Allison Vest

Allison Vest is a Canadian rock climber, born on June 26, 1995, who is known for competition climbing, bouldering and sport climbing. She won the Canadian Bouldering Nationals in 2018 and 2020, came first at the Canadian Lead Nationals in 2019 and placed tenth at the World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar, in 2019. In August 2019 she became the first Canadian woman to climb a V13 boulder problem, The Terminator in Squamish, British Columbia, an achievement recorded in a 2020 film of the same name, and in February 2022 she became the first Canadian woman to climb a V14 problem, Show Your Scars, in Ogden, Utah. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, she grew up in Canmore, Alberta, and holds dual citizenship. She has also built a following through humorous training videos and a climbing podcast.