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Adam Ondra flashes Peščena ura (9a)
Jernej put it up in 2020 and he was on hand giving Adam beta, and he first showed him the dyno crux. Adam's flash was also the first repeat of this route.
"I didn't really try it, because I'm a bit injured at the moment. I forgot the exact feet, so I just tried the jumping position. He's just the best climber in the world...it's called progress. So for me, it was just incredible to watch. He said it was his second hardest flash after that 9a+.
In 2012, Ondra flashed Southern Smoke Direct (9a) and five years ago he also flashed Supercrackinette (9a+). The Czech has also flashed three 8c+'. There are four other climbers who have flashed 8c+; Alex Megos (3), Jakob Schubert, Daniel Woods and Seb Bouin.
Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
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Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
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Ondra flashes Peščena ura (9a)
Adam Ondra flashed Peščena ura (9a) in October which he considers his second hardest flash. ”Freak moment to stick the crux move at the start! Thanks Jernej!!” Jernej Kruder put it up in 2020 and he was on hand giving Adam beta, and he first showed him the dyno crux. Adam's flash was also the first…
Is onsight climbing on life support?
During the last few years, we have seen plenty of advancement when it comes to redpointing ability globally. In just the last three years, we saw close to 150 9a+ ascents which can be compared to only ten 9a+ ascents per year, last decade. Ten years ago, Alex Megos onsighted Estado critico (9a) but…
Victor Guillermin, 17, repeats Avaatara (9a)
Victor Guillermin, who last year made one podium in a Euro Youth Cup, has done the second ascent of Avaatara (9a) in Bataara Gorge. ”Incredible line in a sinkho…
Ondra flashes Peščena ura (9a)
Adam Ondra flashed Peščena ura (9a) in October which he considers his second hardest flash. ”Freak moment to stick the crux move at the start! Thanks Jernej!!” Jernej Kruder put it up in 2020 and he was on hand giving Adam beta, and he first showed him the dyno crux. Adam's flash was also the first…
Is onsight climbing on life support?
During the last few years, we have seen plenty of advancement when it comes to redpointing ability globally. In just the last three years, we saw close to 150 9a+ ascents which can be compared to only ten 9a+ ascents per year, last decade. Ten years ago, Alex Megos onsighted Estado critico (9a) but…
Victor Guillermin, 17, repeats Avaatara (9a)
Victor Guillermin, who last year made one podium in a Euro Youth Cup, has done the second ascent of Avaatara (9a) in Bataara Gorge. ”Incredible line in a sinkho…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean B…
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …
Will Bosi repeats Return of the Sleepwalker (9A)
William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…