Paul Robinson Flashes Nagual V13
On 12/27 Paul Robinson flashed Nagual (V13) at Hueco Tanks, TX. You may recall seeing Chris Sharma fall off the last move on his flash attempt of Nagual in Dosage 4 when he "...
Climber Profile
Chris Sharma
Appeared in 228 posts between 2007 and 2015.
Ten years later
Where are they now?
The face of modern sport climbing for a generation, Sharma now runs Sharma Climbing — a chain of climbing gyms with locations in Barcelona and Manresa. He's still projecting hard routes and growing the gym business.
The Archive
All 228 posts
2007
Updated Ethan Pringle Blog
Ethan Pringle has updated his Climbing.com blog with some more information on his recent exploits. He has given the Sharma project at Clark Mt. a working name of Jumbo Pumpin...
Momentum Video Magazine Premium Section
For a long time, Mike Call has been coming up with innovative ways to bring climbing content to the Internet. The first example that I was an avid consumer of was his SmackMag proj...
More Hard Sport Routes in Spain
Thanks to James for compiling this news In more sport climbing news: Patxi Usobiaga: repeated La Rambla (9a+) on Nov 27, 2007 at Siurana, Spain. The route had its first ascent by R...
Sharma & Usobiaga Repeat Andrada 5.15a
The somewhat elusive (from an online spray observer's standpoint) Chris Sharma has surfaced in Spain with his recent repeat of Dani Andrada's 5.15a La Novena Enmienda at Santa Liny...
News & Notes - 11/7/07
I realize lately that I have been spending too much time blogging about myself and not enough time talking about all the action going down elsewhere so here goes nothing: During hi...
Chris Sharma on NPR
A little late, but Chris Sharma was on "All Things Considered" on NPR last week. For whatever reason he is climbing in Maryland and there is a short video of him pulling down (pres...
2 5.14c's Repeated at the RRG
While 2 5.14c's being climbed in one weekend at the Red River Gorge in KY is definitely a first, this is a sign of things to come this fall at the Red. First it was Sean McColl rep...
Climbing.com Chris Sharma Interview
Climbing.com has a great new interview up with the "King of Kings" Chris Sharma. Filled with incredible images from his travels this past year, the interview spends a lot of time e...
Updated Ethan Pringle Pro Blog
Ethan Pringle has updated his Climbing.com pro blog . He has had a pretty big summer since his last update mainly due to the fact that he recently made the 5th ascent of Real...
Before They Were Stars
The September 2007 issue of Outside Magazine features a spread on Chris Sharma's whirlwind year that will be featured in the upcoming film King Lines. This whirlwind year that star...
Prediction Review
At the end of May, I made a few predictions about some events at the pinnacle of difficulty bouldering I thought might happen this summer: Ode to the Modern Man (V15) at Mt. Evans...
Dave Graham Climbs Realization (5.15a)
Dave Graham on Realization Photo: BigUp Yesterday, Dave Graham made the 4th ascent (Sharma, Patxi Usobiaga, Sylvain Millet) of Chris Sharma's Realization (5.15a) at Ceuse, France....
More on Sharma’s Uber-Proj
There is a lot of mystery surrounding this project at the epic 3rd Tier/Monastery of Clark Mountain that Chris Sharma has been working on. It is getting a lot of play for becoming...
Sharma Sends New Project in Ceuse?
Last week on the BigUp Blog, Josh Lowell hinted at a new project Chris Sharma has been working on in Ceuse, France: Chris also stuck the dyno on his project for the first time, so...
News & Notes - 7/16/2007
16 year old Erik Lopez recently climbed two .14d's in one day at Rodellar, Spain. He climbed Ali-Hulk and made the second ascent of Dave Graham's Los Borrachos del Mascun . Not a b...
Update on Sharma’s Project
I recently had a post on a new project that Chris Sharma has been working on at Mt. Clark outside of Vegas. Mike Call has been out shooting footage with Josh Lowell and Peter Morti...
Dave Graham Blog Updated
If you are bored of reading the blog of someone that never climbs (mine) you could try checking out Dave Graham's latest blog . Or, if you don't want to try to decipher his r...
Sharma’s New Project
Shh, don't tell anyone: I’m not really supposed to talk about it, but I will say this: When it gets done, it will be the hardest, most badass sport route in the world. There you go...
News & Notes - 3/19/2007
A few tidbits from the past week: Another week another FA for Dave Graham . This time it is the FA of a V13 boulder problem he has called Do or Die at Cogul, Spain. You can also re...
Petzl Roctrip Coming to the Red River Gorge!
I'd say this qualifies as a big freaking deal. The Petzl Roctrip is coming to the Red River Gorge . The event will be during the annual Rocktoberfest celebration that was already p...
