Sharma: Possible 5.15b in Spain

Visit Big UP Productions to see a video excerpt of Chris Sharma on Golpe de Estado from Dosage V and to read more about the send.

Chris Sharma taking a rest mid-route while working Golpe de Estado (5.15b), Siurana, Spain. Photo courtesy of Josh Lowell / Big UP Productions.

News Link: Chris Sharma has completed a project at Siurana, Spain, that he believes could be as hard as 9b (5.15b). Golpe de Estado is a direct version of Estado Critico (5.14c/d), linking a 5.14d start into 5.14c climbing with a poor rest in between. Read more (in Spanish) at Dani Andrada’s blog or Daila Ojeda’s English-language blog.

Date of Ascent: December 17, 2008

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