Kyra Condie (born June 5, 1996) is a

rock climber Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin climbing walls in a mostly indoor environment. Routes are documented in guidebooks, and ...

who specializes in

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and was one of four American rock climbers selected to represent Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She placed 11th in the Women's Combined event in the sport of Sport Climbing. In December 2019, she qualified for the

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following her finish at the IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019, becoming the second female American climber to do so.

Climbing career

Competition climbing

* 2022 Climbing World Cup (Jakarta, Indonesia) -- 11th Place, Lead Women * 2020 Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan) -- 11th place in Women's Combined (Sport Climbing) * 2019 U.S. Climbing Combined Invitational - Gold Medal * IFSC PanAmerican Championship (L, S, B, C) - Guayaquil (ECU) 2018 - Women's Combined - Gold Medal

Climbing style

Condie has attributed her climbing style, which relies more on muscles than technique, to training mostly at a small Minneapolis gym with only a 45-degree spray wall, and the difficulty she has twisting her body because of her fused spine. During the pandemic, Condie found creative ways to continue her training at home, creating "off-the-wall" workouts with limited equipment and hanging from door frames.

Personal life and education

Condie underwent vertebrate surgery at age 13 to correct spinal deformation. Having been bullied throughout most of her childhood, Condie trained alone through college. During the

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, Condie befriended Canadian climber and fellow

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native

Allison Vest Allison Vest (born June 26, 1995) is a Canadian rock climber known for competition climbing, bouldering and sport climbing. She won the Canadian Bouldering Nationals in 2018 and 2020. She also came first in Canadian Lead Nationals in 2019, and pla ...

. In 2018, Condie moved to train in

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after graduating from the

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. In spring 2020, with climbing competitions cancelled due to the

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, Vest moved in with Condie so they could train together at the

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Training Center in Salt Lake City. The pair began documenting their training on their shared

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account, "Climbing Roommates". In 2021, Condie was named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in the Sports category and Sports Illustrated's "Fittest 50 Athletes in Sports" for that year. In 2022, Condie and Vest launched the podcast "Circle Up with Allison and Kyra", creating 30 minute episodes on climbing, motivation, body image and mindset.

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