Annie Sanders

Anastasia "Annie" Sanders (born July 22, 2007) is an American rock climber who specializes in competition climbing.

[4] She won the USA Climbing National Championships in both bouldering and lead, her first senior competition at age 15.

[5][6] In 2023, Sanders again swept the competition at the 2023 USA Climbing National Team Trials, winning the bouldering, lead and combined events, thereby qualifying to compete as part of the United States national team on the international senior circuit at age 15-16.

[7] Sanders reached two bouldering finals during the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup season, placing 4th in Salt Lake City and 5th in the Seoul, and reached the final of the combined bouldering and lead event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships, where she finished in eighth place.

[9][10][11][12] She has made several outdoor ascents of sport climbing routes at grade 5.13 (7c+) or higher in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky, including a flash of Omaha Beach at 5.14a (8b+), in October 2021.