classic gritstone routes, often with her British husband, Wills Young. In September 2003, Rands became only the second female in history to lead an E7-graded traditional route (the first was Airlie Anderson in 1994 on Master's Edge), when she ascended White Lines (E7 6b/c), at Curbar Edge in the Peak District. In October 2004, she became the first female to climb an E8-graded traditional route, when she ascended Johnny Dawes' famous British gritstone test-piece (featured in Hard Grit 1998), The End of the Affair (E8 6c), at Curbar Edge. Rands won Climbing magazine's 2004 Golden Piton Award for Traditional Climbing, for her ascent of the E8 route. In May 2005, she completed the first female ascent of Shine On (E7 6c) at Stanage Edge. In April 2006, she returned to the Peak District, and completed the first female ascent of another Dawes' test-piece, Gaia (E8 6c), at Black Rocks. Her ascent of Gaia is captured in the Big UP Productions climbing film, Dosage Volume 4 (2006). Rands also extended into big wall climbing, and in 2005, made a fast all-free ascent of the 20 pitch 727-metre grade IV, 5.10+ route Chiaro di Luna, on the northwest face of Aguja Saint Exupery in Patagonia. She has also put up new traditional multi-pitch alpine routes with big wall climbing legend Peter Croft, such as Gargoyle (5.11b), and Flying Buttress (5.11a) in 2011 on Merriam Peak. In 2010, the duo climbed the 10 pitch 364-metre grade IV, 5.12d+ route The Venturi Effect on The Incredible Hulk granite wall in the High Sierras, which was captured in the film, Reel Rock 5 (2010). Personal life Rands lived in Bishop, California for over 14 years with her Californian-born, British-raised husband, Wills Young, who is also an extreme rock climber, rock climbing writer (for Climbing, Rock & Ice, and Outside magazines), and rock climbing guidebook writer (including Bishop Bouldering, 2007). They moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where they run a climbing gym, and a climbing coaching and performance school, that Climbing magazine ranked as one of America's top 10 climbing gyms in 2016. Bibliography Women Who Dare: North America's Most Inspiring Women Climbers (Chris Noble), 2013, Falcon Guides. page 195–209. . Filmography Rands and Peter Croft on The Venturi Effect: Rands bouldering in Rocklands: Rands highball bouldering in the Buttermilks: Rands bouldering in Rocklands: Rands climbing Gaia (E8 6c): Rands bouldering in France: Rands bouldering in the