USA Climbing 2019 Bouldering Nationals: Highs and Lows
Paulin, Ari
What a difference a year makes. At the conclusion of the 2018 Bouldering Nationals, Ashima Shiraishi was stepping up to the second-place spot on the podium, literally and figuratively looking up at winner Alex Puccio—the unquestionable empress of American competition bouldering.