Alex Johnson is a professional rock climber and has been a prominent force in the climbing community for over a decade. She has been a member of the US Team since 1999, and in 2008 Alex made history by becoming the first American to win a Bouldering World Cup on US soil in over twenty years. In 2010 she did it again, winning gold in Switzerland and becoming the first American to win a Bouldering World Cup overseas. Since then, she’s shifted her focus away from competitions and honed in on outdoor projects, building an impressive tick list filled with dozens of iconic first female ascents.
We dream about it. We think about constantly. It’s obsession.
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