Spain

For many American climbers, Spain evokes images of heinous overhanging sport routes—the exclusive playground of our sport’s elite. Spain’s playground for mere mortals is El Chorro. 

After over a year of effort, Sharma clipped the chains on 'Sleeping Lion,' his second 5.15c. We caught up with Sharma to hear more about his process, training, and how he’s managed to balance his family, career, and climbing goals.

In 2020, Chris Sharma established a Trick or Tree, a 5.14a deepwater solo in Spain’s Mont-Rebei Gorge. These climbers took standup paddleboards down the river looking for more climbing potential. Instead they found themselves mired in drought. 

Jorge Díaz-Rullo spent sixty days alone in his van working on Chris Sharma's "El Bon Combat."

In a five-week period, Jonathan Siegrist sent two 5.15a's, one 5.14d/5.15a, and two 5.14d's. It was the best trip of his life—but it wasn’t what he’d planned.

As the crag came into view, their spirits soared, then quickly sank: “We began to notice that something was missing,” Tighe said. “The first two bolts from every route.”

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Bosi made the first ascent of a new route in Siurana called King Capella. While the 9b+ grade will need to be confirmed, the young climber's other nails-hard redpoints would suggest the grade will stick.

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The steep, wild, multipitch conglomerate of Los Mallos de Riglos in the hills of Northern Spain

Laura Rogora has redpointed Ali Hulk Sit Start Extension Total (5.15b) in Rodellar, Spain, placing her on a short list of elite climbers who have climbed the grade.

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A quixotic tale of hornswoggling and hubris on Spain’s limestone paradise of la Costa Blanca.

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After more than three weeks of work, 24-year-old Alex Megos from Frankenjura, Germany, made the FA of Perfecto Mundo at Finestra in Margalef, Spain, ticking his first 5.15c.

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Planes, trains, and broken luggage: one year with Colette McInerney

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Where the waves meet the rock

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Let's get ready to Rambla!

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With new responsibilities as a business owner, husband, and father, America’s greatest climber talks about training, motivation, and his future.

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Catalan Witness the Fitness

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