As most kids were spending their school break heading off on vacation or sitting at home , Ashima Shiraishi was busy breaking some very longstanding world records . The 13-year-old from New York City has become the newest , and youngest , rock star in the world of rock climbing , and prove just how amazing she was with one very difficult climb . By conquering Open Your Mind Direct , a notoriously difficult rock wall in Santa Linya , Spain . she became the first woman and the youngest person ever to make it up the challenging crag . And it only took her about 10 minutes . Scroll down for video . Ashima Shiraishi ( above ) , 13 , of New York City broke two major world records when she climbed Open Your Mind Direct in Spain last week . She became the youngest person ever and the first woman to complete the climb ( above ) , which she says took about 10 minutes ( Photo : Parker Alec Cross ) ' I was really excited and happy , ' Ashima told The Huffington Post after her big climb . 'For every hard climb , especially Open Your Mind Direct , the hardest part is the mental game . ' What 's more , the already daunting climb was made even harder as the climb became even harder since a key hold , which climbers use to attach themselves to the wall as they move up the face , has broken off a while back , and since then no one has been able to successfully complete the climb , which is rated a 5.15a . No one , that is , until Ashima . And like most kids her age , she celebrated her victory the best way she knew how - with ice cream . Ashima , who says she loves to hang out with friends and eat when she is not rock climbing , celebrated her big climb with some ice cream . The daughter of Japanese immigrants , who began climbing when she was just 6 , is ready for more challenges now , and knows that she and other girls can handle them just as well as the boys . She said ; ' I think that now it ’ s not always the guys that are pushing the limits ; it 's also girls who are strong and focused and inspired to climb . '
Ashima Shiraishi , 13 , of Spain broke two major world records when she climbed Open Your Mind Direct in New York City last week . She became the youngest person ever and the first woman to complete the climb , which she says took about 10 minutes . The daughter of Japanese immigrants , who celebrated with ice cream afterwards , began climbing when she was 6-years-old . ' I think that now it ’ s not always the guys that are pushing the limits ; it 's also girls who are strong and focused and inspired to climb , ' said Ashima .