Tomoko Ogawa

Tomoko Ogawa (尾川 智子) is a Japanese boulderer. In 2012, she sent Catharsis, a boulder route in Shiobara established by Dai Koyamada, and confirmed by Daniel Woods, to become the first-ever woman to climb an route. Ogawa began climbing in 2000, at age 22. Her other notable ascents of boulders include Caramba, Mutante , Akugeki , Atomic Playboy , Hatchling , and No Late Tenders.