Adam Ondra one of the most outstanding athletes in the world

Jorg Verhoeven is probably the second best all-round climber in the world with outstanding achievements in all climbing disciplines. In 2008, he won the Lead World Cup and this year he was #3 in a Boulder WC and just recently he did the second ascent of Dihedral Wall 8b+ on El Cap. The only climber in the world that can match Jorg's extraordinary multi-discipline track record during the last ten years is Adam Ondra but the amazing thing is the performance gap in between them. Adam/Jorg: Decathlon 135 versus 2: Redpoint 9a or harder 21 versus 0: Onsights 8c+ or harder 9 versus 1: Boulder 8C or harder 13 versus 4: WC/Championships Lead victory 5 versus 0: WC/Championships Boulder victory 9a versus 8b+: Big wall You might wonder if there exists any other athlete that is so superior in comparison with the runner-up in any other sport. Possibly the best way to make a quantitative measurement would be to use Decathlon examples. Jorg would probably win such an event being world class in all disciplines at the same time that Adam could win all events competing with a specialist. To be practical, this means that Adam had to run 100 seconds in 9.5, marathon 2.10, high jump 2.40, javelin 90 meters and pole vault 6 meters. Already seven years ago, being 16-years-old, Adam was the best sport climber in the world and possibly one of the best youngsters in all sports. As of 2017, maybe it is about time to put him on the cover of Sport Illustrated asking if he is the best athlete overall in the world? Picture Heinz Zak