"What was the standard…
...you know...they're going to get flashed" - paraphrasing Dave Graham in Dosage 4. Speaking of standard setting problems getting flashed, Freakclimbing has a good story about the...
2008
Only The “Highest Caliber Of Wood Grained Sandstone” For Daniel Woods…
The bouldering at Arkansas’s Horseshoe Canyon Ranch was featured in Dosage III in a memorable piece culminating with Chris Sharma’s FA of Witness The Fitness. This footage is pres...
Chris Sharma Sends ‘Golpe De Estado’ (5.15b?) In Siurana
Chris Sharma ups the ante in Spain. UPDATED
Chris Sharma Interview In Men’s Journal Magazine
Chris Sharma is interviewed by Men's Journal Magazine regarding what it took to send Jumbo Love (5.15b)
Adam Ondra Repeats (World’s First?) 5.15
Adam Ondra has repeated Alex Huber's 1996 testpiece Open Air at Austria's Schleier Wasserfall, suggesting a grade of 5.15a for the route.
Rockstar Watch At The Red River Gorge: Chris Sharma Sends 2 5.14s, 5.15 On The Horizon??
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...
News & Notes - 10/1/2008
Rocktoberfest is coming soon to the Red River Gorge, Ty Landman repeats Sharma's Practice Of The Wild, James Pearson climbs E12, the Colorado Bouldering guidebook controversy and m...
Chris Sharma Onsights Two (or Three?) 5.14s In Maple Canyon
Chris Sharma's onsight spree at Maple Canyon, UT yields several impressive sends.
Girl Talk In Rifle
If you are looking for some evidence that people can get along in this crazy world of partisan presidential politics and large financial institution collapse, look no further than...
Chris Sharma’s ‘Jumbo Love’ (5.15b)
Looking for more on Big Up's latest movie Progression and Chris Sharma's Jumbo Love? Check out these posts ! The dust has settled on Chris Sharma sending his project at Clark Mt. ,...
Chris Sharma Sends Clark Mountain Super Project: Jumbo Love (5.15b)
Looking for more on Big Up's latest movie Progression and Chris Sharma's Jumbo Love? Check out these posts ! The Big Up Blog is reporting that Chris Sharma has climbed the fabled p...
News & Notes - 9/11/2008
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Way Lake Bouldering and several big upcoming events.
A Few News & Notes Items
As usual when we go out of town I fell way behind on my obsessing over what other people are doing in the climbing world. It took me a few days to get through everything in my read...
2008 Mammut Boulding Championships Results: Sharma & Puccio Come Out On Top
Another ridiculously close finish between Alex Puccio and Alex Johnson. Full Results here. No P-Rob in finals?? Qualifier #3 must have been wicked.
Exclusive Details On Contents Of Dosage 5
There have been hints dropped here and there as to what will be on the upcoming Dosage 5 DVD, but never a definitive list. Until now that is. Check out this list of what Doses wi...
Countdown To 2008 Bouldering World Cup In Vail
Two weeks from today, internationally sanctioned competition climbing will make its return to U.S. soil at the Teva Mountain Games. It seems like just yesterday we were at ABS Nat...
News & Notes - 5/8/2008
Not much Earth shattering news going down lately but here are a few things to check out from the past few weeks: Joe Kinder prepared nicely for his 2 month trip to Spain with his r...
2008 Tournament Of All Things Climbing Winner
After nearly 6,500 votes, a champion has been crowned in the 2008 Climbingnarc.com Tournament Of All Things Climbing! The final round between pre-tournament favorites Chris S...
Final Round Of 2008 Tournament Of All Things Climbing
As I expected, round 5 was not exactly close and the two favorites, Chris Sharma and Yosemite, have made it to the final round. Final round voting will end Wednesday night . On Thu...
Final Four Voting
The 2008 Tournament Of All Things Climbing is down to the Final Four! It looks like Sharma and Yosemite are on a collision course for the finals as many of you predicted. Voting fo...
Regional Finals Voting Begins
After almost 6,000 votes, we are down to the Regional Finals of the 2008 Climbingnarc.com Tournament Of All Things Climbing . Dave Graham came the closest to pulling off an upset i...
Kevin Jorgeson & Paul Robinson Send The Fly In Rumney
Joe Kinder is reporting on his blog that Kevin Jorgeson has made the 2nd ropeless ascent of Dave Graham's The Fly (5.14d, V13/14?) in Rumney, NH. The first ropeless ascent was by J...
The 2008 Climbingnarc.com Tournament Of All Things Climbing
Ruined NCAA Tournament bracket have you feeling down?? Perhaps your ego is bruised after another crushing defeat for Duke in the early rounds. Inspired by the NCAA Tournament brack...
