Above the Sea, Chris Sharma Deep Water Solo
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Chris Sharma climbing Alasha, his difficult Deep Water Solo at Mallorca
The video Chris Sharma making the first ascent of Alasha, the difficult deep water solo climb freed by the American climber in 2016 on the island of Mallorca.
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After five years of efforts, in September 2016 America’s Chris Sharma pulled off the first ascent of yet another Deep Water Solo testpiece on the rugged limestone coastline of Mallorca in Spain. Named after his daughter Alasha, the crux boasts a circa 8B boulder sequence, roughly 18 meters above the sea. The uncut video has now been released.
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