@bertazoid yeah its more about how hard the grips and body positioning are. Bouldering routes aren't usually much bigger than 15-20 feet I'd say anyways.
they stopped putting ratings right on the problem at my gym because they felt that too many people would look at a problem and figure they couldn't do it, so they wouldn't try. sad.
Ratings are good to inspire confidence in one's abilities and to gauge progression. When we as climbers start arguing amongst ourselves and calling names and puffing our chests out over route ratings, then we've lost the essence of why we started climbing in the first place. The beauty of climbing is that it's you vs. something that's millions of years old. A climber will never be judged by some overpaid asshole anchor on ESPN. If you're after this, strap on some pads and go buy some roids.
The video consists of two tries: the first up to 1:19 when a guy in blue with a longsleeve is behind chris. then after the cut, with the same "yes!" from the off, a guy in orange is spotting him. after the next cut, the blue one again. when he does the last move the camera pans down at 1:52 and we can see that no orange guy is near the boulder.
I think he just did the problem twice. Kinda lame to cut the video together that way, though :x Props to Chris anyway, he's one of the best out there!
i disagree RAtings help climbers determine what there skill leve is at, if you say you climbed a hard rock it sounds kinda dumb, people that say i climbed a V9 yesterday, usually know what they are talking about and are very depth perceptive about the sport.
You think Osman was bad - check out a bit of lit' on Hermann Buhl!!, Climbing cutting edge alpine rock with biv in a woollen suit jacket and some dry bread for sustanance is bad!!
Is the sloper at 1:09 (left hand) the hold that is gone now? Fell off from freezing water expansion or possibly chipped? Not like I am ever going to send this, but just for curiosities sake...
What I don't understand is how anyone who just saw this clip could possible think Dan Osman is a better climber than Chris Sharma. Seriously, anyone saying that - probably - doesn't climb or has only just started to climb. I climb regularly and Chris Sharma is just one of the very best. That's why you can find videos of him on Youtube, 'cause he belongs to the top. You can also find videos of Dan Osman, but not because he belongs to the top, but because he has balls, climbing without his ropes.
I do know Dan Osman is dead. Well, I'm not a native English speaker. What I probably should've said was "Dan Osman was ..." instead of "Dan Osman is ...". Well, doesn't really matter, I know Osman died, and apart from that I think my argument still holds.
why even bother comparing the two? they are both incredible. Dan for his balls and confidence, and chris sharma for his sick technique and strength. It's between the climber and the rock, not the climber and other climbers. Go back to your football or basketball or boxing.
Well Chris Sharma has like a groupie following, Dan Osman mostly climbed alone and by himself and in a different age, Climbing is psychological aswell and having people pushing you all the time and knowing what bounds to push means a lot. But today people focus a lot on numbers etc,
are u kidding me?? dan osman was climbing until the age of 35. this guy its like 30 mybee. are u telling me that if dan osman was 30 and thay were compiting who have the best tequnic this guy will win?? (sorry for my english)
Chris Sharma has climbed harder routes (9a-9b) than Dan did, and a lot of them. He's still got 5 years to get to the point where Dan was, and I imagine he will still be climbing at 35.
i agree with u that he climb harder routes but the thing that make dan spical is that in most of is hard climb he didnt us safty so its mean he have only 1 chance i dont say its smart but u need to be sure in ur tuqnic u most agree with me
i have seen the climber Alex Honnold vidoes, and yes i must agree this guy its a beast. but i still think dan hed somthing this guys dont have. but i cant find the words for it.
i guess its becuse he risk is life more then others to the climbes. i guess thay all have there "thing".
@d1a2n3e489 no becuase sharma has climbed 9b and also he has just 1 9a+ en sharma has a lot.., alex huber has climbed 14a solo look for it, it is here on youtube
yeah i know the video of alex climbing the kommunist, i read his book, too. ;-)
9 b is not accepted yet!
I admit that sharma is a better sportclimber than huber but therefore huber is much more versatile! (like climbing in antarctica or bigwall climbing at 7000 m!)
@d1a2n3e489 actually 8a has just reported they sharma has done neanderthal claiming it to be 9b, he has four 9b´s neanderthal, jumbo love, golpe de estado, es pontas, but yes alex huber climbs different like big walls trango towers etc its amazing
@d1a2n3e489 yes but nobody has repeated it becuase he is the best and they cat do it, when yiu see that he does a 9a+ and it is confirmed when people repeat it, now he spends 2 years on a route it is kind of obvious it is 9b and he doesnt even like to grade so he wouldnt overrate a route
if you climb solo just meens you feel safe enoth on that rute. You still have to work on it, but no one pushes his or her limits when solo, coz thay wold die the first day if thay did.
if you climb solo just meens you feel safe enoth on that rute. You still have to work on it, but no one pushes his or her limits when solo, coz thay wold die the first day if thay did.
