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We then try all possible variations of a 6b dyno.
He does it immediately (surprised?), so he tries a two-handed version. Yeah, this is fun, isn't it! And while Simone is still stuck on the first variation, Chris tries it one-handed. Starting hold, finishing hold, get established on top. "I like this game!"
After this we get back down to business, and Chris manages a 7b+/7c dyno, after only 6 goes...
We need a short rest, so we move on.
I show him the best boulders on offer and then we start again with some fancy 6c footwork and a powerful 7c.
It's time to try something hard.
He tries a project, and in a couple of hours he reaches my highpoint (if I'm anything to go by) six times, before falling off . The move is hard: a blind dyno to the lip of a roof, with a forearm grating fall if unsuccessful. Not worried about this in the slightest, Chris jumps but only just misses. He then gives up because he's beginning to leave a red mark on the slab below…
Chris Sharma is shy and reserved.
He's really, really good at dynos. If he likes a boulder, then he'll give the problems a go. He's spontaneous, drawn in by the beauty rather than the grade. And there are few boulders he doesn't like the look of.
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