More On Dave MacLeod's 5.14b Free Solo
Last week, Dave MacLeod made news when he reported that he had free soloed Darwin Dixit (5.14b) at Margalef, Spain. As Gabor pointed out in the comments at the time, Kairn.com was...
Sonnie Trotter On Bouldering In Hampi, India
"Pilgrimage", the Big Up movie featuring Chris Sharma and Katie Brown bouldering in Hampi, India, inspires anyone who watches it to dream of one day climbing in India. Unfortunatel...
News & Notes - 2/21/08
Matt Birch recently repeated The Mandala Sit Start (V14) at the Buttermilks outside of Bishop, CA. By my count this is the problem's 7th ascent. Wade David has photos posted from b...
2008 ABS 9 Nationals Results
Results of the 2008 ABS 9 Adult & Youth National Championships held on Februrary 15-17, 2008 in Boulder, CO
ABS Nationals: Boulder Bound
Barring any weather related delays we will be on a plane heading to Denver/Boulder later this evening. Friday will be a day of exploration with the weekend dedicated to coaching an...
Poker Night at Adventure Rock
Last night was day 2 of Adventure Rock's 7 day 10 Year Anniversary celebration . Despite the continued snowfall, plenty of people turned out in their cheesy dealer hats to make Pok...
Mallorca
EMS is shooting their new catalog in Mallorca and they have Chris Sharma and Joe Kinder (among others) on the scene. Joe has started posting updates on the first couple of days on...
Hard, Unrepeated American Boulders
I thought it would be interesting to compile a list of hard (V14 and up) boulder problems that have not been repeated in North America. Thanks to everyone for help in compiling the...
News & Notes - Mass Update
Thanks to James for compiling this massive list of updates. In this update you will find a lot of news on Dai Koyamada's exploints in the Frankenjura. Also news from Daniel Woods,...
Momentum Video Magazine Follow-Up
More information on subscribing to the Premium Area of the Momentum Video Magazine including a list of videos featured in the Premium Area.
2009
Jonathan Siegrist, American Gangster In Yangshuo
Jonathan Siegrist, fresh off an impressive fall trip to the Red River Gorge, makes fast work of several hard routes in Yangshuo, China.
2 V13s For Brion Voges In Hueco Tanks
Brion Voges has done 2 Chris Sharma V13s in Hueco Tanks with sends of Diabolique and Full Throttle . Prior to arriving in Hueco he stopped in Arkansas to send One Inch Pinch (V12)...
Chris Sharma, Neanderthal Among Boys
Chris Sharma ticks off another 5.15 project, this time the Neanderthal project in Santa Linya, Spain. Updated with link to pictures and more route info.
What Can You Say About The Grade?
Important to some and meaningless to others, climbing grades have long been a great source of debate to pass the time in between sessions. Recent years have seen an explosion of c...
Extras From Big Up Productions’ Progression DVD Now Available For Download
80 minutes of extras from Big Up Productions' Progression are now available for download
Tis The Season In Spain
News from Spain from Chris Sharma, Dani Andrada, Dave Graham, Jon Cardwell and more...
Popular Posts & Videos For November 2009
The top posts and videos on Climbingnarc.com for November 2009
Chris Sharma September 2009 Video Interview
A series of video interviews done with Chris Sharma back in September
Review: Big Up Productions’ Progression DVD
A review of Progression, the latest release from Big Up Productions
Adam Taylor Punches Golden Ticket At The Red
Adam Taylor opens perhaps the most difficult line at the Red River Gorge
Jonathan Siegrist Is Motivated, Sends Lucifer (5.14c) With Quickness
Jonathan Siegrist rolls into the Red River Gorge in Kentucky and promptly sends one of the area's hardest sport climbs
Interview With Josh Lowell About Progression, Big Up Productions' Latest Release
Interview with Josh Lowell about Big Up Productions latest movie, Progression, that features Chris Sharma, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, Paul Robinson, Daniel Woods and others pu...
Is Europe Taking America's Lunch on the Rocks? Yes...and No.
To wrap up the discussion from last week about the perceived superiority of European sport climbers compared to American sport climbers is this guest post by Urban Climber Editor J...
2nd Ascent Of Chris Sharma’s Dreamcatcher (5.14d) By Sean McColl
Chris Sharma's Dreamcatcher (5.14d) in Squamish, BC sees a 2nd ascent after rebuffing some of the world's strongest climbers
Why Chris Sharma Doesn’t Boulder More
Ever wonder why you don't hear much about Chris Sharma bouldering these days?