@rorosamy im sorry but i just laughed outloud at your comment. Do you really think chris sharma is a "normal" climber. Since when is cranking out 200 ft. 5.15b pumpfests a normal thing for a climber to do? I don't think you really understand how hard 15b is. Free soloing a 5.12 will not prepare you for jumbo love or Neanderthal. It will get you spit out before you get halfway to the crux. Chris Sharma and his 5.15 spree is nothing but normal.
do u know any vidoes that show chris sharma doing 15b? i really want to see how this look like and i agree with u that he batter then osman i thogot that osman was batter because he didnt us ropes and then i found that there is a lot more people that did harder routs with out ropes.
@rorosamy there are many videos on here of sharma climbing difficult routes, like Dreamcatcher and La Rambla, etc. Just search his name and they will come up.
@rorosamy Jumbo Love (15b) was sent on Progression's video at the end...It also shows him working it in King Lines as well...Not sure if it was on Sharp End it has been a few since I have watched that one.
I did notice that myself, they def. are V10s, the early models (before the V10 F64) which has F64 rubber on the top of the shoe. I own a pair myself, awesome shoes!
Ya i agree- people care way to much about ratings, its not what the sport is about. or should be about. But it is nice to go to an area with a ton of boulders, and know right away what problems are gonna be at your limit cause of the rating system.
I say who the fuck cares. Who are we to take away the beauty of a boulder and slap a "rating" on it. Just climb the rock and have a good time. It's hard, it's hard, if it's easy it's easy.
Too many climbers have become obsessed with the rating someone else has put on a boulder or route that all that they care about is getting to the top. My philosophy is to live in the moment of the climb, who cares if you even finish it? My favorite problems are the one's that I, or anyone can't do.
@newmb321 Yeah, that would be, because I'm sure some new kid would come along in the future and push the sport even further by sending that bitch. By the way I think all of yall totally misread my point. Chris is the best in the world, he's my absolute favorite. Many a time he doesn't rate his own problems assholes. Of course I suck compared to Sharma... Who doesn't?
@newmb321 Sharma is one of the few climbers today who doesn't climb for just ratings. He climbs that hard beacuse that's what pushes him. I believe Fred Nicole and Dave Graham also fall into this category.
@ClimbingChrispy I think your just jealous you cant climb v15! Thats part of the fun is climbing as hard as you can! And when you send a super tough problem it makes you feel awesome.
@ClimbingChrispy Your opinion is not any more valid that those who climb for the rating. They do it because it's what THEY like, and you don't do it because you DON'T like it. Claiming people are "obsessed with ratings" because it is their preferential goal, as opposed to your goal, is very egocentric.
@ClimbingChrispy your' write on onehand but on the other the point are rates so you now you're making some progress:P perfect rout is hardclimbing and beutifull
What a douche. I agree that people can get obsessed with ratings... but seriously, shut up. This is one of the hardest things ever done in the world of climbing, I guess on the Chrispy scale it would rate hard.
@CFeatherbottom ratings are the way to go i use ratings to challenge myself and help me excel as a climber and plus you feel super good when you get that route that was rated above your skill level
little off topic, but the best illustration of the relativity of grading is when you're in the gym and you see this little short guy who destroys v10's, but then can't do the
v1 in the corner because there's a big reach that he's too small to get.
@JacktheDaniels well it is almost impossible becuase if it has a very big reach it wouldnt be v1 and you can dyno it no matter the hold becuase you climb v10 and its a v1
SHARMA IS BEAST!! but can someone please explain to me how the bouldering levels work cuz i've never understood it..... i just climb what people tell me to climb or what looks fun
basically the levels are Vb-V14, Vb is the easiest(below V0). most really hard climbers climb v9-v14 except for chris Sharma, anything that he climbs has to have a special "sharma variation" rating(V15)
actually, dave graham, chris webb parsons, and a bunch others have FAed v15 and v16. ever heard of Fred Nicole? he was the one who even found dream time
o ya and like daniel wood, iono tho at that point its so specific to body size that if its a legit v15 for some people to might as well be v16? either way to that level its pretty fucking rediculous so ratings dont really matter
letters begin at 5'10, and plus and minus's are only sometimes used in guidebooks for help on explaining difficulty. that rating does matter to a lot of climbers.
chris sharma does have foot skill, he just doesnt need it. style does matter, style is also technique, look at dave graham climb, best technique in the climbing world and hes not as strong as sharma
i'm not so sure. Especially with bouldering problems, footholds can be hard to come by and no matter how well you smear, you need immense finger-strength to get past v5 or so.
Leading/toproping may be different, but i'm just speaking from a narrow boulderer's POV :)
some say sharma has no foot skill! I don't agree, when he campuses climbes it's because he can! If his grip is so strong that he can cut loose on v10s then so be it. But, this climb shows he has skill with his feet too.
these guys are all sensational. who is best depends on the standard of the day and the style of the route. probably best to think in terms of coceptual leaps forward and maybe give some style points. johnny dawes gets my vote.
