UNCUT: Ashima Shiraishi - Lethal Design (V12/8A+) Flash

Ashima flashing a Las Vegas classic, Lethal Design V12

[@bgreal5]

I got pumped watching her take that rest

[@dandusherpa5626]

🤪🤪😀😀

[@ronwhite7089]

Do ya hangs mate

[@blacksolidChrome]

Hahaaaaa me too.

[@the061PUNK]

Flashima !

[@theunaphotobomber]

Damn. Excellent portmanteau. This deserves more likers.

[@LinhNguyen-tb9lc]

basically flashed a horizontal and diagonal sport climb... That's super long! She's too good! Also I'm still not used to seeing Ashima as a 20-year-old girl. I'm still somewhat seeing her as a 10 years old for some weird reason.

[@user-ir9uv9qm2g]

thats just because when ashima was early 10, she was already super strong

[@emlines]

Thanks for posting more videos of ladies climbing these days! Keep 'em coming!

[@cyhe66]

this is exactly what i needed for my daily dose of stoke. So sick!

[@mhsomethingsomething850]

Ashima you look like you're floating up that overhang. Amazingly strong climbing and a beautiful sight. Keep it up!

[@FF-ii6ly]

She is very impressive, what a legend

[@woolfel]

damn ashima is still impressive and even more amazing. world class climber

[@bc-ti4bq]

Ashima embodies one of my favorite Yoda quotes. "Try not, do or do not, there is no try". You go girl!!!

[@stephantom8237]

Fantastic flash! Ashima is incredible. Idk why so many people in the comments seem so riled up about her friends saying “come on” so much, lol. It’s literally just a supportive noise people make when friends do hard things. I didn’t even notice until reading the comments bc it’s such typical background noise. Almost every bouldering video I see is full of people saying things like that? Nothing different in this case. Anyway, really cool climb to watch.

[@sean_reidy_composer]

Impressive, but I did down climb out of bed and flashed a climb onto my couch today. Didn't even use chalk.

[@CragCatDad]

I love how the guy tries to help her with ‘where he put his right foot’. After ashima shakes out, she uses her own foot a little bit higher. Classic interaction between tall climber helping with beta for a shorter climber

[@bonyphi12]

He’s actually pretty short. Only a couple inches on Ashima. Also when going for the flash, the spray can be incredibly helpful.

[@chrisjowaisas95]

This almost makes me wanna get off the couch and work on my V0+ project. But nah.

[@Daseko.]

V16 to the fridge onsight 🤙😂

[@karlaart6971]

everything she does is controlled its crazy, like all the moves i thought she would go at dynamically was all done so slow crazy!

[@stevesan]

just in case you forgot, ashima, you got it. nice. and remember to come on.

[@KeblerKookies]

This video was put out on my birthday, hell yeah!!

[@Aramánnar]

she started to climb at 0:07 and get the rest at 1:57 I count 37 come on's xD exactly 1 come on until 3 seconds. Its like a broken record

[@notmaxiiie]

gotta watch these videos with no audio lol ;)

[@pasopschrikdraad]

Without the come on's she wouldn't have flashed it for sure

[@df4630]

Nice!

[@mnkeymasta]

That's sick, now how do i filter out the guys pointing out every other hold?

[@gmed7703]

@@mnkeymasta I can't stand when people do that. She's a beast she doesn't need a coach.

[@ryanmcdermott657]

Like a lot of people, I was all in awe of that Joe's Valley video of Drew Ruana "making quick work" of a bunch of V10, 11, 12s. I think that puts Ashima's level right now in perspective--she's right up there at the top, guys included.

[@arcanaworms]

Drew did 18 V10-V14 problems in a 3 day span. 18! Fucking unheard of. V12 Flash is absolutely incredible but these two things are not even comparable.

[@bboyHarrypotter]

Drew Ruana is a whole different beast, but yes, Ashima is very close to the current human-peak of outdoor bouldering. I think she's climbed 2 V15 (8C) boulders, and dozens of V14 (8B+) boulders - for all intents and purposes, the "top" of bouldering.

[@caseycronan9217]

Wow! I wonder what her thought process was like before and during this climb.

[@robertidonotsharemyfullnam496]

if u think during the climb ur doing something wrong... you ought to just execute and monitor your body.

[@kockarthur7976]

The spotters (sprayers?) are Bryce Viola and Timothy Kang. They're insanely high level climbers.

[@jaloodali5645]

No doubt, but spraying to one of the best climbers while she ignores them and flashes a v12… I mean come one! When will men learn to shut their bloody mouths

[@sethgilbertson2474]

Unreal man. Seriously. Unreal!

