Adam Ondra flashes Lexicon E11 (8b+ R)

Adam Ondra reports on Instagram that he has flashed Neil Gresham’s trad route Lexicon E11 (8b+ R) at Pavey Ark. The British E-grade is designed to assess the difficulty and the danger of onsighting a traditional climbing route. There exist one E12 and a handful E11’s. At the higher end of the scale, accurately evaluating these factors becomes challenging, so a French sport grade is often included for additional clarity. When an "R" is added, it indicates a significant Risk of injury. For example, falling at the final 7C boulder crux near the top of Lexicon could result in a 25-meter fall, with the potential to hit the wall hard. (c) Petr Chodura.