People need to not think about who is the best climber. Besides in a few years Adam Ondra will be on top. He climbed Dreamtime in one day!! And hes only 15. The kid will probably climb Es pontas in flip flops so everyone needs to shut up about chris sharma and daniel woods.
and your mother sucks dicks.widze ze tez z polski jestes sqrwysynq.ciekawe jakie ty chlopcze drogi pykasz.watpie abys byl lepszy ode mnie,wspinam sie od 15tu lat non stop i wiem co mowie.
Taki stary, a taki głupi... Po cóż mam ci się chwalić co robiłem, gdzie i o jakich trudnościach skoro chuj mnie twoja opinia obchodzi. 15 lat się wspinasz... szkoda, że się gdzieś nie spierdoliłeś, byłoby jednego durnia mniej na świecie... A odnośnie koleżanki to ja sam jej nie znam, ale pozdrów ją serdecznie. Aha i zapraszam na to "ręczne odwdzięczanie"... o ile wiesz co znaczy zadrzeć z góralami... pozdrawiam
i love sharma also yes.., but whats with everyone saying he is the best in the world bar none? you notice how he came 10th in the bouldering world cup not making finals? im not trying to diss him but lets all give props to all the other great climbers on this hard difficulty of climbing because i can gaurentee you sharma is not the only one who climbs impossibly hard stuff... when most people act like he is.
have you climbed with him? I've climbed with d-woods and chris. Chris is fucking inspiring. he climbs purely for the love of it. sorry to say that dan has grades on his mind. Notice how when sharma does something hard he almost never grades it. not dissing dan though. nice kid, just climbing for different reasons then chris.
It is pretty silly to say Chris is the best climber bar none, because there's a lot of stuff out there that he won't really touch, but to be honest I don't think he's trained up for bouldering at the moment. He seems more focused on very difficult sport climbs (Jumbo Love, Golpe Estado), which require a slightly different kind of fitness than bouldering. Besides, it's not like he has to go to comps to prove anything, he's more likely there to hang with friends and have fun.
basically, your argument is totally forgetting fred nicole. the guy put up V14's and 15's years before anyone could even imagine doing them. think about it. dreamtime, terremer, terre de sienne, circadian rhythm, etc... and now, the next generation of climbers is jsut beginning to tap into those realms.
With all the chalk marks how many people climbed this before sharma? He is the best....but clearly other people put chalk marks up before him. Who? Who climbed this v14 before sharma?
Are you serious?? DOes he have hte endurance to climb 5.14? Is that a joke? Surely youre not serious? Sharma is the king of CLIMBING PERIOD. He takes climbing into levels and places no ones seen. This guy hikes 5.14.
I used to be a climber like you, but then I took an arrow in the knee
hurleyfan444 1 month ago
Hell, I can barely hold myself up on the wall.
aroomwithpenguins 2 months ago
and i struggle on a V3-4....
OneHappyBlonde 3 months ago 2
@OneHappyBlonde Same here, except it's more like V3. I've never finished a V4 before. V15 is ridiculous!!!
smiley17777777 1 month ago
listen to "gravity" by a perfect circle while you watch this
hobgoblin99 3 months ago
what do they want chris to come on?
rannix18 3 months ago
stupid, he could've just walked up that tree trunk there :D
HerosName 4 months ago
Its sick to see that is able to chalk during the ascent!
liveisfiction 4 months ago
Haha... I love how Sharma chalks his hands in the middle of climbing a v15.
requshei 5 months ago 3
tolnub is trying to sound smart, but there are a lot of problems with grammar.
xTHEASSASSINOx 5 months ago
If i buy a pair of Chris Sharma's climbing shoe's, will i be able to climb V15?
theminiman63 6 months ago 2
@theminiman63 not a chance in hell dude haha
sarvelaj 6 months ago
@theminiman63 unless you watch "Like Mike" and believe...
sarvelaj 5 months ago
0:51
Ridiculously strong fingers.
BlodOgTorden 8 months ago
haha he ascent that using shoes that im pretty sure are v10s but not that good of shoes.
Puntar7 8 months ago
Hey man why dont u just walk up that there log
SirSteppalot 8 months ago 10
@SirSteppalot u r fucking funny hahaha
climbswag 7 months ago
So the rating has nothing to do with how high the rockface is then I gather
bertazoid 9 months ago
@bertazoid yeah its more about how hard the grips and body positioning are. Bouldering routes aren't usually much bigger than 15-20 feet I'd say anyways.
HowBigArUrTires 8 months ago
campus that shit
gowiththefluer 9 months ago
you know how deceving it is when someone like chrish sharma climbs a v15? makes me think, ah well a v13 wouldn't be that hard...WRONG!
clipmedia1 10 months ago 19
good video. looks super hard,
duvalkid20 10 months ago
is it fred nicole spotting?
liveisfiction 10 months ago
they stopped putting ratings right on the problem at my gym because they felt that too many people would look at a problem and figure they couldn't do it, so they wouldn't try. sad.
sublimenal23 10 months ago
chris U ROCK! so inspirational! <3
shoon247 11 months ago
well said !
rock climbing with your friends should not be pure difficulty, it should be fun !
