Margo Hayes

Margo Hayes is an American professional rock climber from Boulder, Colorado, born in 1998. She began as a gymnast, started climbing at the age of ten and trained with Team ABC in Boulder under Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou. In 2016 she won both the bouldering and lead events at the IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in Guangzhou. In 2017 she became the first woman to climb a route graded 9a+ (5.15a), La Rambla at Siurana in Spain, and in 2019 she became the first woman to complete the 9a+ trilogy of Realization, La Rambla and Papichulo. She has also competed for the United States national team in lead, speed and bouldering.