Competing in Japan Photograph: Sasha Onil ©IFSC

Listed as "Climbing Champion, For Services to climbing" the award comes as the Runcorn based climber competes in Vail, Colorado with this years World Cup overall title almost guaranteed following an incredible season. Ending the 2015 season with a win Shauna started 2016 with a run of three golds in the first three events of the season and after a single slip in the fourth event returned to winning ways in Innsbruck to almosat guarantee the title.

Shauna Coxsey in competition action Photo: ©BMC

In 2014 Shauna became the first British, and third in the World, woman to climb 8B+and along with her competition success Shauna Coxsey has also been instrumental in the #thisgirlcan campaign to raise the profile and expectations of women in sport. As a founder of the successful Women's Climbing Symposium and trustee of Climbers Against Cancer, Shauna has  become one of the most recognisable and influential athletes UK climbing has ever produced. Not content with her suport of women's climbing Shauna has also been a strong supporter of young people getting outdoors, with personal appearances at the Young Adventurers Awards.

Shauna Coxsey meets the Meek girls at the 2014 Young Adventurer Awards Photo: © MyOutdoors