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Check out this video of Chris Sharma Esperanza V14. This is one of the major classics in Hueco, but has seen quite a bit of discussion on whether it is a classic boulder problem or not. You see the line is really great but it actually doesn’t top out. It simply ends in a big hueco type hold. A lot of climbers just disregard this but there are certain types of rock climbing that look at this as not being pure or classic.

I think that the line is good with quality moves, it has good history, is consistent and classic. You can make your choice after you check out this video.

Also, you can check out a video of Nick Duttle climbing Esperanza here. I hope you enjoy both of them.

Tell us what you think by commenting below.

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Check out this video of Chris Sharma bouldering at a competition a few years back. You get to see Chris as a powerhouse really giving it his all.

The thing about about competitions is when the crowd is going crazy it really pushes us climbers to keep going and give 150%.

Check it out


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Chris Sharma Training

17 June 2009

An overview of  the Chris Sharma Training Routine.

It seems like climbers all over the world are aspiring to climb like Chris Sharma and consequently they all want to know how chris sharma is training.  In interviews Chris has said that he campuses occasionaly, like every few years.  The thing is there really is no Chris Sharma training routine.  He simply climbs and climbs a hell of a lot.

Here is what is interesting though would you really need a training routine if you were climbing 5.14 and harder week in and week out?  Or bouldering super hard problems all the time?

Sharma is constantly pushing himself on harder and harder problems all the time.  Routes like Es Pontas 5.15 or Jumbo Love possible 5.15b.  I mean these lines haven’t been repeated.  Granted the guy has genetics on his side but he is out there day in and day out trying his hardest and really pushing his body to the next level.

Not too mention that it doesn’t hurt that he gets to climb with some of the best climbers in the world all the time.  This definitely keeps you motivated and psyched to keep trying hard and going after it.  Most importantly though Chris Sharma is clearly motivated from within just look at his determination that lead him to climbing Realization 5.15.

So here are some training lessons that we can pull from Chris Sharma.

  • Constantly be pushing your limits
  • Climb as much as you possibly can
  • The best training for climbing is climbing
  • Climb on all different types of rock
  • Climb different styles of routes and boulder problems
  • Climb with people who keep you motivated
  • Don’t quit on your projects, put in the hard work and time required

These are just a few things that we can draw from what makes Chris Sharma such a great climber.  Again we also have to take into consideration that Chris has genetics on his side.  Don’t let that stop you though from aspiring you to be the best climber you can.  If you want some help with figuring out how you should be training check out training for rock climbing.

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Chris Sharma sends La Rambla 5.15a/9a after fewer than 20 tries.

One day after “La Rambla” (5.15a / 9a+) saw its second ascent, Chris Sharma redpointed the endurance-fest in Siurana, Spain, for its third ascent. Sharma had been working on the route along with Dani Andrada, Dave Graham, and Yuji Hirayama, but it was Edu Marin who grabbed the second ascent last week.

Sharma repeated the climb after fewer than 20 tries, according to Desnivel.com. Sharma is the only climber in the world to have climbed multiple routes confirmed at 5.15a, beginning with his landmark send of “Realization” (5.15a) at Ceüse, France, in 2001. In late September, he established a new deep-water solo route in Mallorca, Es Pontas, that also may be 5.15 and has yet to be climbed by anyone else.

Check out Chris Sharma rock climbing as he crushes the super long and pumpy La Rambla 5.15a/9a.  If you know of any other climbers who have now sent La Rambla please add them into the comments below.


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