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bass109 1 year ago
Ratings are good to inspire confidence in one's abilities and to gauge progression. When we as climbers start arguing amongst ourselves and calling names and puffing our chests out over route ratings, then we've lost the essence of why we started climbing in the first place. The beauty of climbing is that it's you vs. something that's millions of years old. A climber will never be judged by some overpaid asshole anchor on ESPN. If you're after this, strap on some pads and go buy some roids.
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akzorz 1 year ago
The video consists of two tries: the first up to 1:19 when a guy in blue with a longsleeve is behind chris. then after the cut, with the same "yes!" from the off, a guy in orange is spotting him. after the next cut, the blue one again. when he does the last move the camera pans down at 1:52 and we can see that no orange guy is near the boulder.
I think he just did the problem twice. Kinda lame to cut the video together that way, though :x Props to Chris anyway, he's one of the best out there!
monoeed 1 year ago
@monoeed It took him 6 days to work out the route.
bibhuna 1 year ago
V15 !?!? thats insane, the best i can do is like v5 or 6, but i have only been climbing for two years so ive
got some time
homefriguy 1 year ago
respect... ive started a few weeks ago with climbing, i enjoy it, but itll take a while until i get to be able to do that... great job ;D
Haketishi 1 year ago
i disagree RAtings help climbers determine what there skill leve is at, if you say you climbed a hard rock it sounds kinda dumb, people that say i climbed a V9 yesterday, usually know what they are talking about and are very depth perceptive about the sport.
Gnomepaste 1 year ago
Why dident he just climp up by the tree? :P
BTDBILLY 1 year ago
@BTDBILLY because its rock climbing dumbass
dillon781994 1 year ago
nice boulder!
raccadiz 1 year ago
awesome dude.
colinjbartholomew 1 year ago
check the smoke at 1:20 amazing slowmotion shot :D
Thomasikzelf 1 year ago
thats chalk not smoke
newmb321 1 year ago
it sounds like he's crossing a new dimension. shifting gravity
wordlogicvee 1 year ago
Too bad some assholes destroyed Dreamtime... it's chipped now.
Hasuris 1 year ago
You think Osman was bad - check out a bit of lit' on Hermann Buhl!!, Climbing cutting edge alpine rock with biv in a woollen suit jacket and some dry bread for sustanance is bad!!
kingoffsider 1 year ago
@kingoffsider
Hermann is a legend!
It's a shame he's still not knocking about to tell the tales with Diemberger.
It's a sad loss.
stanante 1 year ago
Is the sloper at 1:09 (left hand) the hold that is gone now? Fell off from freezing water expansion or possibly chipped? Not like I am ever going to send this, but just for curiosities sake...
AlohaMilton 2 years ago
i'm pretty tygue12345678910 was being a little sarcastic. just a thought for everyone who gave him a thumbs down.
shibby1385 2 years ago
I wonder... Was this the second ascent?
azhum 2 years ago
I think bernd zangerl got the second ascent? i could be wrong though
phished69 2 years ago
That wasn't even a hard problem pssshhh get outta here kid... Ain't nothin
tygue12345678910 2 years ago
@tygue12345678910 Yeah, sure - just V15, that's so easy...
aggeusz 2 years ago
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ive done harder.
ChradidInc 2 years ago
What I don't understand is how anyone who just saw this clip could possible think Dan Osman is a better climber than Chris Sharma. Seriously, anyone saying that - probably - doesn't climb or has only just started to climb. I climb regularly and Chris Sharma is just one of the very best. That's why you can find videos of him on Youtube, 'cause he belongs to the top. You can also find videos of Dan Osman, but not because he belongs to the top, but because he has balls, climbing without his ropes.
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eriktassmer 2 years ago
I do know Dan Osman is dead. Well, I'm not a native English speaker. What I probably should've said was "Dan Osman was ..." instead of "Dan Osman is ...". Well, doesn't really matter, I know Osman died, and apart from that I think my argument still holds.
HosteDenis 2 years ago
...had balls :-)
Hoshimara 2 years ago
why even bother comparing the two? they are both incredible. Dan for his balls and confidence, and chris sharma for his sick technique and strength. It's between the climber and the rock, not the climber and other climbers. Go back to your football or basketball or boxing.
