Sachi Amma Sends Chris Sharma’s Sleeping Lion 5.15b

On March 15, Japanese climber Sachi Amma redpointed Sleeping Lion 5.15b (9b) at the El Pati crag in Siurana, Spain. Opened by Sharma in March 2023, Amma’s ascent was the line’s fifth. The route is characterized by stacked double-digit boulder problems separated by poor rest positions. A new video of Amma’s ascent has just been released, which you can view below. Sharma originally proposed 5.15c (9b+) for Sleeping Lion. His first ascent came nearly 10 years after he completed his first 5.15c, La Dura Dura in Oliana. Alex Megos made the second ascent of the route in January 2024, instead…