The Ring of Fire Comp 2014 may very well mark a changing of the guard as far as US climbing is concerned. In both the male and female categories, first place went to the youngest competitors, Kai Lightner for the men and Ashima Shiraishi for the women. Even more impressive is the fact that Ashima had to climb the men's route as a tie-breaker and actually got higher than all of the male competitors except Kai. Despite early difficulties on the route, resulting in an insane mono match move from the young man, Kai easily looked the most comfortable competitor on the night, his impeccable style only slightly cramped by his mom's ecstatic celebration.