[@cosmosstar8922]

She is crazy, it’s amazing 💪😃👍

[@vpointproductions2642]

Cracks neck before finishing the crush . Epic

[@ScatWilliams69]

Come on ashima. Come on. Nice. Come on. Come one. Come on ashima. Come on. Nice. Nice. Come on. Come on ashima. Nice. Come on. Nice.

[@vaughnsigal4560]

Broken record alert, I've always found it really annoying when people do this when I'm climbing (granted it's not a sniff on this, but still) Same as the hands in the air boulder spotting. There's no point to it, it's just that everyone knows that everyone else does it

[@jacobpenner1923]

How does she flash a hundred move boulder problem while placing every hand and foot seemingly perfectly...

[@bboyHarrypotter]

lots of beta, pre-chalk, and observation

[@antigravity44]

Nice to see more female climbers featured!

[@simong1666]

Come on, Nice Yeah, Come on. Put it in the jug, nice, come on.

[@muscularibuprofen69]

So clean

[@neiladlington950]

It's too bad her style of creativity and smoothness doesn't translate well enough for competitions where time is a factor. It shouldn't but those are the rules and then of course there is Speed Climbing...

[@jakaruui]

I really hope she said "please point out the feet to me" before the burn lmao

[@ramdas363]

She wouldn't know, she's new to it.

[@aidanloeser4890]

holy shit what a flash

[@LanFeusT23]

Still strong af!

[@kar0x]

perhaps one of the hardest female flashes?

[@schmetterling2169]

Not quite, ive seen alex puccio flash harder and even still i dont think she holds the record. Thats not to take away from ashima and this insane achievement. It bewhilders me that I'm the strongest climber Ive ever met in person and there are people who can flash above my redpoint grade... with ease. I once heard alex megos talk about a flash attempt of a lead route, something to the effect of " there is a 7C+ section, goes into an 8A, followed by another 7C+ section... its basically impossible for me to fall." These people are on a whole other level.

[@schmetterling2169]

* after some googling* Ashima holds the record for flashing 8C/V15

[@bgalb1024]

@@schmetterling2169 Ashima didnt flast v15... No one has. That's redpoint.

[@zackfleisig7932]

@@bgalb1024 I think he doesn't understand what a flash is. Ashima has sent a couple V15's . She is among a very short list of women to do so . g

[@seti181]

just wow!!!

[@quinnjlphillips]

Can't wait to see how far this woman goes in climbing.

[@mattikeller1781]

Thats cool and all, but when will there be more merch :)

[@andresanchez2000]

That's one long motherfucking boulder

[@lillymyers947]

damnnnn, super sick

[@luizbomeny9941]

what about this beta spray at 2:05 lol

[@ryanmcdermott657]

Yup, she completely ignores it. Also love the "foot on the jug" beta.

[@bboyHarrypotter]

It's a flash, not an onsight. You can get literally as much beta as you want and it still counts.

[@patrickbarthman9871]

Yeah, that guy sucks

[@joekiely1006]

@@bboyHarrypotter you can get it but I don't know that she was seeking it...

[@kaitsu1984]

Yep! Even one of the best climbers in the world isn't free from the beta spraying asshole who thinks he's so good. Sadly this happens too often.

[@naniunnie3673]

That grip lit

[@StickyPaw]

🔥!

[@rockyboimedia]

Anybody know what she is doing when she presses her neck during the rest ( I’ve seen other pros do this and I don’t think it’s just a sore neck)

[@GinoTheSinner]

warmth for numb fingers

[@robbiefowler4278]

stretching her wrists

[@karlaart6971]

warms ur fingers, your neck has large arteries which blood flow through, it emits a lot of heat

[@highcurrent1125]

No problem "I think I'll just shake-out, and crack my neck..."

[@beingstupid7183]

me watching: nice! come on! nice!

[@littleal14]

gnarly 🤙

[@2490155]

These dudes need to stop talking and let her climb jeeeezzusssss

[@EelcoWind]

Indeed, I muted the video to not have to hear them.

[@lorenzodentis8180]

Come on, yeah, nice

[@jacksoukup5442]

“I need perfect silence to climb” -No one ever

[@df4630]

I am going to sample those and make a squawk box to take climbing. Yeah...Nice! Come on...Nice

[@kockarthur7976]

I think she's good friends with them, probably asked them to spray. They are Timothy Kang and Bryce Viola and are insanely good climbers.

[@d45c41punk]

Nice!

[@matroupsup3328]

Bravo!

[@tracyhouser4100]

1.2k likes. 0 dislikes. Holy moly.

[@AlexMiddleton111]

Thats the most epic rock what is it I dont know my geology

[@lindseyfrein4439]

sandstone in vegas

[@doodinsmach]

She hiked that!

[@jeffinmisael]

nice

[@jacobsack]

That's insuhaaaaaaaan

[@mydude457]

nice! come on! Merch? I think I covered the bases.

