The following essay by Chris Sharma is from our new book Vantage Point—50 Years of the Best Climbing Stories Ever Told, an anthology of the most inspiring, thought-provoking, and humorous stories featured in Climbing Magazine over the past five decades. Each section opens with new text from a notable climber of that era, including Sharma, Beth Rodden, Jim Erickson, and … Continue reading Chris Sharma: A Lifetime of Climbing