is a Japanese boulderer. In 2012, she

sent Sent is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol.

''Catharsis'', a boulder route in Shiobara established by

Dai Koyamada Dai Koyamada ( ja, 小山田大, born 23 August 1976) is a Japanese rock climber Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint ...

, and confirmed by

Daniel Woods Daniel Woods (born August 1, 1989) is an American professional rock climber who specializes in bouldering and is considered one of the most important climbers in the history of bouldering. Woods has climbed over thirty bouldering problems graded ...

, to become the first-ever woman to climb a route. Since then, only three other women --

Ashima Shiraishi Ashima Shiraishi (白石阿島, ''Shiraishi Ashima'', born April 3, 2001) is an American rock climber. Shiraishi started climbing at the age of six at Rat Rock in Central Park, joining her father. Only a few years later, she quickly established ...

Shauna Coxsey Shauna Coxsey (born 27 January 1993) is an English professional rock climber. She is the most successful competition climber in the UK, having won the IFSC Bouldering World Cup Season in both 2016 and 2017. She retired from competition climbi ...

, and

Alex Puccio Alex Puccio (born Alexandrea Elizabeth Cocca on June 15, 1989 in McKinney, Texas) is a professional climber specializing in bouldering. She competes in climbing competitions and split her time between climbing outdoor and indoor. She finished t ...

—have sent problems of that level. 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'' .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ogawa, Tomoko 1978 births Japanese rock climbers Living people Female climbers