Is Ashima already Top-10 in the world?

Ashima Shiraishi's ticklist from last year put her among the Top-20 climbers in the world. Not bad for a 14-year-old who lives and goes to school in New York, which limits her days out on the crags. If we were to measure who has the best tick list based on the days spent on the rock, Ashima is probably among the Top-10 in the world. Just imagine how many 8C's and 9a+'s she could do if she was a professional climber living in Barcelona and travelling around Europe. Clearly, no other 14-year-old girl competes as equal to the male in other sports. She is already quite famous also outside the climbing world and surely, she will set more new standards and help climbing be considered as a real sport that should be a part in the Olympics. (c) Big Up Productions