberg. " Emily's perseverance really showed. " August 2021 / OUTDOOR RETAILER 39