Chris Sharma is one of the greatest climbers of all time. We talked about his rapid ascension as a teenager, the knee injury that almost ended his career, why La Dura Dura was a turning point, reinventing ourselves as climbers, the importance of finishing what you start, what he does in the off-season, mini objectives, embracing competition, finding contentment, having kids, and much more. Become a Patron: patreon.com/thenuggetclimbing Crimpd: crimpd.com Or download the Crimpd app for free! PhysiVantage: physivantage.com (link includes 15% off coupon) Use code "NUGGET15" at checkout for 15% off your next order. Revival Climbing Coalition: revivalclimbing.com EP 225: Tony Bell & David Bress (my episode with the founders of Revival) Mad Rock: madrock.com Use code “NUGGET10” at checkout for 10% off your next order. We are supported by these amazing BIG GIVERS: Michael Roy, Mark and Julie Calhoun, and Yinan Liu Show Notes: thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/chris-sharma Nuggets: (00:00:00) – Intro (00:01:48) – Community & climbing alone (00:07:15) – A rapid ascension & crashing down (00:10:32) – Knee injury (00:13:29) – Reinventing our relationship (00:17:27) – La Dura Dura (00:20:07) – New challenges (00:27:32) – Chapters (00:29:59) – Finding the sweet spot (00:36:46) – Biographie & traveling in Asia (00:41:58) – Persistence & evolution (00:48:22) – Finishing what you start (00:52:32) – Should or should not (00:59:18) – Sleeping Lion & speed climbing (01:03:55) – First Round First Minute (01:11:17) – Paris Olympics (01:13:21) – Le Blonde & Perfecto Mundo (01:15:48) – Playfulness & mini objectives (01:19:43) – DWS during the off-season (01:27:21) – Santa Linya (01:32:30) – US Lead Nationals & competing again (01:40:17) – Paris 2028 (01:46:32) – Embracing competition (01:50:00) – The next generation (01:54:12) – The media churn (01:57:22) – JB Tribout’s advice (02:00:22) – “It’s cool to do hard shit. ” (02:05:18) – Finding contentment & having kids (02:12:32) – Ferrari (02:16:16) – Magic (02:19:12) – More psyched than ever (02:21:24) – Climbing for other people (02:25:10) – Wrap up & EXTRA teaser
