Adam Ondra onsights El Gran Bellanco (8c+/9a)

Adam Ondra has the last week sent seven routes 8b+ to 9a+ in Switzerland and Spain, including an onsight of El Gran Bellanco (9a) in Montanejos. “8c+/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 secon on pinches on the top.” (c) Petr Chodura

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.