Chris Sharma
Chris Sharma's meteoric climbing career started when he won the Bouldering Nationals at age 14 and opened the hardest climb in America (at the time, 5.14c) a year later. In the decade that followed, Chris has continued to take climbing to a new level. Not only has he consistently shattered previous conceptions of difficulty, he was recently voted 8a Climber of the Decade. He has sent multiple 5.15 routes, bouldered V15, onsighted 5.14b, and established deep water solo routes at the highest grades. Chris holds claim to the current hardest route in America, and perhaps the world, with his ascent of Jumbo Love at Clark Mountain in California. Chris has a lot on his plate this year with a new house in Spain, establishing a string of 5.15 routes and climbing almost daily with his girlfriend Daila Ojeda. The area around their home is considered one of the hotspots for the sport globally with more than 70 crags featuring steep limestone caves and seemingly endless possibilities. It looks like Chris will have plenty of time to perfect his Spanish accent...
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Check out the Chris Sharma Anthology.
A little Q&A:
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- What are your favorite prAna clothes?
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- Stretch Zion Pant
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- What do you do on rest days?
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- Take care of life's odds and ends, eat good food, and take it easy.
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- Ever been injured while climbing?
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- I tore my ACL bouldering in Yosemite 11 years ago.
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- Do you train?
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- I don't train in the normal sense. I just work on my projects over and over until I do them.
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- Where do you find the motivation to climb hard?
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- Nature is my inspiration to climb and continue discovering new limits. Finding perfect lines like Es Pontas is what motivates me to improve and continue to find harder and more beautiful lines.