IcarusFlying 2 years ago
Well Chris Sharma has like a groupie following, Dan Osman mostly climbed alone and by himself and in a different age, Climbing is psychological aswell and having people pushing you all the time and knowing what bounds to push means a lot. But today people focus a lot on numbers etc,
Sixtorrhapsody 2 years ago
dan osman was batter then him
and this guy us ropes
but stil he is good
rorosamy 2 years ago
in terms of climbing ability he was nowhere near better than sharma
benkettle 2 years ago
are u kidding me?? dan osman was climbing until the age of 35. this guy its like 30 mybee. are u telling me that if dan osman was 30 and thay were compiting who have the best tequnic this guy will win?? (sorry for my english)
rorosamy 2 years ago
Chris Sharma has climbed harder routes (9a-9b) than Dan did, and a lot of them. He's still got 5 years to get to the point where Dan was, and I imagine he will still be climbing at 35.
benkettle 2 years ago
i agree with u that he climb harder routes but the thing that make dan spical is that in most of is hard climb he didnt us safty so its mean he have only 1 chance i dont say its smart but u need to be sure in ur tuqnic u most agree with me
rorosamy 2 years ago
special maybe, but not the best.
benkettle 2 years ago
but climbing without ropes until the age of 35.. i think its make u batter climber then others
rorosamy 2 years ago
it's a choice to climb without ropes, but even if he did use ropes he couldn't have climbed at chris' level.
There are many other climbers around who climb without ropes e.g. Alex Honnold.
benkettle 2 years ago
i have seen the climber Alex Honnold vidoes, and yes i must agree this guy its a beast. but i still think dan hed somthing this guys dont have. but i cant find the words for it.
i guess its becuse he risk is life more then others to the climbes. i guess thay all have there "thing".
i still wonder who its the best
rorosamy 2 years ago
The best free solo climber is Alexander Huber, Germany. Nobody ever climbed a harder route free solo than him, that´s fact.
So he´s better than Dan Osman.
He also climbed a 9a+ in 1994.
So he´s as good as Sharma.
d1a2n3e489 2 years ago
cool thx for the info
rorosamy 2 years ago
@d1a2n3e489 no becuase sharma has climbed 9b and also he has just 1 9a+ en sharma has a lot.., alex huber has climbed 14a solo look for it, it is here on youtube
gerardo231 2 years ago
yeah i know the video of alex climbing the kommunist, i read his book, too. ;-)
9 b is not accepted yet!
I admit that sharma is a better sportclimber than huber but therefore huber is much more versatile! (like climbing in antarctica or bigwall climbing at 7000 m!)
d1a2n3e489 2 years ago
@d1a2n3e489 actually 8a has just reported they sharma has done neanderthal claiming it to be 9b, he has four 9b´s neanderthal, jumbo love, golpe de estado, es pontas, but yes alex huber climbs different like big walls trango towers etc its amazing
gerardo231 2 years ago
yeah i know that! ;-)
i´m also a sharma fan!
but nobody ever repeated one of his 9 b´s
so it´s not confirmed that it is 9 b!
you know what i mean?
d1a2n3e489 2 years ago
@d1a2n3e489 yes but nobody has repeated it becuase he is the best and they cat do it, when yiu see that he does a 9a+ and it is confirmed when people repeat it, now he spends 2 years on a route it is kind of obvious it is 9b and he doesnt even like to grade so he wouldnt overrate a route
gerardo231 2 years ago
I know he doesnt rate his routes anymore, i also admit that it might be 9 b because i know about his climbing skills.
but its common sense that someone has to repeat that route until its grade is fixed.
thats not my idea thats a classic climbing rule!
d1a2n3e489 2 years ago
@gerardo231
if you climb solo just meens you feel safe enoth on that rute. You still have to work on it, but no one pushes his or her limits when solo, coz thay wold die the first day if thay did.
Minic4 1 year ago
@Minic4
You are right. Free solo requires a lot of preparation.
If you have not seen these new videos yet, search: free solo adidas alex huber. Your hands will sweat just looking at this stuff. :-)
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@gerardo231
if you climb solo just meens you feel safe enoth on that rute. You still have to work on it, but no one pushes his or her limits when solo, coz thay wold die the first day if thay did.
Minic4 1 year ago
It doesn't make you a better climber, just a climber with balls.
HosteDenis 2 years ago
@rorosamy if you consider 10´s 11´s and 12´s hard routes for top climbers...
gerardo231 2 years ago
yes i do for solo climb..
i just think if a solo climber try the routs that Chris Sharma do with ropes ppl will see that he is not 1 of a kind...
(and agian im not saying Chris Sharma is bad. i think he is great, but i also think he is normal not more then that)
rorosamy 2 years ago
@rorosamy i think that if people solo the routes that chris sharma does there will be a lot of deaths
gerardo231 2 years ago 2
i agree with u there lol
rorosamy 2 years ago
@rorosamy im sorry but i just laughed outloud at your comment. Do you really think chris sharma is a "normal" climber. Since when is cranking out 200 ft. 5.15b pumpfests a normal thing for a climber to do? I don't think you really understand how hard 15b is. Free soloing a 5.12 will not prepare you for jumbo love or Neanderthal. It will get you spit out before you get halfway to the crux. Chris Sharma and his 5.15 spree is nothing but normal.
