Ashima: The 14-Year-Old Female Rock Climbing Phenom

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Published on Nov 11, 2015 Ashima Shiraishi is 14 years old. She's also the first woman and youngest climber of either gender to climb a sport route with a difficulty grade of 9a+ (5.15a). We spent a day with her in New York City as she discussed her ambitions and embarrassed grown men in the gym. Subscribe to VICE Sports here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-Sports Check out VICE Sports for more: http://www.vicesports.com Follow VICE Sports here: Facebook: https://facebook.com/VICESports Twitter: https://twitter.com/VICESports Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicesports More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos Category Sports License Standard YouTube License