30-year-old New Hampshire-based climber, Janet Bergman finds inspiration from long alpine rock climbing in the mountains and first ascents. Her first love is bouldering, but the appeal of mountain travel, added to the seasonality of life in the northeast, makes her well rounded in the vertical realm. A self-proclaimed sissy, Janet says she enjoys the boldness that mountain climbing demands, whether on a one-day ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite or a first ascent in the Indian Himalaya.

She works as a consultant to nonprofit organizations, helping clients like Kismet Rock Foundation, an educational rock climbing program for New England youth, to expand their reach. Janet, her fiancé Freddie Wilkinson and their dog Tagger live in a tiny cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Highlights

• Indian Beauty Queen (V+, 5.10, A1), First known ascent of Peak 5394, Indian Himalaya, w/ Ben Ditto, Pat Goodman and Freddie Wilkinson, 2008
• Billfish Dihedral (IV, 5.10+), first ascent of Shaleur Blow Me Down, Newfoundland, w/ Sarah Garlick and Kirsten Kremer, 2009
• Red Pillar, Aguja Mermoz (650m, 5.11+ A1), Patagonia, Argentina w/ Zach Schlosar, 2008
• Regular 1985 Route, La Esphinge (800m, 5.11) Cordillera Blanca, Peru w/ Sarah Garlick, 2004
• Anglo-American Route, Innominata (600m, 5.10+ A1) Patagonia , Argentina, w/ Sarah Garlick, Kirsten Kremer, 2006
• Comasana-Fonrouge 'sit start', Ag. Guillamet (1,100m, 5.10+ A1), Patagonia, Argentina w/ K Kremer, 2008 
• Solitary Confinement, Prince Albert Spire (400m, 5.11 A1), Bugaboos, w/ Sarah Garlick, Doug Madara 2007

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