phished69 2 years ago
do u know any vidoes that show chris sharma doing 15b? i really want to see how this look like and i agree with u that he batter then osman i thogot that osman was batter because he didnt us ropes and then i found that there is a lot more people that did harder routs with out ropes.
rorosamy 2 years ago
@rorosamy there are many videos on here of sharma climbing difficult routes, like Dreamcatcher and La Rambla, etc. Just search his name and they will come up.
phished69 2 years ago
@rorosamy Jumbo Love (15b) was sent on Progression's video at the end...It also shows him working it in King Lines as well...Not sure if it was on Sharp End it has been a few since I have watched that one.
gheib1 2 years ago
Chris Sharma squeezes the juice out of rocks
RubySundown 2 years ago
He is sooooooo good i suck compared 2 him.
aalliissoonn123xyz 2 years ago
Did anyone else notice he is wearing FiveTen V10's? Or is that just my imagination? Cause I'm pretty sure he is sponsored by Evolv.
yoitsfritzelcakes 2 years ago
Yeah he is... except for all those years he was sponsored by 5.10.
jhangel 2 years ago
I did notice that myself, they def. are V10s, the early models (before the V10 F64) which has F64 rubber on the top of the shoe. I own a pair myself, awesome shoes!
scionxb1123 2 years ago
This video is a few years old and when he was sponsored by fiveten
glindseed 2 years ago
He used to be sponsored by 5.10. It is sad for me to say this but a crucial hold has broken off of dreamtime and it will no longer be climbed.
treebierd 2 years ago
It still goes, apparently. So don't worry.
inZain1138 2 years ago
@treebierd yes it has been already climbed with the broken hold by nalle hukkaitaval or i dont kow how to spell his name..
gerardo231 2 years ago
This was before he got his Evolv Sponsorship, he was sponsored by FiveTen for a while before Evolv got him
russiaNumber2 2 years ago
chris does that jump move the best.
campusmang 2 years ago
vertical?
buhbabear 2 years ago
what does the V of the "v15" stand for anyone?
tehdestroyer 2 years ago
The V stands for Vermin (from John 'Vermin' Sherman).
smurffi2k 2 years ago
he has cucumbers for fingers...
kimboII 2 years ago 9
bad filming angle, could be improved.
adramatictheme 2 years ago
Ya i agree- people care way to much about ratings, its not what the sport is about. or should be about. But it is nice to go to an area with a ton of boulders, and know right away what problems are gonna be at your limit cause of the rating system.
azhum 2 years ago
I say who the fuck cares. Who are we to take away the beauty of a boulder and slap a "rating" on it. Just climb the rock and have a good time. It's hard, it's hard, if it's easy it's easy.
Too many climbers have become obsessed with the rating someone else has put on a boulder or route that all that they care about is getting to the top. My philosophy is to live in the moment of the climb, who cares if you even finish it? My favorite problems are the one's that I, or anyone can't do.
ClimbingChrispy 2 years ago 39
I agree, climbing to climb is fun. Ratings are probably only important to the top professionals and everyone else just abuses them to brag.
jaekn 2 years ago
i love you
Blackheart11249 2 years ago
@ClimbingChrispy
dont u say stupid things if u dont understand u moron
if u r so wiseass let see u just touch this boulder and not falling
40gilad 1 year ago
sounds like you need to get stronger
dingsanchez 1 year ago
@ClimbingChrispy thats why u suck
qwert371 1 year ago 2
@ClimbingChrispy
what about a blank wall with no holds- would that be your favorite.. i dont think anybody could do it- but sharma could do it cuz hes a somebody
newmb321 1 year ago
@newmb321 Yeah, that would be, because I'm sure some new kid would come along in the future and push the sport even further by sending that bitch. By the way I think all of yall totally misread my point. Chris is the best in the world, he's my absolute favorite. Many a time he doesn't rate his own problems assholes. Of course I suck compared to Sharma... Who doesn't?
ClimbingChrispy 1 year ago
@newmb321 Sharma is one of the few climbers today who doesn't climb for just ratings. He climbs that hard beacuse that's what pushes him. I believe Fred Nicole and Dave Graham also fall into this category.
ClimbingChrispy 1 year ago
@ClimbingChrispy I think your just jealous you cant climb v15! Thats part of the fun is climbing as hard as you can! And when you send a super tough problem it makes you feel awesome.
lampearthwing 1 year ago
@ClimbingChrispy Your opinion is not any more valid that those who climb for the rating. They do it because it's what THEY like, and you don't do it because you DON'T like it. Claiming people are "obsessed with ratings" because it is their preferential goal, as opposed to your goal, is very egocentric.
tolnub 1 year ago 44
@ClimbingChrispy This might be valid for bouldering but not other types of climbing like trad.
