Sasha DiGiulian

In 2013, she was the first American woman to redpoint Era Vella 5.14d (9a), and established the First Female Ascent of Alpine Big Wall route, Bellavista, 5.14b (8c).

[10] DiGiulian produced a film, The Trilogy, about how she became the first female and second person to climb three Canadian Rocky Mountain big wall in a single season.

[11] She has also been a part of a delegation of professional climbers that included Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell at Climb the Hill, a lobbying effort that advocated for legislation relating to public land management, outdoor recreation, climate change, and conservation.

[12] In September 2023, DiGiulian published a memoir titled Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs.

[15] In November 2023, DiGiulian testified in front of the United States House Committee on Natural Resources in support of H.R.6492, also known as the EXPLORE Act.

In 2016, DiGiulian graduated from Columbia University[17][18] She studied non-fiction creative writing and business, was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta[19] and an athlete representative on the board of the International Federation of Sport Climbing.

[20] In March 2017 a rock climber emoji was approved[21] and the sample image published by Emojipedia was based on DiGiulian's likeness.

The pair met when she was filmed climbing Mount Washington for a 2017 Red Bull documentary series directed and produced by Osterholm, and they began dating in August 2018.

DiGiulian on the Chocolate Factory wall in Red River Gorge of Kentucky in 2011
DiGiulian (center) with United States Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen of Colorado (left) and United States Vice President Kamala Harris in March 2023.