Watch Anna Smith Talk Shop on the El Cap Bridge

Anna Smith is an accomplished Canadian climber with new routes in the Rockies and big ascents on Baffin Island.

El Cap Bridge in Yosemite Valley is a popular place for climbers to hang out and talk shop. Every spring and fall, hundreds of climbers congregate on the bridge to exchange ideas, information and to meet old and new friends.

Anna Smith is a recipient of the Mugs Stump and the Lyman Spitzer grants. Be sure to pick up the next issue of Gripped magazine for a feature by Smith and follow her on Instagram here.