Cobra0911 1 year ago
@ClimbingChrispy your' write on onehand but on the other the point are rates so you now you're making some progress:P perfect rout is hardclimbing and beutifull
stiwy2345 11 months ago
@ClimbingChrispy
What a douche. I agree that people can get obsessed with ratings... but seriously, shut up. This is one of the hardest things ever done in the world of climbing, I guess on the Chrispy scale it would rate hard.
CFeatherbottom 10 months ago
@CFeatherbottom ratings are the way to go i use ratings to challenge myself and help me excel as a climber and plus you feel super good when you get that route that was rated above your skill level
boldtinator 8 months ago
little off topic, but the best illustration of the relativity of grading is when you're in the gym and you see this little short guy who destroys v10's, but then can't do the
v1 in the corner because there's a big reach that he's too small to get.
i've seen it, and it's funny.
JacktheDaniels 2 years ago 2
@JacktheDaniels well it is almost impossible becuase if it has a very big reach it wouldnt be v1 and you can dyno it no matter the hold becuase you climb v10 and its a v1
gerardo231 2 years ago
I may have been exaggerating a bit...
but you get my point about grades being relative.
The above situation can certainly exist with problems within a few grades of each other.
Say you have a crimpy v8 that short guy can do, but then a v6 with a massive dyno that he can't do.
It might be a v6 for everyone over 5'2", but it's a v[reallyhard] for him.
So is he a v8 climber or a sub-v6 climber?
JacktheDaniels 2 years ago
I see pll doing v6 or v7 at my gym and it looks realy hard. I cant imagine how hard a v15 is. They are in an other planet
geekotron 2 years ago
v15??
miyerva 2 years ago
a ladder wudda been easier
DeadFishDirector 2 years ago 2
NICE!
seanarrative 2 years ago
HEAL HOOK HEAL HOOK
ILikeCh3ese 2 years ago
wow. impressive. now that looks like a v15
dragade101 2 years ago
other than the failures, he makes it look so easy! talk about contact strength... absolutely fascinating!
ponyryan 2 years ago
sharma is beast, but dani's animal! :D
andrionni 2 years ago
I've had two pairs of evolvs in a row and they fucking sucked. Their toes were rounded, couldn't edge worth shit, and the rubber tore in a month
Roflwahflez 2 years ago
thanks for saying that :) now i´m going for la sportiva solution :)
MaxieNator 2 years ago
SHARMA IS BEAST!! but can someone please explain to me how the bouldering levels work cuz i've never understood it..... i just climb what people tell me to climb or what looks fun
climbergirl21 2 years ago
basically the levels are Vb-V14, Vb is the easiest(below V0). most really hard climbers climb v9-v14 except for chris Sharma, anything that he climbs has to have a special "sharma variation" rating(V15)
1gnoramus 2 years ago 2
actually, dave graham, chris webb parsons, and a bunch others have FAed v15 and v16. ever heard of Fred Nicole? he was the one who even found dream time
f0rcifer 2 years ago
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1gnoramus 2 years ago
o ya and like daniel wood, iono tho at that point its so specific to body size that if its a legit v15 for some people to might as well be v16? either way to that level its pretty fucking rediculous so ratings dont really matter
1gnoramus 2 years ago 2
it goes from vb being the easiest to v16 which is the hardest
climber456 2 years ago
dont you mean v0?
in gyms ive seen v0 minus but that isnt too much easier then a v0.
dragade101 2 years ago
there is no such thing has v0-
minus is only used in the YDS. the minus stops at 5'9- and letters start at 5'10a
campusmang 2 years ago
actually thats only kind of true.
I've see for lead comps that people will sub grade routes so you will have a 5.8c per say.
but yes normally you see the start of letter grading at a 5.10a.
and the v0 minus is simply certain gyms making kid routes, its not like they will call them vb's
at that level, the grading conventions doesnt really matter
dragade101 2 years ago
there is no such thing as 5.8c
letters begin at 5'10, and plus and minus's are only sometimes used in guidebooks for help on explaining difficulty. that rating does matter to a lot of climbers.
campusmang 2 years ago
its kinda wierd watching his feet just skate off those holds, and yet he stays on. its like gravity doesn't really hold him.
elementsofinfinity 2 years ago 7
he makes it look so easy that you litteraly feel like you could go out and climb the same thing no sweat.
thats how you know hes damn good
amsbeats 2 years ago 3
why does the guy in blue change to a guy in orange around 1:25
mebe 2 years ago 2
LOL
jmarroyo90 2 years ago
don't you mean orange to blue
amsbeats 2 years ago
sick body tension at 1:22
xbelafontex 2 years ago
chris sharma does have foot skill, he just doesnt need it. style does matter, style is also technique, look at dave graham climb, best technique in the climbing world and hes not as strong as sharma
DutchMasterStatus 2 years ago
love it
hippyrockskull 2 years ago
not funny at all
kubaban 2 years ago
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fuckin drama queen
Jack458111 2 years ago
Somebody needs to move that tree
george21wu 2 years ago
some climbers have stronger fingers/arms/legs etc what one lacks in one area generally they make up for in another... no really... they do :o
Jimar35 2 years ago 2
i'm not so sure. Especially with bouldering problems, footholds can be hard to come by and no matter how well you smear, you need immense finger-strength to get past v5 or so.
