Here he shares his projects as well as experience from his ordinary d. He won the 2007 european youth series of climbing organized by isfc. Its not finished yet, its still in the process of happening, but change and dura dura were clear indicators that that process is happening. Oct 05, 2012 adam ondra has gone next level on the world of sport climbing with the fa of his route change in the ridiculous hanshelleren cave near flatanger, norway. Together with partner pavel blazek, who jumared fixed ropes and belayed, ondra shaved over 10 days off tommy caldwell and kevin jorgesons 19day first free ascent in 2015.
On october 4th 2012, adam ondra climbed the new hardest route in the world in magic unknown flatanger region in norway. Despite the fact that he is studying at a demanding grammar school, he is maybe the most traveling and definitely the. He is an actor, known for the wizards apprentice 2012, change 2014 and reel rock 8. Hes also a recordsetting comp climber, and just placed 2nd at the ifscs arco world cup last month in between. Sep 05, 2017 over the weekend, 24yearold czech climber adam ondra sent the hardest single pitch of rock climbing in the world. Ondra finally completed the 150foot route, tentatively called project hard.
Athletes like adam ondra arent simply born, theyre made. Adam ondra climbs the hardest route in the world outside online. Je viens dacheter les 2 premiers films dadam ondra. Adam ondra a professional rock climber garda trentino ambassador for sponsorship opportunities please email. Nov 21, 2016 adam ondra on the dawn wall, pitch 20. Feb, 2018 adam ondra is arguably the best climber in the world he flashes 5. Well, trx, ive always thought is a way of only how to avoid injuries but at the same time, if youre muscles perspective is just broader, because even though climbing is quite a complex sport, you get to use quite different sorts of muscles, still some muscles are not very active in general in climbing. Yesterday, adam ondra topped out the route after just a few weeks work during his first trip to yosemite.
Bd athlete adam ondra making the first ascent of change. So i actually found two kneebars in change itself, which i had never realized before. Join adam ondra, patxi usobiaga and a climbing physiotherapist pablo scorza on a unique climbing trip in margalef. Adam ondra has been considered the best climber in the history of climbing for several years now. For us, organizing, filming and sharing the whole process with adam, it was. How adam ondra crushed yosemites hardest rock climb. Adam ondra, the 25yearold czech crusher, is exploring a new realm of human potential in climbing. Adam crushes the legendary lead world cup in kranj 2829 september 2019 duration.
First, terranova, an extremely funky traverse at his home area. Czech climber moving quickly up dawn wall gearjunkie. Adam ondra born february 5, 1993 in brno is a czech rock climber. Adam ondra is unique in climbing and probably a sport athlete uniquem.
Further information can be found in our privacy policy and terms of use. Adam ondra was born on february 5, 1993 in brno, czech republic. Bd athlete adam ondra onsights the golden ticket 5. Czech climber adam ondra has completed his longterm 9c project at the flatanger cave in norway, which adam gave the working title of project hard. At the end of the route when i knew i did it, i had. Heinz zaktwo years ago, tommy caldwell no relation to dean and jorgeson made the first free ascentonly using the granite hand and footholds to. I may be middle aged, weak, and barely able to do a v5 in the gym, but its still more likely that ill buff up and fight my way through a v8 than that my technique will improve to where i can float through one like a butterfly. In the last two years alone, hes established the worlds hardest sport climbs, onsighted 9a and won an unprecedented double on the world. Bjorn pohl managed to get hold of adam for a brief chat. He competed in the lead climbing world cup in 2009 for the first time and won. Adam ondra has made the second free ascent and is the third person to free the 32pitch dawn wall 5. An advanced workshop for any ambitious sport climber who wants to redefine their limits, stay injury free, and enjoy years of sustainable progress. The crustiest trad dad explains why adam ondras landmark 5.
The first free ascent was completed by tommy caldwell and kevin jorgeson on january 14, 2015 over the course of 19 days. Totally badass, kevin jorgeson wrote in an email to rock and ice. Why im gonna chop the bolts on adam ondras silence. The route took ondra around five weeks of work which for him is an eternity. He is an actor, known for the wizards apprentice 2012, change 2014 and reel rock 8 20. It was clear to me that freerider was his main goal, said ondra on facebook. Training with adam ondra part 1 epictv choice cuts. Top climber attends the school of hard rocks in yosemite.
