CHRIS SHARMA JOINS WALLTOPIA TEAM

Together Building Sender One Climbing & Fitness Walltopia is excited to announce that Chris Sharma is now Walltopia’s sponsored athlete. Walltopia, already the world’s leading climbing wall innovator and manufacturer, will partner with Chris to push the boundaries of what is possible for indoor climbing still further. Chris and Walltopia are also thrilled to announce Sender One Climbing & Fitness, a state-of-the-art indoor climbing facility to open in late Fall 2012 in Orange County, California. Sender One is the first climbing gym owned and designed by Chris. With nearly 25,000 square feet of floor space, Sender One will showcase: Some of the largest and tallest top rope and lead climbing walls in the United States Extensive bouldering terrain up to 18 feet in height, including topout 1-button transformable bouldering and training walls Walltopia’s LED-backlit translucent Space Design walls An IFSC standardized speed climbing wall State-of-the-art fitness equipment A dedicated yoga studio The first Funtopia adventure center – Walltopia’s most imaginative, interactive climbing invention yet – in the United States “It’s great to have the opportunity to give back to climbing what climbing has given to me,” explained Chris. “This gym will be the perfect way to share my passion for climbing with the climbing community and beyond, and Walltopia is without a doubt the best company to realize this vision.” “We are ecstatic to have Chris, the world’s most iconic climber, joining the Walltopia team to help bring new ideas to the climbing industry,” said Travis Mashin, head of Walltopia USA. “We are honored to build Chris’s first climbing gym, and we are also proud to provide our best and most cutting edge products in what will be one of the finest indoor climbing experiences in the world.” Chris Sharma (born April 23, 1981) is an elite American professional rock climber, with numerous difficult and famous first ascents. He is one of the most recognizable faces in rock climbing, and has been at the sport’s forefront for over a decade. He continues to set new standards, recently capturing first ascents of First Round First Minute (9b/5.15b) and Fight or Flight (9b/5.15b). Chris finished Fight or Flight the same day he also completed Chaxi (9a+/5.15a). Walltopia is the largest provider of climbing walls in the world, having installed over 1,000 climbing walls in more than 45 countries on 6 continents. The company leads the climbing wall market because of its continuing investment and effort into developing new indoor wall technologies and safety features as well as applications of these products. Walltopia not only sees but creates new trends and innovations that make for successful and exciting climbing gyms, facade walls, and amusement and leisure facilities. Best Regards The WALLTOPIA Team