Ashima Shiraishi was busy breaking some world records. In 2015, as most kids were spending their spring holiday playing, the 14-year-old successfully climbed a difficult rock wall in Santa Linya, Spain. She became the first woman and the youngest person ever to finish climbing that wall.
The young climber was born on April 3, 2001, in the United States. Her parents are from Japan. She started the sport when she was just six. She practices climbing almost every day after school. She likes climbing because she feels good when she gets to the top. She has traveled around the world to climb the most difficult rock walls in her free time.
"I am really excited and happy," said Ashima after she climbed the great rock wall in Spain. "For every hard climb, the hardest part is the mental game. That's the most important. I am glad that I didn't give up and came to the end." Like most kids at her age, she celebrated her success with an ice-cream.
