1. Sasha DiGiulian was born on October 23,1992 and is an American professional rock climber who specializes in outdoor sport and big wall climbing with a background in competition climbing and bouldering.
17 Facts About Sasha DiGiulian
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Sasha DiGiulian won the gold medal at the 2011 International Federation of Sport Climbing World Championships in Arco, Italy, for Female Overall, placed gold in Bouldering and Bronze in Duel.
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Sasha DiGiulian has climbed over 30 First Female Ascents and over a dozen significant First Ascents, including "Rolihlahla" in South Africa, a Big Wall in Brazil in 2016, and The Misty Wall in Yosemite National Park in 2017.
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Sasha DiGiulian attended the Potomac School, a K-12 near Washington, DC Sasha DiGiulian started climbing at the age of 6 and began competing at age 7.
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Sasha DiGiulian won the gold medal in bouldering at the 2011 IFSC Climbing World Championships in Arco, Trentino, Italy.
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Sasha DiGiulian is a three-time US National Champion in Female Open and was the undefeated Female Open PanAmerican Champion from 2010 to 2018.
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In 2012, Sasha DiGiulian earned three gold medals at the Panamerican Championships in bouldering and was the overall champion.
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Sasha DiGiulian has climbed over 30 first female free ascents and eight significant first free ascents, including a big wall climbing route in Brazil in 2016, and The Misty Wall in Yosemite in 2017.
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Sasha DiGiulian produced a film, The Trilogy, about how she became the first female and second person to climb three Canadian Rocky Mountain big wall in a single season.
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Sasha DiGiulian has become a vocal spokesperson on climate change and has lobbied in Washington, DC for protections.
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Sasha DiGiulian has been a part of a delegation of professional climbers that included Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell at Climb the Hill, a lobbying effort that advocated for legislation relating to public land management, outdoor recreation, climate change, and conservation.
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Sasha DiGiulian said repeated offensive comments and harassment to her and towards fellow sportsmen are what led her to speak out.
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In 2019, Sasha DiGiulian established climbing routes in Southwestern Virginia near the Virginia-Kentucky border in the Breaks Interstate Park.
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In September 2023, Sasha DiGiulian published a memoir titled Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs.
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Sasha DiGiulian was put in a medically induced coma and eventually passed away.
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Sasha DiGiulian studied non-fiction creative writing and business, was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and an athlete representative on the board of the International Federation of Sport Climbing.
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Sasha DiGiulian serves as a board member of the Women's Sports Foundation and as an Athlete Ambassador for Right to Play, Up2Us Sports, Access Fund, American Alpine Club, and was the recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including Glamour magazine's Top College Women of the Year, 2016, the Cutting Edge Athlete Award for 2014 performance, presented by the American Alpine Club, The Golden Pitons, and the Arco Rock Legend Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Outdoors.