Chris Sharma Sends El Bon Combat (5.15b/c)
Yesterday, on March 7, Chris Sharma made the first ascent of El Bon Combat and has suggested 5.15b/c for the line.
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climbing La Dura Dura (5.15c), everything flowed perfectly for Sharma and he climbed what could be his hardest first ascent to date, and if confirmed at 5.15b/c, one of the hardest sport climbs in the world.
“After many close calls and a ton of effort it finally came together today,” posted Sharma. “So psyched to be back in the flow and very excited for more.”
Sharma also mentioned that a video of the send was captured so stay tuned!
Here is a teaser for the video that Sharma posted on Facebook.