The Broad Beta Podcast
The Broad Beta Podcast and BroadBeta.com are spaces to openly share women’s and genderqueer experiences of climbing, skiing, and other mountain adventures, from the ordinary to the heroic. Our contributors tell stories that foster wildness within, and outside, ourselves. Through these stories, we hope to inspire and empower anyone who listens. Cover photo by @nathannorby of co-founder Jeannie Wall.
The Broad Beta Podcast
The Evolution of a Female YOSAR Team Member: An Interview with Lorna Illingworth
Lorna Illingworth joined us back in August of 2022 to read her story Reflections on a Big Wall Partnership. Now, the climbing phenom is back and we're picking her brain about all things YOSAR - how she got there and how it helped her unlock such huge potential as a climber.
Lorna is a humble, quiet master of all rock types. She has ticked off 5.13 sport routes at Smith Rock, over 20 ascents of El Cap, and major alpine routes (think Fitz Roy and big routes in the Cirque of the Unclimbables). Lorna honed her climbing skills while living in Yosemite and working on the Yosemite Search and Rescue Team. At the time, she was one of the few women in the Valley pursuing aid climbing. We'll hear about Lorna's evolution as a YOSAR member and eventually her transition from YOSAR to becoming a psychiatric nurse.
Tie it all together by listening to Episode 9: Lorna Illingworth - Reflections on a Big Wall Partnership wherever you get your podcasts. Check out her story on the Broad Beta website to see mind-boggling photos of Lorna and her climbing partner Holly on El Cap.
Lorna on Instagram > @lornaki
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Hosted by Cat Coe and Broad Beta Co-Founder Jeannie Wall
Produced and edited by Cat Coe
Episode music by Holizna Radio
Conclusion music by Rocky Marsiano