Alex Honnold Is The 2009 Robert Hick Bates Award Winner
Each year the American Alpine Club gives out the Robert Hicks Bates Award in memory of Bob Bates who was a “renowned explorer, alpinist, Peace Corps director, and educator, accompl...
News & Notes – 09/15/2009
News from Jon Cardwell, Adam Ondra and Paul Robinson. Notes from Chris Sharma, the Reel Rock Tour and more...
2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships At ORSM Qualifier Results
Results of the qualifiers for the 2009 Mammut Bouldering Championships at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market and Live Blog news.
Footage Of Sharma’s Jumbo Love FA To Premiere Tomorrow In SLC
Footage of Chris Sharma on the FA of Jumbo Love and Kevin Jorgeson on Ambrosia to premiere this week
News & Notes – 07/13/2009
A few News & Notes for your Monday...
Sharma Flashes 300 Ft. 5.14b At Roc Trip Millau
Chris Sharma makes his presence felt at the 2009 Petzl Roc Trip Millau. UPDATED
Big Ups To Footage Of Chris Sharma Working Pachamama (5.15a)
Big Up has the latest footage of Chris Sharma working a 5.15 in Spain
The Players DVD Review
BS Productions has released another DVD, The Players . This productions offer a glimpse into what makes some of today's strongers climbers tick. Climbers you will see include: Chri...
Access Troubles In Yangshuo
The limestone sport climbing crags near Yangshuo, China, specifically White Mountain, have been receiving an increased level of attention the past couple of years. The climbing the...
Chris Sharma Got A Haircut…And FA’ed Another 5.15
Another 5.15 First Ascent in Spain for Chris Sharma
‘Made In China’ Featuring Chris Sharma Now Playing At MVM
Video of Chris Sharma trying possible 5.15 projects in China is now up at MVM.
Climbing Video: Chris Sharma Interviewed At Trento Film Festival
It’s almost the end of May and I’ve yet to meet my monthly contractual obligation to post about Chris Sharma. Since he has been slacking on the 5.15 crushing front now seems like...
Climbing TV Show Coming To National Geographic Channel?
Sender Films and Big Up Productions have teamed up to create a climbing TV show
Interesting Closure At The New River Gorge
In areas like Colorado's Frontrange seasonal crag closures to accommodate nesting birds are an accepted fact of life, but a recent closure in West Virginia has the locals buzzing.
Chris Sharma Has A Blog??
It appears as though the one and only Chris Sharma is joining the ranks of pro bloggers. He is going to be sharing updates with the Momentum Video Magazine . Check out his first...
Robbed In China
This past weekend, Mike Call from MVM and Duncan from the Boulder Oz blog were both robbed in China ! Gone are laptops, cash, and Mike’s HD Video camera. His recent footage of Sh...
Hard Onsights & New Projects For Chris Sharma In China
Chris Sharma is up to his usual tricks in Yangshuo, China
Big Up's Progression Update From Spain: Sharma, Ondra & Ojeda
Big Up Productions is hard at work in Spain filming their next movie Progression. As usual, Chris Sharma is one of their main subjects, but we will be treated to more of a Europea...
Where In The World Is Chris Sharma?
When I was a kid, one of the games we played on the classic Apple IIe computers was Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego. The basic gist of the game was that adults were tricking...
Hueco Tanks Update: Hukkataival, Cardwell, Wilder and More
Bouldering news from Hueco Tanks, TX including a new V13 from Nalle Hukkataival and Jon Cardwell as well as a slew of V13 repeats. Other news makers include Matt Wilder, Andre Di...
Chris Sharma Does First Ascent of Demencia Senil (5.15a) In Margalef
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...
Chris Sharma Spain Update
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 hampe...
Hueco Tanks Update: Chris Webb Parsons, Keita Mogaki, Phil Schaal and Matt Bosley
News from Hueco Tanks including repeats of Slashface, Diabolique, Nagual and Couer de Leon by the likes of Chris Webb Parsons, Keita Mogaki and Phil Schaal. Also, a new update on...
Top 10 Posts Of 2008 On ClimbingNarc.com
The 10 most popular posts of 2008 on ClimbingNarc.com
2010
Chris Sharma Back In Action At Oliana
Chris Sharma is back with another FA of anther 5.15 in Oliana, Spain
Hard 5.14 FA By Ethan Pringle In Yangshuo
Ethan Pringle does the FA of an open Chris Sharma project in Yangshuo, China
Things Get Spicy In Yangshuo For Ethan Pringle
Fresh off a successful trip to the Red River Gorge, Ethan Pringle jetted over to Yangshuo, China where his results have been similarly impressive
Video-ish Friday: 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour DVD
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for the climbing addict in your life? Then look no further than the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour which is now available on DVD and digital dow...
