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Adam Ondra onsights El Gran Bellanco (8c+/9a)
The road trip started in Isenfluh where he made the FA of a 9a+ to be named. "Extension of 7c+ across short roof and very hard crux getting out of the roof. Bad slopey holds and marginal kneebars, physical and technical at the same time, then dropable finish. Got very lucky with conditions that were cold and rainy, but for the time of the send it cleared up and and a bit of the wind picked up. Project bolted by Stephane Siegrist."
The next day he onsighted Déjà (8b+) and
Un chant pour Phil (8c) “Tricky sections, tiny holds + big moves Proud to onsight it!” Soyhières
The 30-year-old is approaching 100 onsights 8c to 9a, which can be compared to that no other climber has onsighted more than a dozen such graded routes. It should also be noted that Ondra is known for his hard grades and without his constant downgrades, he would have onsighted well over 200 routes 8b+ and harder.
Jernej Kruder sends Martin Krpan (9a) sans knee pads
Jernej Kruder, who won the Boulder World Cup in 2018, has done Martin Krpan (9a) in Mišja Peč. “I would like to expose something here: I spent many tries on t…
Welcome to Vertical-Life Web
Six years after partnering with 8a.nu, we’re excited to announce the unification of the 8a.nu website and the Vertical-Life app into a single platform: Vertical…
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…
Adam Ondra does the FA of El Maquinista (9a+/b)
Adam Ondra has done the FA of El Maquinista in Montanejos. ”9a+/b. Amazing longstanding project by Pedro Pons. Tried it once after [he onsighted] El Gran Bella…
El Gran Bellanco (8c+/9a) onsight by Adam Ondra
In November, Adam Ondra onsighted El Gran Bellanco (9a). "Great route and great moment shared with ethusiastic locals. Hard to tell about the grade, I climbed without any mistakes, tried hard where it was necessary, climbed relaxed where it was possible. Amazing power endurance section on pinches on…
Adam Ondra's story behind the FA of Chicken Nose (9a+)
Adam Ondra has made the FA of Chicken Nose in Isenfluh which was bolted by Stephan Siegrist.
Adam Ondra does the FA of El Maquinista (9a+/b)
Adam Ondra has done the FA of El Maquinista in Montanejos. ”9a+/b. Amazing longstanding project by Pedro Pons. Tried it once after [he onsighted] El Gran Bella…
El Gran Bellanco (8c+/9a) onsight by Adam Ondra
In November, Adam Ondra onsighted El Gran Bellanco (9a). "Great route and great moment shared with ethusiastic locals. Hard to tell about the grade, I climbed without any mistakes, tried hard where it was necessary, climbed relaxed where it was possible. Amazing power endurance section on pinches on…
Adam Ondra's story behind the FA of Chicken Nose (9a+)
Adam Ondra has made the FA of Chicken Nose in Isenfluh which was bolted by Stephan Siegrist.
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…