Chris Sharma returns with new 9b+, Sleeping Lion
Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of long-term project Sleeping Lion, 9b+, at the age of 41.
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Nostalgic, but that wasn’t that long ago, only 2005, which is only a few years... Oh...
What v grade are we up to these days ?
Two unconfirmed V17’s
It's good to see all those steep problems being done wearing slippers or mocs. Just like the hard problems which Fred Nicole opened. I wonder if the grades would have been higher back then, if they had the down toed shoes of today? I suppose being as strong as they were, it might not have made much difference but it's funny how nowadays you get people climbing way easier grades but in down toe shoes.
If anyone is thinking of a trip to Hueco (distant pipedream at the moment!) then I'd really recommend packing a rope as well as a pad - the trad routes there are absolutely outstanding, and seem to get very few ascents.
https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2015/11/13/hueco-syndrome-and-malice-in-bucketland/