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Chris Sharma Interviewed About La Dura Dura

Posted March 26, 2013 at 11:28 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Chris Sharma, in an interview with PlanetMountain, talking about his repeat of La Dura Dura (5.15c):

I must have spent a whole year trying the lower section, those 15 moves. Doing this was a really long process, mentally, because there’s a really hard iron cross move where I kept falling and when I finally did this, I then fell higher up.

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La Dura Dura (5.15c) Repeated By Chris Sharma

Posted March 23, 2013 at 12:10 pm · Comments { 13 } · Photo: Chris Sharma on La Dura Dura back in December

Chris Sharma finishes his hardest route yet

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Lowering Off The Pressure

Posted February 19, 2013 at 10:00 am · Comments { 2 } ·

Adam Ondra, writing about his efforts on La Dura Dura for La Sportiva:

As I felt so strong, I decided not to take another restday, and try the very next day. Lowering off the pressure, taking it less seriously. But from the morning, I had doubts about this decision. My forearms were a little sore, Chris typed me a message that he was taking rest as he felt sore. But I persisted.

For me this is one of the big takeaways from this send that can be relevant for all climbers, not just mutants. It took me a long time to realize this—and in many ways I still struggle to harness this knowledge—but oftentimes success in climbing comes at times when your mind least expects it.

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