First 8b+ for Alyrene Dorey

On October 15th, 2011, Ally Dorey became one of the still short list of females in the United States to have climbed 8b+ (5.14a) when she completed The 7pm Show in Rifle. Though she spends most of her time studying for her medical school classes, Ally and her 8c+ climbing boyfriend, American legend Steve Hong, squeezed in training sessions and trips to Rifle to work their projects. 

You may remember Ally from her bouldering and competition exploits in the late 90's and early 00's when she climbed up to V10 outdoors and competed in many events including the PCI Comp Series.  In the late 00's she turned her focus to school and fell off the climbing media radar, though she continued to climb, albeit in the discipline of sport instead of bouldering. In recent years she has quietly sent several routes in the 8th grade (13b-13d) in Rifle and in the Red River Gorge and competed for the US in the American Bouldering and Lead World Cups.  The 7pm Show is her first 8b+.