29 January 2013

Adam Ondra very close to sending La Dura Dura

Today, Adam Ondra fell on the last move of the last crux on the 50m long La Dura Dura. "He screamed as usual but you could hear he was pleased, excited and very confident. Today was kind of shitty conditions. He dominated Oliana today and for sure he will send it this weekend with better conditions. It was so cool..." says a very impressed fan. If Adam wants to nab the FA, though, he needs to hurry up as Chris Sharma, who bolted the line, has also made nice progress passing the first part... "The bottom is like a series of really specific moves and really fucked up climbing on bullshit holds..." continues the fan. Ondra said that this route is possibly even harder than Change (9b+) and this is his fifth trip dedicated exclusively to La Dura Dura. (c) Bernando Gimenez
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