Chris Sharma: The Legacy Continues

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...

For more on Chris visit: http://bit.ly/ChrisSharma

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[Nicholas Krzanowski]

This is actually to give Prana some credit for being one of the most cool and supportive sponsors out there. Not only have you introduced us to some of the greatest climbers in the world, but you also interactively work with the fans to provide us with information and feedback to our comments and inquiries. It says to the fans "we're not hiring poster boys to sell product.... we're actually fans ourselves!" The love and support is evident in ALL your vids. Rock on, Prana!

[PranaCollective]

Hey Nicholas, we really appreciate the nice words. We work hard and your compliment means we are doing something right and that is always good to hear! Thanks

[Kenya3131]

There's a guy in India who i think could have alot of potential if he was trained to be the most radical new age climber...Jyoti Raju . Look up his videos of him , they call him the Monkey man.

[PranaCollective]

We have seen his videos! Pretty rad. It would be very interesting to see him on some traditional routes for sure!

[a3ng25]

@2:40 he said, "I don't care about this rope because I get new ones every time I climb :) MAS! MAS! WHOOOOO!"

[ElkayBeats]

This video is what climbing is about.

[marc decunha]

what is the name of the background music??

[Supaifails]

Why would it say the Legacy Continues then son?

[Supaifails]

Not at all it is like exhaling when you are working out it only improves what you can accomplish. And this is Chris Sharma who is pretty famous for his shouting lol.

[The4LA2Baker0]

This video makes my palms sweat.

[klingston66]

Always inspiring!!

[Ivanrunsblue]

Why did they like to shout during the climbing? Isn't it a waste of physical strength?

[Craig Empson]

Isn't a legacy something you leave behind after you die? I assumed this guy had tragically died rock climbing -_-

Thankfully not.

[tommy mcgrath]

Yes.