Climbers Archives: Chris Sharma
Chris Sharma Does First Ascent of Demencia Senil (5.15a) In Margalef

Chris Sharma Does First Ascent of Demencia Senil (5.15a) In Margalef

Posted February 22, 2009 at 8:50 am · Comments { 4 } · Photo: Pete O'Donovan

After a fairly miserable sounding Winter, the conditions in Spain have improved as of late which can mean only one thing:  another new 5.15 from Chris Sharma.  As with the new routes he did earlier this month, his latest creation Demencia Senil is in the Laboratory area of Margalef.  Here is what Daila Ojeda had to […]

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Chris Sharma Spain Update

Chris Sharma Spain Update

Posted February 5, 2009 at 3:56 pm · Comments { 9 } ·

Since his first ascent of Golpe De Estado back in December, Chris Sharma has been keeping things low key.  He is still holding it down in Spain, but poor weather has severely hampered his and Dani Andrada’s ability to open new lines.  This is not to say that the entire winter has been a bust […]

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Chris Sharma Esperanza (V14) Video On MVM

Chris Sharma Esperanza (V14) Video On MVM

Posted December 23, 2008 at 6:46 am · Comments { 20 } ·

The Momentum Video Magazine has posted a clip from Best Of The West of Chris Sharma repeating Fred Nicole’s Hueco Tanks testpiece Esperanza (V14). Beyond the climbing being impressive to watch, the clip sparked a couple of questions in my mind.

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Chris Sharma Sends ‘Golpe De Estado’ (5.15b?) In Siurana

Chris Sharma Sends ‘Golpe De Estado’ (5.15b?) In Siurana

Posted December 17, 2008 at 12:02 pm · Comments { 27 } · Photo: Said Belhaj

Chris Sharma ups the ante in Spain. UPDATED

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Chris Sharma Interview In Men’s Journal Magazine

Chris Sharma Interview In Men’s Journal Magazine

Posted December 10, 2008 at 3:53 pm · Comments { 13 } · Photo: Big Up Productions

Chris Sharma is interviewed by Men’s Journal Magazine regarding what it took to send Jumbo Love (5.15b)

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Video of Chris Sharma Sending Lucifer (5.14c)

Posted October 28, 2008 at 4:16 pm · Comments { 1 } ·

Video of Chris Sharma doing the 3rd ascent of Lucifer (5.14c) at the Red River Gorge is now up at MVM.  Click here to check it out.

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Rockstar Watch At The Red River Gorge: Chris Sharma Sends 2 5.14s, 5.15 On The Horizon??

Rockstar Watch At The Red River Gorge: Chris Sharma Sends 2 5.14s, 5.15 On The Horizon??

Posted October 24, 2008 at 7:27 am · Comments { 5 } · Photo: Chris Sharma at the 2007 Roctrip

When Nate called me last weekend to let me know he saw Chris Sharma down at Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, I knew it wouldn’t be long before the news of hard sends started to trickle out.

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