16 March 2026
Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering is more conservative climbing, something Iโve been used to since childhood, but I had never fully dedicated myself to it before. I had a short period when I focused on bouldering more intensively, for example in 2011, but otherwise I always treated it as a secondary discipline. On rock I mainly focused on bigger projects. This time I wanted to try something less stressful. That made the return to bouldering even more appealing, to see how far I could push myself in this disciplineโ.
โThis year I managed to climb three additional 8C boulders flash, so Iโve now done it at least four times. I value Emotional Landscapes in Maltatal, Austria the most. Itโs a legendary and technically extremely complex line. It has very few ascents, even though many climbers have tried it. Not only is it difficult, itโs also incredibly technical. People who climbed it before had to spend a lot of time working out the complex sequences.โ
Now Iโll focus more on rope climbing. I need to build endurance before the competition season and the World Cup events, where success is not only about pure strength but also about stamina. Iโll try to convert this strength into the ideal form so I can present myself in Prague at the beginning of June in the best possible shape.โ
Outdoor bouldering is more conservative climbing, something Iโve been used to since childhood, but I had never fully dedicated myself to it before. I had a short period when I focused on bouldering more intensively, for example in 2011, but otherwise I always treated it as a secondary discipline. On rock I mainly focused on bigger projects. This time I wanted to try something less stressful. That made the return to bouldering even more appealing, to see how far I could push myself in this disciplineโ.
โThis year I managed to climb three additional 8C boulders flash, so Iโve now done it at least four times. I value Emotional Landscapes in Maltatal, Austria the most. Itโs a legendary and technically extremely complex line. It has very few ascents, even though many climbers have tried it. Not only is it difficult, itโs also incredibly technical. People who climbed it before had to spend a lot of time working out the complex sequences.โ
Now Iโll focus more on rope climbing. I need to build endurance before the competition season and the World Cup events, where success is not only about pure strength but also about stamina. Iโll try to convert this strength into the ideal form so I can present myself in Prague at the beginning of June in the best possible shape.โ
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โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
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Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