“As a woman, you struggle a lot; you’re always in survival mode when you wake up in the morning, and you put on that kind of armour. When I’m in the mountains and climbing, I’m just free.

At the time, free climbing was still in its infancy and Albert ... 2017: La Rambla (9a, 5.15a): At just 19 years of age, Margo Hayes achieved a women’s first 9a in Siurana, Spain.

“As a woman, you struggle a lot; you’re always in survival mode when you wake up in the morning, and you put on that kind of armour. When I’m in the mountains and climbing, I’m just free.” There were ...