[@alexkuan3008]

nice send :D

[@grizzkid795]

I consider it an accomplishment just twist the cap off a jar with my hands.

[@elfriederich]

Siiick

[@edwerddd]

fucking sick

[@jd2722]

5 “come on ashima”s per second. Man just let her climb.

[@wassenaar87]

agreed 100%... just let her climb.

[@ryanmcdermott657]

Girls don't know to keep trying unless bros keep telling them--that's the impression. At least they were fairly mellow about it and not shouting.

[@Thatguy-iu3ev]

i counted 37 c'mons and 19 nices, still a rad send but like c'mon guys

[@OliverBatchelor]

@@Thatguy-iu3ev Nice

[@joshcourt6744]

Pretty sure that was her coach. While he happens to also be a male, I think he's a little more invested than some random bro.

[@robertidonotsharemyfullnam496]

i was expecting some overhead splits...

[@ryanmcdermott657]

When was this? In the last year?

[@Quencyc]

Imma take a guess this is from early march 2020. She was in red rocks working Kintsugi, you can see on her instagram. Edit: it's from march 2019

[@bboyHarrypotter]

@@Quencyc No, look at her hair. This is from March 2019. instagram.com/p/BvcPUJ6gSe1/?hl=en

[@Quencyc]

@@bboyHarrypotter You're RIGHT! she literally said it on that post too haha.

[@thibaudroux1172]

Tire

[@adilan114]

the point is u need to rest

[@everythingviral972]

I hate when people shout beta at me the whole time. Let someone actually climb the thing.

[@cymcintosh4417]

EverythingViral when ur trying to flash something u need beta

[@JSJ_VISUALS]

Getting beta mid go is so annoying. I understand this is a flash so more understandable and maybe she's just in for the flash and not just the send, but if I were about send a proj and someone would give me beta like this I would jump off the thing like sending isn't just about are you physically fit enough its also is your mind game on point. Again I guess this is different as a flash go but idk feels annoying. (not saying she needed the help)

[@brian1264]

Men of bouldering - please stop spraying women down with beta and calling them "dude" while they're climbing. Awesome video, love the casual rest in the middle!

[@karlboveng3856]

Don't know about the 'dude' part being universal, but somehow I don't think she needed that foot pointed out.

[@stephantom8237]

Karl Boveng kinda doubt the “dude” or the spray was unwanted, as those were her friends/coach, and as others have pointed out, when trying to flash such a high grade, climbers generally welcome every advantage they can get, as long as it’s still fair (granted, she didn’t need or use it in this case). And lots of people treat “dude” as gender neutral. I do and I’m a woman.

[@robertidonotsharemyfullnam496]

@@karlboveng3856 she used another spot anyways ^^

[@Daniel-ry3or]

People of the Internet - please understand that the people you see in mellow vids are good friends who have been clinmbing together for ages. She likely asked for spray to help with the flags attempt

[@vixeno]

How old is this ascent?

[@RedX2276]

March 2019

[@vixeno]

@@RedX2276 thanks !

[@ronwhite7089]

I wish I had shoulders like that

[@cgstadler]

Like how she did not use the hold the dude pointed out to her. Felt kinda mansplainy.

[@danandrei9087]

Güddam

[@dustin1650]

Flashing this is absolutely ridiculous. It makes more sense when you realize that she weighs 88 pounds. Crazy send.

[@changabuena9441]

Not the most beautiful boulder tho but wow

[@ramdas363]

Wouldn't mind seeing her flash a French classic, ifyouknowahmean (I'm French).

[@johns4905]

Lucky those guys said Come On 10,000 times, she wouldn't have been able to climb it otherwise. So annoying

[@anthill4623]

I like how quite she is :)

[@feastmode7931]

first

[@mrsteel9026]

spider monkey

[@hadydaboul]

first?

[@abel2226]

3:32 woman in Japan public transport be like

[@vlvr]

Wow the men are annoying af

[@ramdas363]

Come on!

[@theterrorwheel]

Funny how fast the males move in to spot a female innit!

[@AmaniRafiki]

I think we as men definetely need to overthink the „motivational“ shouts and beta spraying when a woman climbs. It is obviously intended to motivate but reflects sexist understanding of roles and keeps a lot of women from believing in their abilities. And don‘t you tell me we treat male climbers the same - there is a substantial difference between cheering up and lecturing.

[@Daniel-ry3or]

Uhm... What? You've watched other climbing videos right? This is absolutely not a gender specific thing. These guys have been climbing together for ages and are good friends,she likely specifically requested the spray to help with the flash attempt and if she didn't want the hypeing, she would have told her friends by now. Personally, I find it annoying, both in videos and when I'm climbing, which is why I've told me friends to avoid shouting encouragement at me, but I'm not self reichheous(spelling?) enough to turn it into something about sexism