News & Notes - 11/29/2010
Feast on the latest edition of News & Notes with news about several repeats of Dave Graham V15s in Europe, a tragic accident in Red Rocks, a lesson about the importance of helmets...
Popular Posts & Videos For October 2010
Check out which posts and videos you were clicking on the most during the month of October 2010
Chris Sharma Wins Innovative Deep Water Soloing Comp In Spain
Chris Sharma won an innovative DWS comp in Bilbao, Spain over the weekend which has a lot of people talking
Americans On The Takedown In Switzerland
Americans Carlo Traversi, Alex Puccio and Paul Robinson are having an excellent start to the bouldering season over in Switzerland including the FA of a potential V15 in Magic Wood...
Popular Posts & Videos For September 2010
Here are the most popular posts and videos for September 2010
Final Stop Of 2010 UBC Pro Tour Streams Live Friday & Saturday
Catch the final stop of the 2010 Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour live on the internet this Friday and Saturday
Chris Sharma Tries A Little Yoga...
What happens when one of the world's best rock climbers gives Yoga a try???
2010 Reel Rock Film Tour Trailer
Trailer for the 2010 Reel Rock Film Tour, coming soon to a city near you
Sharma 5.14 Repeated In China
The Black Diamond Journal reports that Liuyong Bang did the 2nd ascent of Spicy Noodle in Yangshuo, China. Spicy Noodle was first done by Chris Sharma last year at 5.14b however a...
5.15b By Magnus Midtbø In Rodellar
A rare repeat of a proposed 5.15b by Norway's Magnus Midtbø
First Ascent: The Series DVD Box Set Now Available
As promised back in February the critically acclaimed television series from Sender Films called First Ascent: The Series is now available for purchase in a 3-disc box set.
Contest: Win A Copy Of The Petzl All Access DVD
Find out how you can win a copy of the Petzl All Access DVD
News & Notes - 08/16/2010
Youth seems to be the theme of this edition of News & Notes...
Woods, Puccio Win At 2010 UBC Pro Tour ORSM
Daniel Woods & Alex Puccio come out on tap at the Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour's stop at the 2010 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market
UBC Pro Tour At 2010 ORSM Streaming Live Online, Live Blogged Here
Hi there. Hello. Um, how does this blogging stuff work again??
Joy Trip Project Interviews Chris Sharma
Via Prana's blog is this nice audio interview that The Joy Trip Project did with Chris Sharma when he was at the New River Rendezvous last month.
Popular Posts & Videos For May 2010
A brief recap of a Memorial Day weekend spent at the Red River Gorge and Popular posts and videos for May of 2010
5.14d FA By Chris Sharma
Daila Ojeda reports that Chris Sharma did the FA of Era Bella (5.14d) in Margalef, Spain. Check her blog for a couple of pictures.
Potential New 5.14b At The New River Gorge
Mike Williams adds a potential new 5.14b to West Virginia's New River Gorge. Updated to also include news of a new hard trad line established at the New by Pat Goodman.
News & Notes – 05/05/2010
A special Access edition of News & Notes with additional news from Adam Ondra, Jimmy Webb, Dai Koyamada and more...
Popular Posts & Videos For April 2010
Popular posts and videos for April 2010
2010 UBC Pro Tour Earth Treks Roc Comp Results
Results from the 2010 Unified Bouldering Championships Pro Tour's first stop at the Earth Treks Roc Comp. Updated with more videos...
Free Preview Of Red River Gorge iPhone App Now Available
A lite version of the upcoming Red River Gorge Guidebook for iPhone/iPod Touch is now available for free download
Chris Sharma Visits Bishop
During a brief visit to the U.S. recently Chris Sharma managed to add Spectre (V13) and Haroun And The Sea Of Stories (V11/12) to his ticklist in Bishop, CA.
Big Up's Take On First Round First Minute
Last one. I promise.
Chris Sharma Interview About Climbing First Round First Minute
In a recent interview with Karin.com Chris Shrama talks about how the actual climbing is going with his First Round First Minute project
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2010
Popular posts and videos for March 2010
The Lowdown On First Round First Minute
Chris Sharma addresses the recent controversy over the First Round First Minute project
News & Notes – 3/16/2010
News & Notes from Alex Honnold, Natasha Barnes, GP Salvo, Dean Potter, Yvon Chouinard and more...
Adam Ondra Nabs 2nd Ascent Of Sharma's Golpe de Estado (5.15b)
Adam Ondra ticks one of his hardest yet...UPDATED
Putting A Price Tag On Climbing
Could you be bribed to give up climbing forever? How much would it cost??
News & Notes - 3/4/2010
News & Notes from Chris Sharma, Daila Ojeda, Chris Webb Parsons, Hueco Rock Rodeo Results and much more...
