Michaela Kiersch

Michaela Kiersch (born 1994) is an American female rock climber and competition climber from Chicago, Illinois who is known for being both one of the strongest female sport climbers in the world, and also one of the strongest female boulder climbers in the world. Competition climbing In her youth, Kiersch was active in competition climbing and won US national events for lead and for bouldering in the youth category, and placed 5th at the IFSC Youth World Championships. She was a member of the US National Team for lead, boulder and speed climbing events and medaled in the national lead finals…