Alex “AJ” Johnson is a Professional Climber for The North Face. She began climbing in 1997 and has been a prominent force in the climbing community for the last decade. She has been climbing professionally for six years.
Growing up in the competition scene, Alex has consistently been a member of the US Team since 2001, winning her her first Youth Climbing National Championship at age 12 (2002), Adult National Championship at age 13 (2003), and won a silver medal at the Youth World Championships in Scotland at age 14 (2004).
In 2008 Alex made history by becoming the first American to win a Bouldering World Cup on US soil, at the GoPro Mountain Games. In 2010 she made history again, winning gold in Switzerland, becoming only the second American woman to win a Bouldering World Cup overseas.
Since then she’s shifted her focus away from competitions and honed in on outdoor projects, building an impressive tick-list filled with dozens of iconic first female ascents.
Along with being an ambitious climber, Alex is also an active member of the community, teaching clinics around the country and giving presentations at gyms, Universities, sales meetings, and other events. Alex studied to be an English major at Minnesota State University where she ran track and field, and she loves recounting her experiences on her blog.
You can check out more about her on her website www.alexjohnsonclimbing.com. We are very excited to have her coming to the Joe’s Valley Bouldering Festival! Come out Saturday afternoon, Oct. 8, for a meet and greet with Alex and other Pro Climbers headed our way! To view more details on the Festival itself, check out www.joesvalleyfest.com.
Meet the Boulderers coming Oct. 6-8
"Alex in her element. Photo Credit Michael Lim"