Published December 10, 2008 12:00AM
Katie Brown Gallery
Climbing's new "it" girl.
Katie Brown relaxes with her dog Cody
In October, 28-year-old Katie Brown on-sightedto free-climb on the first try, without any prior knowledge of the routea 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.