08 Mar Chris Sharma; The Return of the King

The question during the last two years was: where is he? Chris Sharma taked a log stop period, to decide what  to do of his life, first with his gym in USA and then with the new in Spain. But today the heart has stopped reading the news: Chris Sharma did the first ascent of El Bon Combat, a new route at Cova de OCell graded 9b/+.
From Sharma facebook page: "Today I climbed the first ascent of El Bon Combat 9b/+.  Two years ago after climbing La Dura Dura It was time to mix it up. Years of single pointed focus on pushing the limits of sport climbing had taken a bit of a toll. It was time to get back to the roots of climbing, travelling, having fun, being spontaneous and opening up to new inspiration. It’s interesting though, we always gravitate back to who we are. What’s the next step, where do we go from here? Well if we are open to it, life has a way of guiding us along. My friend Marti  had a project that I’d heard about at Cova de Ocell 40 min from Barcelona and when I checked it out I was drawn back to and reminded of what my life has been about for so long; the lines that grab our imagination and inspire us to take our game up a notch , The King Lines . Something created by Mother Nature as if it were designed to be climbed, perfect shapes, just barely enough to find a path up, something worthy of dedicating yourself to 200%. Since June I’ve tried this line and it’s reawakened my passion for straight up, at your limit, hard climbing. After many Close calls and a ton of effort it finally came together today. So psyched to be back in the flow and very excited for more."