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INTERVIEW: Jacob Cook on Big Walls and Bivouacs

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 UKC Articles 16 Jul 2015
Bronwyn and Jacob on El Capitan, 4 kb26 year-old Jacob Cook and 22 year-old Canadian Bronwyn Hodgins climbed The Nose of El Capitan in May 2014 - as their first big wall climb. Jacob and Bronwyn have since expanded their big walling CV, with ascents of classic routes such as Freerider - also in Yosemite - Space Shot and Moonlight Buttress in Zion.

We got in touch with the Leeds-based pair to shed some light on their journey from big-wall newbies on The Nose to big-wall addicts...



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 ChrisBrooke 16 Jul 2015
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Nice article. Inspiring reading. I wish that 'weird tingling in my forearms' was an rare and unfamiliar feeling!!
 innes 16 Jul 2015
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Absolute wads!
 Shani 16 Jul 2015
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Great article!
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Most enjoyable, good to see them really enjoying the routes.
 DannyC 17 Jul 2015
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That's first video's a wee cracker.
 Oliver Hill 18 Jul 2015
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> 26 year-old Jacob Cook and 22 year-old Canadian Bronwyn Hodgins climbed The Nose of El Capitan in May 2014 - as their first big wall climb. Jacob and Bronwyn have since expanded their big walling CV, with ascents of classic routes such as Freerider - also in Yosemite - Space Shot and Moonlight Buttress in Zion.

> We got in touch with the Leeds-based pair to shed some light on their journey from big-wall newbies on The Nose to big-wall addicts...

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Nice to read about these multi-pitch ascents of classic routes. What climbings all about, if you have the time and courage to take it.

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