Es Pontàs was credited with promoting the emerging sport of DWS, and further enhancing Sharma's reputation and legacy as a pioneer in rock climbing.

A 2003 trip to Mallorca in Spain to meet Miquel Riera, the pioneer of deep-water soloing, led him to "fall in love with climbing all over again".

[3] Sharma decided to largely abandon competition climbing to focus on finding "King Lines", a term he adopted for iconic routes that motivated him.

[4] In 2004, Riera pointed out to Sharma a potential DWS "King Line" on the picturesque sea arch of Es Pontàs.

[5] In November 2005, Sharma completed the first ascent of Pontax, a variation of the line that took an easier seaward exit at the dyno and was graded 8c (5.14b).

In September 2006, after almost 50 attempts and long falls into the water, Sharma stuck the crux 7-foot dyno to complete the line of Es Pontàs.

[17] In 2016, Michael Leavy in Rock & Ice labelled the photos of Sharma hanging off of Es Pontas an "inedible image for climbers of the mid-2000s".

[3] Climbing said his ascent was another example of Sharma's "genius to see the potential, coupled with the commitment to spend months and years of his life proving it".