Watch Chris Sharma's attempts on Siurana's Sleeping Lion (9b+)

Raw attempts of Chris Sharma on his Sleeping Lion project at Siurana in Spain, which he freed in March 2023 and graded 9b+.

On 28 March 2023 Chris Sharma made the first ascent of Sleeping Lion at Siurana in Spain, at 9b+ his hardest sport climb to date. Success on this spectacular 40m line came about after two years of efforts, some of which are documented in this great raw attempts footage.

The full story of the 41-year-olds  journey to stay on the cutting edge of climbing while juggling two young kids and a growing business is available for subscribers on Reel Rock Unlimited.

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