Ashima's Ascent: Rocking the Climbing World | The New York Times

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  • Ashima Shiraishi, an 11-year-old bouldering enthusiast from New York City, has been turning more than a few heads in the climbing world.
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Komentáře • 100

  • @umito1576
    @umito1576 Před 9 lety +26

    I watched Ashima climb last night at the Portland Boulder Rally. It was incredible to watch her unique climbing style.

  • @UncorkedToast
    @UncorkedToast Před 10 lety +21

    she is awesome and i love the support of her parents. thats a girl thats going to shock the community further

  • @MrRavenski23
    @MrRavenski23 Před 10 lety +21

    One word springs to mind " RESPECT"

  • @MartySoupcoff
    @MartySoupcoff Před 11 lety +6

    One of the best parts was the interview of the dad. He explained that he was a dancer and knows how to contort his body and tries to teach her that but that he cannot help her with climbing technique. As a coach in a different sport, I commend him for that. We love when parents get involved and try to help their kids. Many don't know the limits of their skills though and teach them wrong things. He knew his limit and let the coach take over from there. Kudos to him

  • @natashabek6583
    @natashabek6583 Před 10 lety +5

    How can anyone dislike this! She's incredible and so sweet!!!!

  • @seantrew9713
    @seantrew9713 Před 7 lety +83

    4:49 "and hopefully climbing can be in the Olympics" - looks like todays your lucky day...

  • @JarnBjorn72
    @JarnBjorn72 Před 9 lety +7

    Keep breaking those records, Ashima!

  • @brendatang2556
    @brendatang2556 Před 3 lety +2

    You found your favorite sport , it is a very beautiful thing. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @MsTokies
    @MsTokies Před 9 lety +44

    American Dream! i hope she gets gold from usa team! as well

  • @arismileyful
    @arismileyful Před 11 lety +1

    I met Ashima at the 2013 bouldering divisional series in NJ. It was super cool to meet her and watch her incredible strength and technique!

  • @lizbaldwin891
    @lizbaldwin891 Před 11 lety +1

    Ashima is such an amazing climber and an all-around great kid. I see her a lot at BKB and she has a fantastic attitude and is often cheering on other climbers around her. Her humility as well as her style are inspirational.

  • @lennyalcor
    @lennyalcor Před 11 lety +1

    Go girl! Right to the top!

  • @erehwyrevekool
    @erehwyrevekool Před 11 lety

    Awesome, she'll be a champion! I wish you all the best lil Ashima!

  • @carlosjimenezflute
    @carlosjimenezflute Před 11 lety

    She's amazing and brave.... I added to one of my favorite. happy new year

  • @meowmeowgrl
    @meowmeowgrl Před 10 lety +6

    I went to brooklyn boulders once! Too bad I didn't get to see her in her element when I was there:(

  • @MFeriante
    @MFeriante Před 9 lety +1

    so amazing!

  • @NickLiang
    @NickLiang Před 7 lety +25

    "YYYEEEEAAAHHH, ok come on relax" Ashima looked chilled, I think you're the one who needs to relax bud lol

  • @KingVikram
    @KingVikram Před 11 lety +17

    In India, the word "aseema" means limitless or without boundaries. Quite an appropriate name for this kid.

  • @hathatsme
    @hathatsme Před 11 lety

    She is my inspiration!!

  • @popout886
    @popout886 Před 11 lety

    This girl is going to go far in her life. God blessed her.

  • @adelinecoupe9053
    @adelinecoupe9053 Před 8 lety +16

    Found out recently about how climbing is in the 2020 olympics and am hoping to go and compete. Doubt I'll get a medal though as there are so many great climbers like Ashima and Brooke, and I've only been climbing for a yearish...

    • @adelinecoupe9053
      @adelinecoupe9053 Před 8 lety +6

      Also, just realised Ashima would compete in her parent's home country!

    • @graceodonovan4640
      @graceodonovan4640 Před 6 lety +13

      Adeline Coupe no offence or anything but if you have only been climbing for about a year I don't think you are quite ready for the Olympics

  • @greenylon
    @greenylon Před 10 lety +1

    天使のような純粋な笑顔を持って、見た私は元気になりましたよ。

  • @emilyhancock4136
    @emilyhancock4136 Před 11 lety

    This kid is so cool!

  • @kennikitty
    @kennikitty Před 11 lety

    Wow, she's amazing! I'm very impressed, keep it up, girl. :)

  • @scottferguson7287
    @scottferguson7287 Před 9 lety +3

    I love it😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

  • @tingsum6203
    @tingsum6203 Před 11 lety

    U R My Mini Idol Ashima !!! U R Awesome !!!

