Sasha DiGiulian

Sasha DiGiulian, 2014

Sasha DiGiulian (born October 23, 1992 in Alexandria , Virginia ) is an American climber .

Career

Sasha DiGiulian started climbing at the age of 7. Since 2004 she has been taking part in regional and national competitions in sport climbing in the areas of lead , bouldering and speed climbing . In 2008 she was a member of the US bouldering team and the US adult team (lead). She was also US Junior PanAmerican and PanAmerican Champion in 2010 and World Cup finalist in 2011.

At the 2011 World Championships in Arco , Italy, she achieved second place in bouldering, 8th in lead and 52nd in speed climbing and was thus able to take first place in the overall world championship ranking, which is made up of the results of the three categories. In sport climbing your routes are red point up to difficulty "9a", onsight "8b +" and in bouldering red point "8a" and onsight "7c +".

In 2011 she celebrated her greatest success to date in rock climbing - the route "Pure Imagination" in Red River Gorge in Kentucky , which at that time was rated 9a. The route was later climbed onsight by Adam Ondra and downgraded to the “8c +” level of difficulty. On April 25, 2012, she was able to commit the route “Era Vella” in Margalef , Spain , making her the third, youngest and first North American woman in the world to climb the “9a” level of difficulty.

successes

Competitive climbing

Lead

• 1st place SCS National Championships (USA) 2010, 2011, 2012
• 1st place overall at the World Climbing Championships in Arco (Italy) 2011
• 8th place at the World Climbing Championships in Arco (Italy) 2011
• 6th place at the Climbing World Cup in Puurs (Belgium) 2011
• 8th place at the Climbing World Cup in Chamonix (France) 2011
• 7th place at the Climbing World Cup in Boulder (USA) 2011
• 1st place at the panAmerican championship in Quito (Ecuador) 2010
• 4th place at the Youth World Championships in Edinburgh (GB) 2010
• 4th place at the World Youth Championships in Valence (France) 2009
• 4th place at the Youth World Championships in Sydney (Australia) in 2008
• 3rd place at the Youth World Championships in Ibarra (Ecuador) 2007
• 1st place at the North American Championship in Denver (USA) 2006
• 1st place national championship 2005, 2006

Bouldering

• 2nd place at the World Championships in Arco (Italy) 2011
• 3rd place at the US Bouldering Nationals (ABS) 2011
• 4th place at the US Bouldering Nationals (ABS) 2010

Rock climbing

Routes

• Rolihala (8c / +) in South Africa, first ascent
• Thanatopsis (8c) in Red River Gorge, Rotpunkt, first female ascent
• Era Vella (9a) in Margalef (Spain) April 2012
• Pure Imagination (9a) - Red River Gorge (USA) first female ascent on November 15, 2011, later downgraded to 8c +.
• Cosi Fan Tutte (8c +) - Rodellar (Spain) Rotpunkt, first female ascent in 2011
• Lucifer (8c +) - Red River Gorge, Rotpunkt, first female ascent
• Southern Smoke (8c +) - Red River Gorge, Rotpunkt, first female ascent
• Aitzol (8c) - Margalef (Spain) 2011
• Welcome to Tijuana (8c) - Rodellar
• Omaha Beach (8b +) - Red River Gorge, Onsight
• Just Married (8b +) - Bielsa (Spain) Onsight 2011
• Maskoking (8b +) - Rodellar, Onsight 2011
• Flash Over (8b +) - Margalef (Spain) 2011
• Millennium (8b +) - Maple Canyon (USA)
• Philipe Cuisinere (8b +) - Rodellar
• Via del Quim (8b +) - Margalef
• Ixeia (8b +) - Rodellar 2011
• Highway 42 (8b) - Rodellar, Onsight 2011
• Eclipse Cerebral (8b) - Bielsa, Onsight 2011

Web links

• Official website of Sasha DiGiulian
• Sasha DiGiulian's competition results at the IFSC
• Sasha DiGiulian at 8a.nu
• Sasha DiGiulian climbs "Pure Imagination" 5.14d (9a) (video)
• Sasha DiGiulian climbs "Era Vella" 5.14d (9a) (video)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tom Jackman: Alexandria's Sasha DiGiulian is world champ rock climber . In: The Washington Post , August 8, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
2. ↑ ^{a b} S.D. - About her . Sasha DiGiulian's website. Retrieved February 1, 2012
3. ↑ ^{a b c} S.D. Competitions ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Sasha DiGiulian's website. Retrieved February 1, 2012 
4. ↑ ^{a b} IFSC athlete overview by Sasha DiGiulian . Retrieved February 1, 2012.
5. ↑ Two 5.14+ Onsights for Ondra . dpmclimbing.com. November 1st, 2012. Archived from the original on November 4th, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 19, 2015. 
6. ↑ SD climbs “Pure Imagination” (9a) ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: klettern.de . Retrieved February 1, 2012. 
7. ↑ SD climbs "Era Vella" (9a) . In: ukclimbing.com . Retrieved October 19, 2015.
8. ↑ SD Outdoor Ascents ( Memento of the original from January 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Sasha DiGiulian's website. Retrieved February 1, 2012 
9. ↑ SD climbs "Cosi Fan Tutte" (8c +) in Rodellar ( memento of the original from January 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: klettern.de . Retrieved February 1, 2012. 
10. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Sasha DiGiulian in "Era Vella" (9a)