Chris Sharma started climbing in the early 1990s and went on to win the US national championships at a young age. He went on to establish Necessary Evil in 1997, the first 5.14c in the USA.

Sharma went on to establish several 5.15s, including the first 5.15b in America with Jumbo Love. He then turned his focus onto deep water soloing and went on to establish some of the world’s most difficult. Here are five of Sharma’s craziest deep water solos.

Es Pontas 5.15

Alasha 5.14d

Black Pearl 5.15

Big Fish 5.14c

Vision Quest 5.14d