  • @nkdoson8200
    @nkdoson8200 Před 3 lety +1

    4:47 OMG She‘s soooo CUTE!! 🥺🥺😍😍

  • @danieljmcdowell
    @danieljmcdowell Před 11 lety

    Brilliant. She is quite a talent. I took up bouldering last year. I'm bloody awful, I'm overweight and have no upper body strength. If only I had started when I was six years old.

  • @yopiyafrin
    @yopiyafrin Před 8 lety

    Great talented kids.... inspiring other kids!

  • @Griffirid
    @Griffirid Před 11 lety +1

    Her hands look fine, they were covered in chalk when there was a close up. Her hand shape when she's climbing is to get maximum leverage and strength (making her hand look claw-like or like she's holding a baseball). Her toes look a little worse, but that's down to having them crammed into climbing shoes. The tighter the shoe, the more precise you can be with your foot holds and the more strength you can get from your toes. Loose shoes let your toes bend or slip.

  • @lenovotablet9266
    @lenovotablet9266 Před rokem

    That is impowering

  • @dragonliteboy
    @dragonliteboy Před 11 lety

    woah !

  • @olivermexas6992
    @olivermexas6992 Před 9 lety +9

    i think she is a phenom partially becuase she only has been climbing 5 years. a lot of good climbers started from veeeery young, climbing 10 years, like brooke rabitio and they are the same level

  • @salahudinallahuakbaar4987
    @salahudinallahuakbaar4987 Před 11 lety +1

    keep it up kid

  • @aperson2730
    @aperson2730 Před 7 lety

    4:41 "The sky's the limit if she keeps climbing". Very good :-)

  • @abhiallen83
    @abhiallen83 Před 11 lety

    this little girl is born to climb heights!

  • @AngiexHandmade
    @AngiexHandmade Před 10 lety

    She is elegant while climbing. I hope I can meet her one day.

  • @78798789077
    @78798789077 Před 11 lety

    WOW

  • @Brandxisor
    @Brandxisor Před 11 lety

    I get what you are saying, but I think they meant it like she has somewhat the skills of one. Considering her ability to climb like that.

  • @NamBurgerKing
    @NamBurgerKing Před 11 lety

    her dis a dancer bboy spirit foooool

  • @SachiraBhanu
    @SachiraBhanu Před 3 lety +1

    Now she is in the Olympic team :)

  • @thatlizardperson7976
    @thatlizardperson7976 Před 7 lety +1

    And the sweaty hands begin

  • @miketrep631
    @miketrep631 Před 11 lety

    HOLY LAWL

  • @kazooler
    @kazooler Před 6 lety +1

    Omg when you were seven i was just born!
    Lol

  • @behindthemask6502
    @behindthemask6502 Před 5 lety +1

    Her voice is so cute

  • @elkanduong8580
    @elkanduong8580 Před 9 lety +1

    Has she met Adam Ondra???

  • @dagoldenchiken7214
    @dagoldenchiken7214 Před 6 lety

    DASSSSSSSSS MY GIIIIIIIIIIIIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS SO NICE... I MET HER AT ABS 2016-17 AND WE HIT IT OFF!!!!

  • @ChrisHunterR
    @ChrisHunterR Před 11 lety +1

    In this instance ethnicity lends to cultural values. being asian has a big factor because of their amazing work ethic which is culturally based. Their culture is predominately Asian.

  • @Freddyfootlong
    @Freddyfootlong Před 11 lety

    wicked!

  • @Onmywayto8a
    @Onmywayto8a Před 10 lety +2

    It's all about the weight/strength ratio. She may be very light but she also has half (if that) the muscle mass of a adult male climber. I agree that the transition will be rather bumpy but all it takes is hard work. This said, I would love to see her more diverse problems (roofs, compression, ...) to better understand her power.

  • @rider3go
    @rider3go Před 11 lety

    可愛い♪のに凄い!!

  • @TripkoreCFC167
    @TripkoreCFC167 Před 10 lety +5

    she's definitely talented, but i think part of her advantage is her size. when she gets big, i wonder if she'll be able to do the same things in her adult body

    • @muhammadkhan5720
      @muhammadkhan5720 Před 6 lety +1

      She still is 2018 she is top of this world. Completely world class, I have never seen a better climber at the age of 17

  • @chloekim6526
    @chloekim6526 Před 4 lety +1

    rock climbing will be in the 2020 olympics...

