In this Tuesday, January 19, 2016 photo, Iranian female rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, scales a natural cliff in a mountainous area outside the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. Esmaeilzadeh, 27, who has been climbing since she was 13, has distinguished herself in international competitions despite the barriers she faces as a female athlete in conservative Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Monday, January 18, 2016 photo, shows Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, Iranian rock climber and member of the women's national climbing team, in a rock climbing gym in the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Monday, January 18, 2016 photo, Iranian rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, warms up in a gym ahead of rock climbing training session in the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Tuesday, January 19, 2016 photo, Iranian rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, center, approaches cliffs in a mountainous area outside the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Monday, January 18, 2016 photo, Iranian rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, warms up in a gym ahead of rock climbing training session in the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Monday, January 18, 2016 photo, Iranian rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, top left, scales a wall in a rock climbing gym as her mother and her friend support her, in the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Tuesday, January 19, 2016 photo, Iranian rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, right, prepares to start training in a mountainous area outside the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Monday, January 18, 2016 photo, Iranian rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, scales a climbing gym in the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)





In this Tuesday, January 19, 2016 photo, Iranian rock climber, Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh, scales a natural cliff in a mountainous area outside the city of Zanjan, some 330 kilometers (207 miles) west of the capital Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)