<description>&lt;p&gt;On June 8 Kate Kellegan and Laura Pineau (aka Mademoiselle Fissure) became the first women to complete the Yosemite Triple Crown. That means the climbed El Capitan, Half Dome and Mt. Watkins in a day. Their time was 23 hours, 36 minutes, and 40 seconds. In this conversation, Kate and Laura share the tactics they used to achieve their big link-up, including tapping into the stoke and&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;support of the community.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But first, Kalous lays down on the therapy couch while Dr. Bisharat tries to diagnose why redpointing projects isn&amp;#8217;t bringing him the kind of joy you might otherwise expect.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last, the Pink Rope Club from Atlanta performs their anthem.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Triple Crown News on UK Climbing:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/kate_kelleghan_and_laura_pineau_on_completing_the_yosemite_triple_crown-73998"&gt;https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/kate_kelleghan_and_laura_pineau_on_completing_the_yosemite_triple_crown-73998&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow Kate Kellegan:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/katekelleghan/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/katekelleghan/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Follow Laura Pineau:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurapineau/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/laurapineau/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Become a RunOut Rope Gun!&lt;/strong&gt; Support our podcast and increase your RunOut runtime. Bonus episodes, AMA, and more will be available to our Rope Guns. Thank you for your support! &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast"&gt;http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact us&lt;/strong&gt; Send ideas, voicemail, feedback and more. &lt;a href="mailto:andrew@runoutpodcast.com"&gt;andrew@runoutpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt; // &lt;a href="mailto:chris@runoutpodcast.com"&gt;chris@runoutpodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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The RunOut Podcast

Andrew Bisharat & Chris Kalous

The Runout #158: Laura Pineau and Kate Kellegan Go Big on Triple Crown

OCT 31, 202587 MIN
The RunOut Podcast

The Runout #158: Laura Pineau and Kate Kellegan Go Big on Triple Crown

OCT 31, 202587 MIN

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<p>On June 8 Kate Kellegan and Laura Pineau (aka Mademoiselle Fissure) became the first women to complete the Yosemite Triple Crown. That means the climbed El Capitan, Half Dome and Mt. Watkins in a day. Their time was 23 hours, 36 minutes, and 40 seconds. In this conversation, Kate and Laura share the tactics they used to achieve their big link-up, including tapping into the stoke and&nbsp;&nbsp;support of the community.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>But first, Kalous lays down on the therapy couch while Dr. Bisharat tries to diagnose why redpointing projects isn&#8217;t bringing him the kind of joy you might otherwise expect.</p> <p>Last, the Pink Rope Club from Atlanta performs their anthem.</p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <p>Triple Crown News on UK Climbing:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/kate_kelleghan_and_laura_pineau_on_completing_the_yosemite_triple_crown-73998">https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/06/kate_kelleghan_and_laura_pineau_on_completing_the_yosemite_triple_crown-73998</a></p> <p>Follow Kate Kellegan:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/katekelleghan/">https://www.instagram.com/katekelleghan/</a></p> <p>Follow Laura Pineau:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/laurapineau/">https://www.instagram.com/laurapineau/</a></p> <p><strong>Become a RunOut Rope Gun!</strong> Support our podcast and increase your RunOut runtime. Bonus episodes, AMA, and more will be available to our Rope Guns. Thank you for your support! <a href="http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast">http://patreon.com/runoutpodcast</a></p> <p><strong>Contact us</strong> Send ideas, voicemail, feedback and more. <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> // <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p></p>