Chris Sharma
Chris Sharma is an American rock climber, climbing-film regular and co-creator of The Climb, sharing a life spent finding new routes on cliffs and above the sea.
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Known for
Reel Rock
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Reel RockOverview
- From
- Santa Cruz, California
- Started climbing
- Age 12, at Pacific Edge Climbing Gym
- Breakout
- Won the adult U.S. Open Bouldering Nationals at 14
- Known for
- First ascents, sport climbing and ropeless climbing above water
- Home
- Barcelona, Spain
Mini bio
A gym kid from Santa Cruz.
Chris began climbing at 12 at Pacific Edge. At 14 he won the adult U.S. Open Bouldering Nationals, and as a teenager he freed Necessary Evil, then North America’s hardest sport climb.
Finding a way forward.
His 2001 first ascent of Biographie, also called Realization, in Céüse, France became a benchmark at 5.15a. He went on to establish Jumbo Love at 5.15b and make the second ascent of La Dura Dura at 5.15c. Much of his work begins with imagining a route that nobody has climbed yet.
Above the sea.
Mallorca became a lasting creative home for Chris’s deep-water soloing. His ascent of the Es Pontàs sea arch features in King Lines. Later projects include Alasha, Big Fish and Black Pearl, a route tied to his friendship with Mallorca climbing pioneer Miquel Riera.
Sharing the world he loves.
Alongside outdoor climbing, Chris owns climbing gyms in California and Spain. He helped create The Climb with Jason Momoa and The Intellectual Property Corporation, bringing amateur climbers into an outdoor competition series. He lives in Barcelona with his wife and two children.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026Vision QuestClimber in the first-ascent film
- 2025Sleeping Lion 9b+ Raw FootageClimber
- 2024Black PearlFeatured climber
- 2023The ClimbCo-creator and executive producer
Awards
Quotes
The key to climbing is staying inspired.Chris Sharma, Tenaya Outclimb
In a June 2026 conversation about Vision Quest, he explained how discovery keeps him climbing.
Trivia
- Alasha takes its name from his daughter, Alana Sharma.
- Filmmaker Brett Lowell has been behind the camera for several of Chris’s major ascents, including Biographie, Jumbo Love and Es Pontàs.
- While working on Black Pearl, he could fly from Barcelona to Mallorca for climbing and sometimes return in time to put his children to bed.
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