Thomasina Pidgeon

Darlene Thomasina Pidgeon (born 1975) is a Canadian rock climber known for being one of the world's strongest female boulderers in the early 2000s and 2010s, was for a time the strongest female Canadian boulderer, was the first Canadian female to climb the grades of V10, V11, and V12, and is a former IFSC World Cup climber for Team Canada. She has been featured in several international magazines and websites and her image has been used in advertising, magazine galleries, and guidebook and magazine covers. In 2025 Pidgeon was one of the main subjects of the Reel Rock 19 Film The Cobra and the Heart which shared the story of her daughter Cedar and partner, renowned Swiss trad climber Didier Berthoud. She is a climber, writer, and activist.

Thomasina's daughter Cedar Pidgeon was also featured in The Cobra and the Heart and currently climbs for Team Canada on the IFSC circuit. Provided by Wikipedia