Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi

male, deceased (1950)
advaita, Upanishad, Atma Vichaara, self-enquiry, Maharshi, guru…realization
Sri Ramana Maharshi was a Hindu Sage who lived on the sacred mountain Arunachala in India. He propounded advaita. His teaching was primarily based...
Chris Sharma

Chris Sharma

male, 28 years old
The Mandala, King Lines, Witness the Fitness, sport climber, boulderer, realization
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 1981-04-23) is an elite American professional rock climber, with many difficult and famous first ascents. He is one of...
Ramakrishna

Ramakrishna

male, deceased (1886)
Indian, Religious leader, realisation, Hindu, guru, bangla…realization
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay (Bangla: গদাধর চট্টোপাধ্যায় "Gôdadhor Chôţţopaddhae"), (February 18 1836-Au...
Fred Rouhling

Fred Rouhling

male, 39 years old
hugh, Mandallaz Drive, L'autre côté du ciel, The Other Side of the Sky, first ascent, realization
Fred Rouhling is a French rock climber, famed for his 1995 proposal of the grade 9b/5.15b for his unrepeated climb "Akira". (See "Realization".)...
Tommy Caldwell

Tommy Caldwell

male, 31 years old
Dihedral Wall, first ascents, Lurking Fear, Beth Rodden, West Buttress, 5.15a…realization
Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978 in Estes Park, Colorado) is an American rock climber. He is married to prominent American rock climber Beth...

Ramón Julián Puigblanque

male, 28 years old
grade, spanish, sport climbing, rock climber, realization, first ascent
Ramón Julián Puigblanque is a Spanish rock climber. He was born on 9 November 1981. Ramonet is accomplished on real rock as well as on plastic (i...

Kristen Totten

male
actor, realization, Roscoe Village
Originally from Michigan, Kristen earned her BA in theater performance from Western Michigan University. She then went on to study with Shakespeare...