Holly Witt, Miss November, 1995

Holly Witt, Miss November, 1995The Nudges her hips against the wall, about ten feet off the ground, tests her grip on a couple of tiny fingerholds, then gracefully switches feet on a bulbous knob. Every eye in the gym is on her as she lithely and calmly pushes herself past an overhang and makes it to the top. This is only her second time on a climbing wall and already she has moves that make the regulars jealous. ''Tension, please,'' she calls softly to her climbing coach, who slowly lowers her...