Bloody fingers and a broken handle: Megos' first sessions in Sleeping Lion

At the beginning of January, Alex Megos secured the first iteration of Chris Sharma's route Sleeping Lion. Now you can follow him up close during his first attempts in the Mega line.

For Alex Megos The new year couldn't have started better. The strong Franconian crowns his Siurana trip with the first repetition of sleeping lion. In his latest vlog, Megos reveals how he managed to climb Chris Sharma's Kingline in just eight days.

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