Generation Up – Ashima Shiraishi & Kai Lightner
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The future is here—Ashima Shiraishi and Kai Lightner head to Flatanger Cave, Norway to test themselves on some of the hardest sport
routes in the world.
“It’s definitely interesting to see this new wave of climbers, these kids that are doing the craziest things,” Chris Sharma says in the video. “Ashima
and Kai, they’re great kids, super psyched and they’re progressing the sport.”
“We really don’t know what we’re getting into,” says Kai.
Meet Generation Up.
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Video by Sender Films, produced by Clif Bar