Ashima Shiraishi

Ashima Shiraishi
Shiraishi at the Climbing World Championships 2018
Personal information
Nationality
Born (2001-04-03) April 3, 2001 (age 23)
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Student, rock climber, sport climber
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Climbing career
Type of climberBouldering, Lead climbing
Highest grade
Known forYoungest person to climb a 5.14d/5.15a (9a/+)  route, and first female to climb a V15 (8C) boulder
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  United States
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Xiamen Lead
Updated on October 31, 2017

Ashima Shiraishi (白石阿島, Shiraishi Ashima, born April 3, 2001) is an American rock climber. Shiraishi started climbing at the age of six at Rat Rock in Central Park, joining her father. Only a few years later, she quickly established herself as one of the top boulderers and sport climbers in the world. Her numerous accomplishments include first-place finishes in international competitions, and multiple first female and youngest ascents. Shiraishi is featured in several short documentary-style films, and is the subject of the documentary short "Return to the Red" (2012).[1]

At age 13 she became the second-ever female, and youngest person, to climb a sport route with a difficulty grade of 5.14d/5.15a (9a/9a+).[2] In 2016, she made the second ascent of Horizon in Mount Hiei, Japan and became the first-ever female to solve a V15 (8C) boulder.[3]

  1. ^ "Return to the Red". Vimeo.com. December 8, 2012. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Planetmountain (March 22, 2016). "Ashima Shiraishi claims first female 8C boulder with Horizon".