Canadian Bronwyn Hodgins (27) recently became only the third woman to free Golden Gate 5.13a on El Capitan, climbing the 34 pitch route over eight days. Having only started climbing eight years ago while studying in Leeds as an exchange student, Bronwyn has soared through the grades in multiple disciplines of climbing, from hard single pitch sport to in-a-day free Big Wall ascents in Baffin, Yosemite and beyond.
We sent Bronwyn a few questions about Golden Gate and her jam-packed climbing career so far...