Ashima Shiraishi

<p>Ashima Shiraishi was six when her father first took her to Rat Rock, a climbing wall in New York City’s Central Park. In just a few years, she became one of the most talked-about names in <a href=/articles/2017/08/tree-climbing-video>rock climbing</a>—and, at 14, the first female and youngest <a href=/articles/2018/01/ryan-robinson-highline-video>climber</a> in history to ever complete a V15 grade climb (the scale of difficulty goes from V0 to V17). Now the 17-year-old is setting her sights on the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the first time in decades the sport has been included. Here, Shiraishi talks about her favorite <a href=/articles/2018/03/the-cheat-meal>food indulgence</a>, the mental strategy she employs when facing an injury, and more.<div>Plus, take a look inside her gym bag <a href=/articles/2018/04/unzipped-ashima-shiraishi>here</a>.<br></div>

Q&A: Ashima Shiraishi

Furthermore is the authority on the high-performance life. Travel, taste, experience, achieve. Go Further. Want More.