Who is the best rock climber in the world?

Who is the best rock climber in the world?

Daniel Wade (Rock Climbing Manager) gives expert video advice on: Why is rock climbing so popular?; How much does rock climbing cost?; What are the different types of rock climbing? and more...

The best rock climber in the world, that's a hard thing to say. It depends on what style of climbing you are looking at. I have very great respect for the Alpine climbers, the guys who are doing hard technical routes on big mountains. So in that sense, the guys leading the way are Steve House. Mark Twight sort of invented light and fast Alpinism. Reinhold Messner was one of the greats back in the day for that style of climbing. In terms of popular culture climbing, I think Chris Sharma definitely has the recognition of being best sport climber. He's climbing a 5 15 which is basically unheard of for most climbers. There are lots of climbers for different styles. It depends on what you're after.