Chris Sharma - Tackling Walls and Life with a World Class Climber

Chris Sharma - Tackling Walls and Life with a World Class Climber

Chris’s Wild Idea: To establish and climb the most challenging routes in the world.

Chris Sharma is one of climbing’s most accomplished athletes. He started climbing at the young age of twelve in gyms in his native Santa Cruz, CA and now searches out the most difficult, beautiful, and seemingly impossible climbs known to man. He continues to push the limits of what’s possible in the sport, and isn’t afraid to pursue routes that can take him years to accomplish.

In 2013, he opened a gym, Sender One, in Los Angeles. He now lives in Barcelona, Spain with his wife and daughter, where he just opened his own climbing gym, Sharma Climbing.

I recently had a chance to sit down with Chris at a friend’s dinner party and got to ask him about his climbing and life philosophies, his passion for deep water soloing, the evolution of the sport, being a stunt double on the movie Point Break, and so much more.

Listen to this episode if:

  • You’re a climber.
  • You want to try deep water soloing.
  • You love travel and adventure.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/18


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