Dierdre Wolownick: Podcast Interviews

Dierdre Wolownick

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Athlete, Author, Media Personality

2 Interviews

Dierdre Wolownick's Interviews

Sarah Williams & Dierdre Wolownick • 24 Oct 2023 • EN

Dierdre Wolownick-Honnold - Redefining Retirement, Overcoming Fear and Ageism. The oldest woman to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Dierdre grew up in New York City in the 1940s and 50s and helped care for her mother who had polio. Going to high school opened her eyes to new possibilities, and she eventually moved to California after spending time in France and Japan. Dierdre's life took a big turn when she divorced her husband and started focusing

Michael Gervais & Dierdre Wolownick • 26 Jun 2019 • EN

Dierdre Wolownick, Oldest Woman to Climb El Capitan and Mother of Free-Soloist Alex Honnold

This week’s conversation is with Dierdre Wolownick, the mother of legendary adventure rock climber Alex Honnold. You may recognize him from this year’s Academy Award Winning film, Free Solo, where he became the first person to ever free-solo El Capitan in Yosemite. Alex was a previous guest on this podcast, episode 108