United States’ Kyra Condie climbs during women’s boulder qualification at the climbing World Cup on May 21, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Kyra Condie was told she needed back surgery to fix a severe curvature in her spine and would never be able to climb again. She did have surgery, after getting a second opinion, and has willed herself into becoming one of the world’s elite climbers despite having 10 vertebrae fused together. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