Leading/toproping may be different, but i'm just speaking from a narrow boulderer's POV :)
qix1t 2 years ago
some say sharma has no foot skill! I don't agree, when he campuses climbes it's because he can! If his grip is so strong that he can cut loose on v10s then so be it. But, this climb shows he has skill with his feet too.
boxsterwelby 2 years ago
how bout you guys shut up about who the best is and appreciate the inspiration? they're all awesome. This isn't UFC.
gallivanter99 3 years ago 16
dai koyamada seems to use his feet more. more than chris i mean. but they both get it done which is what matters i guess.
but hot damn! a v15?!?!?! i've only done a v5!
HawtGlass 3 years ago
these guys are all sensational. who is best depends on the standard of the day and the style of the route. probably best to think in terms of coceptual leaps forward and maybe give some style points. johnny dawes gets my vote.
daveknowles 3 years ago
style doesn't matter. I agree with your post other than saying style matters.
boxsterwelby 2 years ago
People need to not think about who is the best climber. Besides in a few years Adam Ondra will be on top. He climbed Dreamtime in one day!! And hes only 15. The kid will probably climb Es pontas in flip flops so everyone needs to shut up about chris sharma and daniel woods.
jrpimpdog 3 years ago
dreamtime is chipped now- only goes at v14 only dai and chris had natural ascents supposedly
theindysleepers 3 years ago
you realize that fred nicole is FA...
mpackey1337 2 years ago
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fred rouhling is the best.sharma is pussy
markustalin88666 3 years ago
Fred Rouhling - Akira Roof - 9b
Dani Andrada - Alí-Hulk - 9b
Chris Sharma - Es Pontas Arch - 9b(maybe more)
Everyone is great, Everyone is unique... The only pussy here is you. Greets
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Taki stary, a taki głupi... Po cóż mam ci się chwalić co robiłem, gdzie i o jakich trudnościach skoro chuj mnie twoja opinia obchodzi. 15 lat się wspinasz... szkoda, że się gdzieś nie spierdoliłeś, byłoby jednego durnia mniej na świecie... A odnośnie koleżanki to ja sam jej nie znam, ale pozdrów ją serdecznie. Aha i zapraszam na to "ręczne odwdzięczanie"... o ile wiesz co znaczy zadrzeć z góralami... pozdrawiam
stockfishPL 3 years ago
dreamtime has been downgraded to v14
jrpimpdog 3 years ago
i love sharma also yes.., but whats with everyone saying he is the best in the world bar none? you notice how he came 10th in the bouldering world cup not making finals? im not trying to diss him but lets all give props to all the other great climbers on this hard difficulty of climbing because i can gaurentee you sharma is not the only one who climbs impossibly hard stuff... when most people act like he is.
CDPuffer 3 years ago
i totally agree.
enfingret 3 years ago
have you climbed with him? I've climbed with d-woods and chris. Chris is fucking inspiring. he climbs purely for the love of it. sorry to say that dan has grades on his mind. Notice how when sharma does something hard he almost never grades it. not dissing dan though. nice kid, just climbing for different reasons then chris.
StaticVoyeur 3 years ago
It is pretty silly to say Chris is the best climber bar none, because there's a lot of stuff out there that he won't really touch, but to be honest I don't think he's trained up for bouldering at the moment. He seems more focused on very difficult sport climbs (Jumbo Love, Golpe Estado), which require a slightly different kind of fitness than bouldering. Besides, it's not like he has to go to comps to prove anything, he's more likely there to hang with friends and have fun.
moosmann12020 3 years ago
@moosmann12020 you dont think he is trained but yet he climbs on of hardest boulders on the world?i dont get you
gerardo231 2 years ago
You're both right. True your point may be about Fred Nicloe Knottyboy2007, don't forget that climbing is being re-invented every day.
Nobody invented climbing, or defined it. It is merely climbing that defines the individual.
Sharma17 3 years ago
basically, your argument is totally forgetting fred nicole. the guy put up V14's and 15's years before anyone could even imagine doing them. think about it. dreamtime, terremer, terre de sienne, circadian rhythm, etc... and now, the next generation of climbers is jsut beginning to tap into those realms.
knottyboy2007 3 years ago
With all the chalk marks how many people climbed this before sharma? He is the best....but clearly other people put chalk marks up before him. Who? Who climbed this v14 before sharma?
boxsterwelby 3 years ago
two words... Jumbo Love
wyliesong 3 years ago
Are you serious?? DOes he have hte endurance to climb 5.14? Is that a joke? Surely youre not serious? Sharma is the king of CLIMBING PERIOD. He takes climbing into levels and places no ones seen. This guy hikes 5.14.
houze4ursoul 3 years ago