Vasil Vasil | 9b+ Sport route

8a.nu

8b in to an 8B+ boulder problem (which itself contains a single move of 8B!)

The name is a play on La Dura Dura: Vasil ~ Facil, which roughly means 'Easy Easy'.

Contributors: remus

Pics + Vids

Adam Ondra
Added at 12:08 on 25 August 2022
Adam Ondra
Added at 12:08 on 25 August 2022
Adam Ondra
Added at 14:07 on 24 July 2023

Ascents

1 recorded ascents.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Adam Ondra Lead | worked 4th Dec 2013 9b+
First ascent.

From Adam's 8a.nu logbook:

2 years and 20-25 days on this thing. It is definitely not mega line, it is painful, short and in dirty place. But it was there, I bolted it 5 years ago and I couldn't leave it unclimbed. It is basically one-mover. 7 meters of burly 8b route into hard boulder problem, which is 8B+ on itself for sure. One single move is at least 8B. Very frustrating process of making no progression for long days, but when it finally happened, on super cold sticky day, it felt like nothing. In a short moment it was all over. Short, but LONG awaited moment. I am so happy.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/adam-ondra-and-vasil-vasil-the-third-9b-interview.html

[2] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/12/vasil_vasil_new_9b+_by_ondra-68562

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw2I0nI8FLA