  • @NotAlynn
    @NotAlynn Před 6 lety +1

    this sounds like brooks story

  • @movementsNYC
    @movementsNYC Před 11 lety

    Central Park - NYC

  • @miketrep631
    @miketrep631 Před 11 lety

    nvm thats pretty amazing

  • @MaestrosounD
    @MaestrosounD Před 11 lety

    3:58 YEAAAAH COME ON!! -- alright, relax -.-

  • @climbv15
    @climbv15 Před 11 lety

    Hiroshima residents say "What doesn't turn you into a shadow only makes you stronger."

  • @xdmds200092
    @xdmds200092 Před 11 lety

    Bouldering doesn't require ropes. It's all over crash pads

  • @nergee
    @nergee Před 11 lety

    HOW is she doing this without belaying? Like, there better be some pretty thick mat under her because...

  • @wolfsbane_xxxx_8232
    @wolfsbane_xxxx_8232 Před 8 lety

    誇らしいな(๑⃙⃘ˊ꒳​ˋ๑⃙⃘)

  • @stduc5491
    @stduc5491 Před 11 lety

    Damn! Gotta go back to the gym!

  • @EchoesAndHearts
    @EchoesAndHearts Před 11 lety +4

    Someone should sign her up for the Brotherhood and make her an assassin

  • @fionaidk2695
    @fionaidk2695 Před 6 lety +2

    She’s so cute

  • @Wh01sTh1sGuy
    @Wh01sTh1sGuy Před 11 lety

    I'm sorry that I pointed out your error.

  • @emily.6903
    @emily.6903 Před 8 lety

    HOW DO THEY DO THIS WITHOUT A HARNESS? Crazy kids :D!!!!

    • @giuliapaulus1303
      @giuliapaulus1303 Před 8 lety +16

      It's called bouldering

    • @idance0001
      @idance0001 Před 7 lety

      Bouldering is not higher then 4 meters or 13 feet high. And you land soft on a mat so it's not that dangerous

  • @theprince08853
    @theprince08853 Před 11 lety

    Faith from Mirror's Edge...

  • @Wh01sTh1sGuy
    @Wh01sTh1sGuy Před 11 lety

    Don't go around arrogantly saying that people who are titled the best in the world aren't the best in the world. You don't know everyone to have the complete picture.

  • @glockgoon7
    @glockgoon7 Před 7 lety

    she is def going to the olympics lol

  • @RavenZL1
    @RavenZL1 Před 11 lety

    mirror edge irl

  • @redwanbijoy8978
    @redwanbijoy8978 Před 11 lety

    spider-girl...!!!

  • @Revan1992x
    @Revan1992x Před 11 lety

    If you enjoy extreme calluses, sure

  • @julius27745
    @julius27745 Před 11 lety

    tomb raider irl

  • @chill579
    @chill579 Před 11 lety

    She probably has the same muscle:weight ratio as The Rock haha.

  • @PhillipSF
    @PhillipSF Před 11 lety

    She is great, though what worries me is the way her toes and hands look. Very warn out...

  • @charlierome0
    @charlierome0 Před 11 lety

    It probably helps that shes small and light

  • @kshikding
    @kshikding Před 11 lety

    I knew someone gonna say Asian , hahah

  • @SCWoodbury2009
    @SCWoodbury2009 Před 11 lety

    She is amazing. But won't her hands get bigger as she grows, making climbing more difficult? She'll always be a great climber, but I would think the older she gets, the harder climbing will become for her. Maybe, I don't know. Cool kid though.

  • @starwarslego123
    @starwarslego123 Před 11 lety

    Lara Croft, is that you?

  • @popolynn2
    @popolynn2 Před 6 lety +1

    we'll see how good she is when she weighs more ;)

  • @partymoh
    @partymoh Před 11 lety

    Future lara croft? I can accept that =]]

  • @petepiaire
    @petepiaire Před 11 lety

    You know, Lara Croft climbs of rock with an icepick. She doesnt know much about rockclimbing.

  • @ningen1980
    @ningen1980 Před 11 lety +2

    Ethnicity has nothing to do with it.

  • @RobinTief
    @RobinTief Před 11 lety +2

    How to become successful: Step 1 become asian

  • @junior098123
    @junior098123 Před 11 lety

    Difficulty level: Asian

  • @ClaudiusPtolemy
    @ClaudiusPtolemy Před 11 lety

    comment of the century right here, slight improvement would be to say FAKE AND GAY

  • @naivepyro
    @naivepyro Před 11 lety

    Bran would be proud. Avoid Lannisters. GoT fans know what I'm talking about ;)

  • @SiIverBacks
    @SiIverBacks Před 11 lety

    too bad shes japanese, not indian.
    therefore the roots of the name differ and should not be mingled with foreign pronunciation

  • @miketrep631
    @miketrep631 Před 11 lety

    FAKE