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Articles by Ashima Shiraishi
Start 'Em Young! 6 Climbing Children's Books
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi With lovely illustrations by Yoa Xiao, Ashima Shiraishi’s debut book, How To Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion, is sure to light that fire in young next-gen climbers. Shiraishi has been at the cutting edge of rock climbing virtually since the day she donned a pair of shoes and started scrambling around on Rat Rock in Central Park and climbing at Brooklyn Boulders.
Everywhere Book Fest " Inspired by a True Story
Festival Info Pre-Recorded Inspired by a True Story What do a rock climber, an astrophysicist, and an actor have in common? They ‘re all picture book authors, too! Hear from three very different accomplished professionals: Kamen Edwards (THE ONE AND ONLY DYLAN ST. CLARE), Ray Jayawardhana (CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE), and Ashima Shiraishi (HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM) about how they pulled from their personal experiences to create books for children that entertain, inform, and inspire.
HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
A philosophy for life, built word by word, hold by hold, climb by climb. Japanese American teen rock-climbing champion Shiraishi narrates the story of how she navigated one of her biggest climbs with patience, perseverance, and creativity. Problems, whether on rock or in life, can look “tremendously endless” to anyone, even Ashima, depicted here as a 13-year-old.
‘I’m a 16-year-old world champion climber: I feel like I’m dancing on the rock’
World champion rock climber Ashima Shiraishi won her first competition when she was just seven. Now, her sights are set on the 2020 Olympics Ashima Shiraishi is a world champion rock climber. She was born in New York in 2001, the daughter of Japanese immigrants, and won her first competition at the age of seven. She went on to win the American Bouldering Series Youth National Championship for five consecutive years, excelling at climbing without ropes and harnesses.
Just A Normal History-Making Rock-Climbing Teenage Girl | By Ashima Shiraishi
I was six years old when I first saw Rat Rock in Central Park. This was back in the summer of 2007. I was at the playground with my friends, and when they ran toward the rock — a squat, circular chunk of bedrock that rises almost 30 feet above the ground near the southwest corner of the park — I followed. As we scurried around the base of the rock, I noticed groups of people on all sides trying to climb to the top. They weren’t just scrambling up there, though.
Just A Normal History-Making Rock-Climbing Teenage Girl | By Ashima Shiraishi
I was six years old when I first saw Rat Rock in Central Park. This was back in the summer of 2007. I was at the playground with my friends, and when they ran toward the rock — a squat, circular chunk of bedrock that rises almost 30 feet above the ground near the southwest corner of the park — I followed. As we scurried around the base of the rock, I noticed groups of people on all sides trying to climb to the top. They weren’t just scrambling up there, though.
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