Interview with Adam Ondra after his 100th 9a

Here is the 100 * 9a in-depth interview from Planetmountain with some interesting answers from Adam. First 8a interview from when Adam was eleven years old. (c) Petr Pavlicek - Regarding the grading I have always tried to be honest and if I felt that certain routes deserve a downgrade, I've suggested that. But I have never downgraded a route in order to appear more "brave and humble". Honesty is key. - This may sound stupid, but I am still weak. I can still improve my raw power. At the same time, with each level of power, your efficient technique is different. Every time you get stronger, you need to learn to climb again. Adam also talks about Hubble which he previously has said is possibly the world's first 9a. Ben Moon gets much credit as in 1990, the maximum boulder grade was 8A+ and Hubble could be considered a 8B+ boulder. Mr 100, says that the first considered 8B+, Radja, was put up in 1996. "...Ben Moon was ahead of his time by a huge margin!