Popular Posts & Videos For February 2010
Popular posts and videos for February 2010
News & Notes – 2/23/2010
News & Notes of a new V14 in Utah, a new competition series from NE2C, highballs in Bishop and much more...
Update On Alex Honnold's "Alone On The Wall" & First Ascent: The Series
An update on when and where you will be able to see the First Ascent TV series episode "Alone On The Wall" that includes footage of Alex Honnold's free solo of Yosemite's Half Dome...
Popular Posts & Videos For January 2010
A note about the ClimbingNarc.com Facebook page as well as a summary of popular posts and videos for January 2010
News & Notes – 1/27/2010
News & Notes from the OR Winter Market, Chris Sharma, Iker Pou and more
2009 Year In Review Part 4
A look back at what was making news the last 3 months of 2009
Chris Sharma First Round Update From Spain
The Big Up blog has a nice update on Chris Sharma’s efforts to free the First Round First Minute project in Margalef. Apparently he is getting frustrated after falling at least 15...
2009 Year In Review Part 3
A look back at what was making news the months of July, August and September of 2009
2009 Year In Review Part 2
A look back at what was making news April through June of 2009
2009 Year In Review Part 1
A look back at what was making news the first 3 months of 2009
2011
5.14c Repeats By Spannuth & Zachariash
A pair of climbers continue their rapid rise up the grading scale
Popular Posts & Videos For October 2011
Was Alex Honnold on TV or something???
What's Your Scene?
Find out how you can win a copy of Chuck Fryberger's latest movie, The Scene
Nat Geo Blog Catches Up With Chris Sharma
The Nat Geo Adventure blog checks in with Chris Sharma
Swiss Bouldering News From Koyamada, Ondra & Woods
Despite some challenging conditions Dai Koyamanda, Adam Ondra and Daniel Woods have all been getting it done on the boulders of Switzerland of late.
Ben Spannuth Repeats Era Bella (5.14d)
Looking at Ben Spannuth's 8a scorecard we can see that he's had a nice trip to Spain climbing several 5.14s and just recently repeating Chris Sharma's Era Bella (5.14d) in Margalef...
2011 Reel Rock Film Tour Kicks Off Tonight
A look at the 6th edition of the Reel Rock Film tour which kicks off tonight
Popular Posts & Videos For August 2011
The most popular posts & videos from August 2011
Video Friday - 9/2/2011
A long weekend edition of Video Friday...
5.14d In Oliana For Chris Sharma
Daila Ojeda mentions on her Spanish blog that before coming to the U.S. for the Outdoor Retailer Trade Show in Salt Lake City, UT and his annual Yo Basecamp in Bishop, CA boyfriend...
The Island Goes Down Under
After following the careers of certain well-known American climbers like Chris Sharma and Dave Graham throughout the years one kind of starts to get the feeling like man, these guy...
News & Notes - 8/17/2011
News & Notes from Jonathan Siegrist, 5.14d and V14 in a week by Jorg Verhoeven, a hard mult-pitch gets repeated and MUCH more...
Video Friday - 8/12/2011
Thoughts on the climbing video market and a few of this week's most popular videos
Pair Of 5.14d Repeats In Margalef For Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra checks in with his 8a scorecard to report that he sent two Chris Sharma 5.14d's in Margalef, Spain in Gancho Perfecto and Era Bella, with the latter going down 2nd try....
Video Friday - 7/29/2011
A brief update on what I've been up to and some Video Friday videos...
John Bachar's Training Journals
I don't remember where it was I saw this but a few weeks back someone shared this link to an interesting blog post that went through a few days from John Bachar's training journals
Popular Posts & Videos For May 2011
A look back at the stories and videos you were clicking on the most in May of 2011
3 Climbing Media Interviews With Chin, Fryberger & Pavlicek
Not much doing on the news front from the weekend, but there are a few interviews done recently with Jimmy Chin, Chuck Fryberger and Petr Pavlicek that I thought were worth sharing...
Two 5.15s In A Day At Oliana For Chris Sharma
Since turning 30 a few weeks back do you think Chris Sharma spends his free time watching the Climbing After 30 series to keep his motivation up?? Whatever he's doing is working b...
Popular Posts For April 2011
A look back at the stories and videos you were clicking on the most in April of 2011
News & Notes Bonus Edition - 4/29/2011
A few bonus News & Notes from Emily Harrington, Dorothea Karalus, Enzo Oddo and more...
News & Notes - 4/27/2011
A few News & Notes from Nik Berry, Daniel Woods, Adam Ondra, the Petzl Roc Trip China, a new iPhone app guidebook for Joshua Tree and more
Another Potential 5.15b By Adam Ondra In Spain
Adam Ondra does his 4th 5.15b of the year...and it's only April
Video Friday - 4/22/2011
Videos featuring Chris Sharma, Enzo Oddo and more...
