Keyword: Chris Sharma

For 35 years, "Le Bombé Bleu" was a project that even the world's best climbers failed to complete. Now, the first ascent has been achieved by a climber who is barely half the age of the project itself. On February 11, 2025, Erwin Legrand became the first person to climb "Le Bombé Bleu" in Buoux, France – and he did it without climbing shoes.

Rock diving icon and deep-water solo pioneer Chris Sharma has a new goal in mind: the 2028 Olympics! To that end, the American is returning to the competition stage and will try to secure a place on the American national team this weekend. 

In a video from »Altitude«, two climbing legends meet: Magnus Midtbø interviews Chris Sharma with 20 quick questions about his goals, climbing tips, the community, and his private life.

Yannick Flohé is back on the rope: With Ratstaman Vibrations (9b/+) in Céüse, the German professional climber has managed his hardest route to date.

In October 2024, Frenchman Mejdi Schalck successfully climbed one of the world's most difficult deep water solo routes: Es Pontas. This entertaining and high-quality video tells the story of his ascent.

In 2023, Chris Sharma climbed Black Pearl, the hardest deep water solo route of his career. His new video shows him making the first ascent on the cliffs of Port de Sóller in the DWS hotspot of Mallorca.

In March 2023, the then 41-year-old climbing professional Chris Sharma made the first ascent of one of the hardest routes of his career: Sleeping Lion (9b+). Now Sharma is releasing an uncut video of his ascent.

In the last episode of his video blog, Jakob Schubert takes us to a new DWS sector on Mallorca that Chris Sharma discovered. After watching this video, everyone will be booking a trip to the Spanish island.