6 February 2014

Adam Ondra is getting superior

Here is the 9b and 9b+ stats excluding DWS, boulder routes and sit start routes. Adam Ondra has done 12, Chris Sharma six, Fernandez and Andrada one. It is kind of strange that during the last three years only Ondra with eleven and Sharma with three have done a 9b. In 2013, some ten guys did a 9a+ and Ramonet has done six after 2009 which can be compared with Ondra's 27 routes 9a+ and harder. 9b+ Change - Flatanger Ondra -12 9b+ La Dura Dura - Oliana Ondra -13, Sharma 9b+ Vasil Vasil - Sloup Ondra - 13 Chilam Balam - Fernandez -03, Ondra Delincuente Extension - Rodellar, Andrada -08 Jumbo Love - Clark Mtn, Sharma -08 Neanderthal - Santa Linya, Sharma -09 Golpe de Estado - Siurana, Sharma -09, Ondra First Round First Minute - Margalef, Sharma -11, Ondra La Capella - Siurana, Ondra -11 Chaxi Raxi - Oliana, Ondra -11 La Planta del Shiva - V. del Rosario, Ondra -11 Stoking the Fire - Santa Linya, Sharma -13 Fight or Flight - Oliana, Sharma -13, Ondra Iron Curtain - Flatanger, Ondra -13 Move - Flatanger, Ondra -13 Grades are subjective and probably there is at least one 9a+ that will qualify for the 9b list in few years. It should also be noted also that Adam is a full time student in the University and that he finished high school 2012. (c) Vojtech Vrzba
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