 Current Residence: Atlanta, GeorgiaOccupation: Professional Sponsored Rock Climber, Escaldate Gym Owner
Years Climbing: 14
Role Model: Anyone that became something from nothing
Thoughts & Words
Never, never, never let anyone tell you that you can't do something that you want to do.
 Here an exeprt from Urban Climber Magizine's interview with Chris Sierzant. Click here to view the entire article.
"At first glance, Chris Sierzant isn’t the type of guy you’d bring home to your mother. A true Southern bad boy from Kennesaw, Georgia, he stands proudly and speaks his mind without hesitation in a direct, honest, often abrasive manner. He sports a wiry, ripped frame decorated in finely detailed ink; and Lucifer, his massive Doberman Pincher, is always by his side. At 28, Chris is a hard-working entrepreneur, climbing coach, devoted son, and sponsored rock climber. His crystal-blue eyes are windows into his deep pool of motivation, which drives him to succeed and never give up. Whether it’s competition climbing, barefoot soloing (often chalkless) or developing new areas in the South, Chris always gives 100 percent. He has boldly soloed over 100 routes between 5.6 and 5.13, including the dicey Mud Wall (5.13a) in the Sandrock Alabama, and recently established the frightening Ebola (V11) in Little River Canyon, Alabama-a large roof to technical highball face with a treacherous landing.
 His weathered hands embody strength and years of hard work. With his father’s help, Chris constructed his two houses and designed, built and then rebuilt two climbing gyms including building and relocating his current gym Escalade in the muggy 100-degree heat in less than a month. Beneath his intimidating exterior is a loyal, compassionate, resourceful, standup guy with wild, relentless energy that comes alive on the rock. When climbing, he masterfully moves with calculated, snake-like fluidity and Kung Fu precision. Chris is a ringleader, backed by a loyal gang of wild youth who eagerly follow in his footsteps. After 14 years in the mix, Chris has turned his focus to the next generation by using his pro climber status to motivate the youth, diligently training his legacy at his second climbing gym just outside the frenzied Atlanta city limits. With his extensive martial arts background and the teaching style of a drill sergeant, he is molding local teenagers into soldiers and sending them home with confidence and marks of glory-symbolic patches with an Escalade emblem proudly stitched on their climbing packs. Outside, Chris takes the kids hunting for new boulders and routes in the unexplored riverbeds and sandstone playgrounds in the Southeast."
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