Marina, Jake and I arrived in Santa Ana at 10 am this
Saturday with a long but exciting day ahead of us. It was the grand opening of Chris
Sharma’s new super-gym, Sender One. There was already a crowd outside, waiting
to climb on the futuristic Walltopia features.
And with the gym reaching its full capacity by noon, the staff was hard
at work with non-stop belay tests and floor monitoring.
Everyone took a break to watch Sharma lead two climbs through
the sweeping arch and cone.
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Sharma, effortlessly climbing a 5.14.
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| Sharma, climbing on curved walls and LED's. |
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The Pro Comp kicked off at 7 pm, with a fun new team format. There were three teams of five, with limited amount of time and attempts to rack up as many points as possible.
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| The teams. |
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| Carlo Traversi, on a 5 point problem. |
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| Paul Robinson, keeping tension on the roof. |
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| Kevin Jorgenson, keeping his balance. |
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| Ashima Shiraishi, battling the death star. |
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| Congrats Black Team! |
If you missed the grand opening, be sure to check this gym out some other time. It is truly one of a kind.
- Itai
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