Editing Chris Sharma (section)

===2002–2008 (to ''Jumbo Love'')===

After ''Realization'', Sharma considered quitting climbing and went on Buddhist pilgrimages. A 2003 trip to [[Mallorca]], Spain to meet [[Miquel Riera]], a pioneer of [[deep-water soloing]], led him to "fall in love with climbing all over again".<ref name=CL5/><ref name=RI5/> Sharma largely abandoned competitions,{{efn|name=comp|In a 2011 interview with ''Climbing'' magazine editor Jeff Achey, Sharma said "Personally, that’s not ever really been my deal. I mean, competitions are fun, but 15 minutes after the competition they take the holds off. It's way more important for me to put up new routes and develop my vision in rock climbing. Create a legacy, create something lasting. No one remembers who won the freakin’ World Cup in 1997, but people know who put up ''[[Action Directe (climb)|Action Directe]]''.<ref name=CL30/>}} to focus on "King Lines", a term he adopted for iconic routes that motivated him.{{efn|name=KL}}<ref name=CL30/>  In 2004, Sharma solved the boulder problem ''Practice of the Wild'' {{boulder grade|v15}}, and in 2005 solved the dramatic roof of ''Witness the Fitness'' {{boulder grade|v15}}, followed by redpointing ''Dreamcatcher'' {{climbing grade|9a}}, regarded as one of North America's most iconic sport climbs.<ref name=CL10/> In 2006, he made an early repeat of ''[[La Rambla (climb)|La Rambla]]'' {{climbing grade|9a+}}, and in 2006, after 50 attempts,<ref name=CH/> stuck the [[Crux (climbing)|crux]] [[Glossary of climbing terms#dyno|dyno]] of ''[[Es Pontàs (climb)|Es Pontàs]]'' in Mallorca, the [[Deep-water soloing#Notable ascents and milestones|world's first-ever]] {{climbing grade|5.15a}} DWS route.<ref name=CL10/><ref name=CL20/> Some of Sharma's climbs from this era are in the iconic and award-winning 2007 climbing film, ''King Lines''.<ref name=CL10/><ref name=CL20/><ref name=OUT1>{{cite magazine | magazine=[[Outside (magazine)|Outside]] | url=https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/best-climbing-mountaineering-films-of-all-time/ | first=Andrew | last=Bisharat | date=6 September 2022 | accessdate=18 October 2022 | title=The 20 Best Climbing Films of All Time|quote=Number 11. King Lines (2007)}}</ref><ref name=GR4>{{cite web | website=Gripped | url=https://gripped.com/profiles/watch-chris-sharmas-most-spectacular-climb-es-pontas-remastered/ | title=Watch Chris Sharma's Most Spectacular Climb Es Pontás, Remastered | date=25 April 2021 | accessdate=18 June 2022}}</ref>

In 2007, Sharma moved to [[Lleida]], a town near the [[Spanish Pyrenees]], in [[Catalonia]], Spain,<ref name=CL5/> and over the next five years, created an unprecedented series of new {{climbing grade|9a+}} to {{climbing grade|9b}} sport climbs,<ref>{{cite web | website=8a.nu | url=https://www.8a.nu/news/ondra-and-sharma-totally-dominate-the-9b-stats-28444 | first=Jens | last=Larssen | title=Ondra and Sharma totally dominate the 9b stats | date=8 September 2013 | accessdate=22 June 2022 | quote=Beside Ondra and Sharma, we have not seen any dramatic redpoint progress since 1991!}}</ref> predominantly in Catalonian limestone crags (namely [[Oliana]], [[Siurana (Tarragona)|Siurana]], [[Santa Linya]] and [[Margalef]]), starting with the {{climbing grade|9a+}} classic of ''Papichulo '' in May 2008.{{efn|name=9a}}<ref name=CL5/>  In September 2008, Sharma made a trip back to the United States and climbed the world's first-ever consensus {{climbing grade|5.15b}} route when he freed Randy Leavitt's {{convert|250|ft|m|adj=mid}} bolted route,<ref name=Jumbo/> ''[[Jumbo Love]]'' in [[Clark Mountain (California)|Clark Mountain]] in California.<ref name=CL10/>