This is how Alex Megos climbs the mega line Sleeping Lion | Video

Within just eight days, Alex Megos was able to climb Chris Sharma's new test piece in Siurana. Die-hard climbing fans shouldn't miss the video of his red point ascent of Sleeping Lion.

This video from Marco Zanone's forge is not about the level of difficulty sleeping lion, but just about pure climbing. «No interviews, not much talking, just climbing and beautiful landscape pictures. “Hardcore climbing footage,” enthuses Alex Megos. An aesthetic and at the same time pure approach that does the sleeping lion pretty good justice, or what do you think?

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