Margo Hayes

As part of the US National Team, Hayes has competed in all three disciplines (lead climbing, speed climbing, and bouldering) of the International Federation of Sport Climbing competitions. In 2015, at the IFSC World Youth Championships in Arco, Italy Hayes won silver both in bouldering and lead, behind Janja Garnbret.[4]

In 2016, at the IFSC World Youth Championships in Guangzhou (China), she competed in the Juniors category, winning both the bouldering and lead events, placing 15th in speed, and placing first in the overall standings.[5]

Hayes was one of four women to earn a spot on the 2019 U.S. Overall National Team as a first step to qualifying for the 2020 Olympics climbing competition.[6]

In 2016, Hayes won a Golden Piton Award in the Sport Climbing category from Climbing Magazine for successfully climbing 14 routes graded 5.14.[7]

On February 26, 2017, Hayes became the first-ever woman in history to climb a 9a+ (5.15a) graded route when she ascended La Rambla, in Siurana, Spain).[8] On September 24, 2017, she also completed the third-ever female ascent of a 9a+ (5.15a) when she ascended Realization/Biographie, in Céüse, in France.[9] In March 2019, Hayes completed her third 9a+ (5.15a), climbing Papichulo at Oliana, Spain, and thus completing the trilogy of the "benchmark" and most notable 9a+ (5.15a) graded routes.[10]

9a+ (5.15a):

• Papichulo – Oliana (ESP) – March 24, 2019 – First female ascent.[13] Hayes became the first female to complete the "9a+ trilogy".[10][14]
• Realization/Biographie – Céüse (FRA) – September 24, 2017 – First female ascent of one of the famous routes in sport climbing.[15]
• La Rambla – Siurana (ESP) – February 26, 2017 – First-ever female ascent in history of a consensus 9a+ (5.15a) climb.[16][17]

9a (5.14d):

• Bad Girls Club – Wicked Cave (Rifle Mountain Park. (USA) – August 2016 – First female ascent.[18]

8c+ (5.14c):

• The Crew – Rifle Mountain Park (Colorado, (USA) – June 2016.[19]