Daniel Woods On Fire In Switzerland
Daniel Woods does his 3rd V14 or harder in a week in Magic Wood, Switzerland
Chris Sharma Does First Ascent Of First Round First Minute In Margalef
Chris Sharma nabs the long-awaited FA of his First Round First Minute project in Margalef, Spain
3rd Ascent Of Practice Of The Wild (V15) & Ill Trill By Daniel Woods UPDATED
Daniel Woods does the 3rd ascent of a Chris Sharma testpiece in Magic Wood, Switzerland. Updated with news of Woods doing the 3rd ascent of Ill Trill, also in Magic Wood.
Adam Ondra Makes Quick Work Of Chilam Balam
Adam Ondra makes quick work of one of the world's hardest and most notorious unrepeated routes
News & Notes - 4/12/2011
News & Notes from Nina Caprez, Cedric Lachat, Kevin Jorgeson, Fred Nicole and much more...
Golden Direct (5.14d) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist
Jonathan Siegrist does the likely 3rd ascent of a hard Joe Kinder testpiece in southern Utah
2011 SCS Open National Championships Start Tomorrow
While the annual ABS Nationals bouldering competition seems to generate a lot of buzz among competitors and spectators alike, the yearly SCS Nationals sport climbing competition al...
News & Notes - 3/22/2011
News & Notes from Adam Ondra, Daniel Woods and much more...
Popular Posts & Videos For February 2011
Popular posts and the most highly rated videos for February of 2011
Necessary Evil (5.14c) Repeated By Jonathan Siegrist
After an extended battle against "frustration, terribly fickle conditions, and some severely height dependent cruxes" Jonathan Siegrist clips the chains on Necessary Evil (5.14c)
Video Friday - 2/25/2011
Videos from Fred Nicole, Sean McColl, Jimmy Webb and more!
News & Notes - 2/23/2011
A smorgasbord of News & Notes to get you through your Wednesday
2011 ABS 12 National Bouldering Championships Starts Friday, Streams Live Online Saturday
The 2011 edition of ABS Nationals kicks off Friday in Boulder, CO. While the event is returning to familiar ground this year there a couple of changes worth noting.
Popular Posts & Videos For January 2011
Popular posts and the most highly rated videos for January of 2011
Climbing Mag Interviews Chris Sharma
Climbing Magazine has gone ahead and posted the feature interview with Chris Sharma from their current issue on their website
Thoughts On My First Outdoor Retailer Trade Show
Last week I made the journey out to Salt Lake City to take in the sights and sounds of my first Outdoor Retailer Trade Show. Some people go there to learn about the new gear, othe...
News & Notes - 1/25/2011
Has it really been almost 2 months since we last did this??? Hopefully this massive round-up of News & Notes will get me back in your good graces...
NE2C, USA Climbing Joining Forces
Last week NE2C Productions, the group behind the Unified Bouldering Championships, and USA Climbing, the National Governing Body of Competition Climbing in the U.S. announced they...
Chris Sharma Opens New 5.15 In Santa Linya
Chris Sharma opens a potential 5.15 dubbed Catxasa in Santa Linya, Spain
Prana's Chris Sharma Anthology
Prana launches a cool anthology feature looking back at the career of Chris Sharma
Popular Posts & Videos For December, All Of 2010
A quick look back at the most popular posts and videos from December and all of 2010
2013
Video Friday - Top 10 Highest Rated & Most Viewed Videos Of 2013
The top climbing videos of 2013 based on your votes and views
La Dura Complete
Something happened to me over the weekend that hasn't happened in some time: I was blown away watching a climbing movie
Story Behind The Image: Three Degrees of Chris Sharma
Really enjoyed this story from Corey Rich about how he came to capture some images of Chris Sharma on his unrepeated route Three Degrees Of Separation in Ceuse, France: The real st...
Video Friday - 11/22/2013
The highest rated videos of the week...
Remember First Round First Minute?
Brief video of First Round First Minute getting some action this week...
Sender One To Host 2014 SCS Nationals
2014 SCS Nationals to be held at Sender One
Video Friday - 11/8/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week...
2013 Dawn Wall Season Thus Far
Photo updates from Kevin Jorgeson of the first two weeks of Dawn Wall 2013 with Tommy Caldwell and Chris Sharma
Video Friday - 10/25/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Climbing Beyond Boehner's Reach
Freddie Wilkinson takes to the Op-Ed section of The New York Times to talk about how the government shutdown has affected the climbing scene in Yosemite: The most anticipated event...
