Michelle Smith (US)

"Michelle Smith is a talented climber from the SE, now living in Tennessee and working in real estate. She has numerous V8's and V9's to her credit as well as bold trad leads, and high scores including some 1st place finishes in comps.

Meesh is known as the Belle of the Boulders not only due to her amazing grace and strength, but because of her supportive nature and contagious smile. It's no wonder she's popular with photographers, because Meesh can walk the walk, all the while looking cool as a mint julep on a hot day."

Some Climbing Highlights

Bouldering Highlights

  • Patio Roof/ The V9 : Rumbling Bald, NC – February, 2005 FFA … V9,
  • Unnamed : Rumbling Bald, NC – February, 2005 onsight…V8,
  • The Great Roof : Rumbling Bald, NC – February, 2005 3rd ascent….V9,
  • Sit down to T7 : Thunder Hill, NC –March, 2005 3rd ascent….V8/9,
  • Pain Killerz : 221, NC – March 2005 3rd ascent….V9,
  • Cogie’s Crack Variation : Thunder Hill, NC – April 2005 3rd ascent….V8,
  • Blind Spot : Little Rock City, TN – November 2005 … V8,
  • Cleopatra : Little Rock City, TN –November, 2005 flash … V8,
  • Cinderella: Little Rock City, TN- November, 2005 … V8.

Competition Highlights

  • Escalade Comp – Atlanta, GA - August, 2005, 3rd Place Women’s Open.
  • TBA comp – Chattanooga, TN – September, 2005, 3rd Place women’s Open.
  • Hound Ears Comp (Triple Crown Bouldering Series) October, 2005, 7th place women’s open.
  • Horsepens Comp (Triple Crown Bouldering Series) November, 2005, 5th place women’s open

Media Highlights

Top 20 Boulder Problems in the US done by women – Nathan Cando video – to be distributed nation wide in August.
My first big article, the story of Red Chili roadtrip to be published in an upcoming issue of Rock and Ice…

Road Trippin

Meesh was the only girl on our 2005 road trip and hence there are plenty of cool shots of her (Click here to go to the RoadTrip gallery).

And as the only girl stuffed into a big Winebego with 6 smelly males for two weeks hers was a different experience which she has sucessfully tuned in to an article to be published in Rock and Ice magazine in the next few months...so keep an eye out!