Here you find a few of the free bonus videos from our big movie change. Black diamond athlete adam ondra traveled to kentuckys red river gorge in late october and 10 days later he had blazed through the areas hardest routes, including onsighting two of the reds hardest, pure imagination and the golden ticket, in the same day. He does not follow any specific training program and before his last boulder world cup, he had one rest day after having done six straight days of endurance climbing at kalymnos. Ondra is also producing his own video series about qualifying and competing in the 2020 summer olympics, released on youtube, called road to tokyo. Ondra had three goals for his first trip to the valley. Ondra represents the potential of a new generation born to climbing parents and raised in gyms. He is an actor, known for change 2014, the wizards apprentice 2012 and reel rock. Feb 23, 2018 it shows what preceded the afternoon of september 3, 2017 when adam ondra, a professional rock climber and currently one of the best climbers in the world, made a little piece of climbing history. Adam ondra sends silence, worlds toughest sport climb. Adam ondra has gone next level on the world of sport climbing with the fa of his route change in the ridiculous hanshelleren cave near flatanger, norway. We do have a lot of promising young climbers like will and jim, and also aidan roberts, but noone in the same class as ondra. Adam ondra worlds best climber climbing videos bernartwood. Ondra believes the climb to be the first that can be classified as a 9c which would make it the worlds hardest single ropelength climb. Adam ondra is a professional rock climber, currently one of the best ones in the world.
The 45meter route, which for years he had called project hard, was a project no longer. I call it silence, ondra writes rock and ice when i was climbing through the crux of this route, i felt like if i was in my own world, with my mind. Sep 04, 2017 adam ondra has completed what is being called the worlds hardest single ropelength climb at flatanger in norway peter beaumont mon 4 sep 2017 11. Adam ondra is one of the worlds top climbers and said that freesoloing freerider 5. Besides sightseeing and tasting one of the best food i have ever had, we. Climbing the dawn wall was an eight year project for tommy, and a five year project for kevin who joined upon seeing footage of tommy on the route. Change 2014 directed by petr pavlicek produced by bernartwood silencethe story of adam ondra and the worlds first 5. On october 4, adam managed to link this 55meterlong beast, establishing change, the worlds first route graded 5. And as were about to discover, the making takes time, dedication and more than a dash of masochism. Heinz zaktwo years ago, tommy caldwell no relation to dean and jorgeson made the first free. Until yesterday adam ondra was better known for his sport climbing and competition prowessthe 23yearold czech climber was the first person to send 5.
He masters his first climbing steps as a 3 year old. Just a tiny adjustment to the beta on the fourth of the five boulder problem, then sent secondgo. Hopefully it didnt get that much ridiculously easier, but a little bit laughs. There is a small handful of others that have completed routes of that level but none have knocked them off one after another with anything near the speed that ondra has. Thanks to his parents he was introduced to the fantastic environment of rocks at a very young age. On september 3, 2017, adam ondra came down from flatangers hanshallaren cave and jumped straight into the norwegian sea with his clothes on. His bouldering accomplishments include hundreds of boulders between v11 and v16. Adam ondra is currently in yosemite attempting to free climb the dawn wall which, if successful would be the second free ascent. Over the weekend, 24yearold czech climber adam ondra sent the hardest single pitch of rock climbing in the world. How adam ondra pulled off the dawn wall outside online. Adam ondra was born on 5th february 1993 in brno in the czech republic into a family of climbers. Adam has dedicated himself to pushing the sport of climbing further than it ever has been before.
Apr 30, 2015 he might be right with perfect technique, but its all academic because nobody ever has exactly perfect technique. Adam ondra has completed what is being called the worlds hardest single ropelength climb at flatanger in norway peter beaumont mon 4 sep 2017 11. He might be right with perfect technique, but its all academic because nobody ever has exactly perfect technique. Late last year, he established a benchmark for the sport.
The interview with adam ondra who on 04102012 freed his mega project at the hanshelleren flatanger cave in norway. We do have a lot of promising young climbers like will and jim, and also aidan roberts, but noone in the same class as. It is the first route of the grade and the hardest sport climb in the world, which he has since named silence. On october 4, 2012, ondra redpointed change, in the hanshelleren cave, flatanger, norway. In a brand new series from epictv, climbing superstar adam ondra takes us through the fundamentals of training and making gains in climbing. Home films adam ondra worlds best climber climbing videos.
During a recent filming trip with rockbuster climbing courses and adam ondra we stole a few minutes to talk to the man behind the hardest sport climb in the world. Adam ondra, a world champion czech climber, just achieved the second free ascent of yosemites hardest bigwall free climb, the dawn wallin record time. Adam ondra is arguably the best climber in the world he flashes 5. Adam ondra, taking advantage of optimal weather conditions meaning that the holds were a little bit less wet than usual, has finally managed to send his longterm project in the flatanger cave, norway.
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