Making The Most Of A Bad Situation
Remember that one time that Chris Sharma was going to join Tommy Caldwell and crew for a season on Yosemite's Dawn Wall but couldn't because the government shut down and Yosemite w...
Chris Sharma To Join Dawn Wall Team
So... this is happening (maybe...hopefully) : Chris Sharma will join Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson, and Jonathan Siegrist for this fall's attempts on the Dawn Wall , a multi-year...
Reel Rock 8 Kicks Off Tonight
Reel Rock 8 kicks off tonight in Boulder, CO with the premier of this year's film as well as a live interview show with Reel Rock guests!
Video Friday - 8/30/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Chris Sharma Conquers La Dura Dura
Interesting piece by Andrew Bisharat for Prana looking at Chris Sharma's journey to climb La Dura Dura (5.15c): Some five years ago, La Dura Dura didn’t exist other than as a simpl...
Instagram Dump From Day 1 Of The Psicobloc Masters Series
An assortment of Instagram photos from day 1 of the Psicobloc Masters Series event in Park City, UT
Athlete Listing For Upcoming Psicobloc Masters Series Event
The organizers of the Psicobloc Masters Series event coming up in two weeks continue to rub salt in the wound that is my inability to attend the event or even watch the live broadc...
Video Friday - 7/12/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Chris Sharma In His Birthday Suit
If you've always wondered what Chris Sharma might look like if he was hiking your project in the nude, your wait is over. Sharma and girlfriend Daila Ojeda were featured in the 201...
Outpouring Of Support For Tito Traversa
I thought I'd share some of the outpouring of emotion and support from some of the more well known climbers on social media in the past few days as they react to the death of 12-ye...
Video Friday - 7/5/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Video Friday - 6/28/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Video Friday - 6/7/2013
The highest rated videos of the past week
Deep Water Soloing Comp Coming To Summer OR Show
This is pretty exciting: Capping off Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2013, the Psicobloc Masters Series - the first deep water soloing competition ever held in the U.S. - will be he...
Popular Posts & Videos For April 2013
The most popular posts and videos for April 2013
Popular Posts & Videos For March 2013
The most popular posts and videos for March 2013
Chris Sharma Interviewed About La Dura Dura
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. Doin...
La Dura Dura (5.15c) Repeated By Chris Sharma
Chris Sharma finishes his hardest route yet
2014
Buhrfeind, McColl Win 2014 Psicocomp
Claire Buhrfeind and Sean McColl emerge victorious at the 2014 Psicocomp
Video Friday - 7/25/2014
Psicocomp news and the highest rated videos of the past week
Biographie In A Day By Alex Megos
In case we needed more evidence that Alex Megos is one of the top climbers in history, over the weekend he repeated Chris Sharma's Biographie (5.15a) in just one day. One. Day. Bio...
"Like a banshee"
Jonathan Siegrist, in an email exchange with Rock & Ice regarding his recent repeat of Biographie : R&I: Did you scream like Sharma when you stuck the jug near the top? JS: Like a...
Jonthan Siegrist Repeats Biographie (5.15a)
After a prolonged battle, Jonathan Siegriest has completed his hardest redpoint to date with a repeat of Chris Sharma's Biographie (5.15a) in Céüse, France.
2014 SCS Nationals Streaming Live This Weekend
2014 SCS Nationals will be broadcast live from Sender One this Friday and Saturday
Productive Trip To Spain For Ashima Shiraishi
Ashima Shiraishi ticks multiple 5.14s during her trip to Spain
Video Friday - 3/21/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week
Video Friday - 2/28/2014
The highest rated videos of the past week
Adam Ondra Repeats First Round, First Minute (5.15b)
Spoiler alert: Adam Ondra climbs another really hard sport route
2015
Chris Sharma Talks About His Latest FA
PlanetMountain caught up with Chris Sharma on the heels of his recent FA of El Bon Combat : It’s about 25m long, up some really interesting rock, a mix of sandstone and conglomerat...
New 5.15 From Chris Sharma In Spain
Chris Sharma is "back" with another 5.15 in Spain
Mike Doyle Repeats Necessary Evil (5.14c)
Mike Doyle, writing on his blog about becoming "the oldest, shortest, weakest and least talented climber" to repeat the rarely-repeated Chris Sharma testpiece Necessary Evil (5.14c...
More 5.14 Onsights (And Near Onsights) For Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra has been busy doing Adam Ondra-like things of late, both in Spain and in Canada
Video Friday - 2/6/2015
The highest rated videos of the past week...
Sachi Amma Repeats Fight Or Flight (5.15b)
World Cup champion Sachi Amma looks to be in top form of late, sending multiple routes 5.14d and harder in Spain.