Adam Ondra is widely considered to be the best rock climber in the world.
He has established or repeated many of the worlds 9bs, put up the first 9b+ with Change and the first 9c with Silence. He's onsighted multiple 9as and became the first person to flash 9a+ when he climbed Super Crackinette on his first try. He is also an extremely strong boulderer with multiple ascents of boulders up to 8C+.
While his hardest ascents are notable what sets Adam apart from his contemporaries is his depth of experience. At the time of writing he has onsighted 64 8cs, 21 8c+s, 3 9as and climbed 188 routes graded 9a or harder. He has also won the world cup 7 times and the world championships 5 times.
[1] Adam's logbook https://www.adamondra.com/list-of-routes
[2] Interview with Magnus Midtbø, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-5yuVuDFzU
105 recorded ascents.
Year | Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date |
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2007 | Estado Crítico | 9a (Lead) | 07 Feb 2007 | |
Third go. Adam suggested 8c+ at the time but after a subsequent ascent of Golpe de Estado he said it could warrant 9a due to some hold breakages. |
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2008 | La Rambla Extension | 9a+ (Lead) | 10 Feb 2008 | |
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Dreamtime (pre break) | 8B+ (Boulder) | 23 Mar 2008 | ||
In 4 hours! |
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WoGü | 8c (Lead) | 26 Jul 2008 | ||
Weiße Rose | 9a (Lead) | 13 Sep 2008 | ||
Second ascent. Adam suggested it could be 9a+:
https://www.facebook.com/adamondraofficial/photos/pcb.3877426219004530/3877402072340278/ |
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Open Air | 9a+ (Lead) | 17 Nov 2008 | ||
Second ascent.
https://www.climbing.com/news/groundbreaking-515-gets-second-ascent/ |
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2009 | Corona | 9a (Lead) | 01 Jan 2009 (approx) | |
Los Revolucionarios | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | 01 May 2009 (approx) | |
Om | 9a (Lead) | 14 Jun 2009 | ||
Second ascent. |
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Confessions | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 20 Dec 2009 | ||
2010 | Golpe de Estado | 9b (Lead) | 13 Mar 2010 | |
From Adam's 8a.nu logbook:
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Totally Free II | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 29 Apr 2010 | ||
Austrian Oak | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 29 Apr 2010 | ||
Magnetic Fields | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 29 Apr 2010 | ||
North Star | 9a (Lead) | 02 May 2010 | ||
Second ascent.
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Full Tilt | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 03 May 2010 | ||
Narrowly missed out on True North dropping the last boulder problem. |
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Mandela | 8a+ (Lead Onsight) | 03 May 2010 | ||
Northern Lights | 9a (Lead) | 03 May 2010 | ||
Second ascent. |
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From Dirt Grows the Flowers | 8C (Boulder) | 30 Nov 2010 | ||
2011 | La Capella | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 16 Feb 2011 |
La Planta de Shiva | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 07 Apr 2011 | |
Chilam Balam | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 13 Apr 2011 | |
Adam suggested low 9b, while acknowledging that he did the route quickly and wasn't too sure on the grade. |
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Bat Route | 8c (Lead Onsight) | 16 May 2011 | ||
The first 8c to be onsighted in the UK. |
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Overshadow | 9a+ (Lead) | 16 May 2011 | ||
Second ascent. |
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Rainshadow | 9a (Lead) | 17 May 2011 | ||
Second ascent.
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Monkey Wedding | 8C (Boulder) | 14 Aug 2011 | ||
Practice of the Wild | 8C (Boulder) | 01 Oct 2011 | ||
Terranova | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 10 Nov 2011 | |
Big Paw | 8B+ (Boulder) | 29 Nov 2011 | ||
Gioia | 8C+ (Boulder) | 06 Dec 2011 | ||
Second ascent.
On the grade:
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeR47AQ05Jo [2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/adam-ondra-the-pure-gioia-interview.html |
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2012 | Gecko Assis | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 01 Jan 2012 (approx) | |
Joe-Cita | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | 20 Apr 2012 | |
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Jungle Boogie | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 05 Jun 2012 | |
Nordic Flower | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 09 Jul 2012 | ||
Putting the draws in! |
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Eye of Odin | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Jul 2012 (approx) | ||
Change | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 04 Oct 2012 | |
The first 9b+ in the world. |
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Southern Smoke Direct | 9a (Lead Flash) | 30 Oct 2012 | ||
The Golden Ticket | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 02 Nov 2012 | ||
Pure Imagination | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 02 Nov 2012 | ||
2013 | La Dura Dura | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 07 Feb 2013 |
The second 9b+ in the world. Bolted by Chris Sharma, the pair worked the line together until Adam made the first ascent. Chris made the second ascent shortly afterwards making it the world's first confirmed 9b+. |
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Fight or Flight | 9b (Lead) | 10 Feb 2013 | ||
Chaxiraxi | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 27 Mar 2013 | |
Cabane au Canada | 9a (Lead Onsight) | 09 Jul 2013 | ||
https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/adam-ondra-9a-onsight-at-rawyl-in-switzerland.html |
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Iron Curtain | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 03 Aug 2013 | |
https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/adam-ondra-frees-new-9b-at-flatanger-in-norway.html |
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Move | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 20 Aug 2013 | |
[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/norway/flatanger/sectors/hanshallaren/routes/move |
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Sviní Mor | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 29 Sep 2013 | |
Vasil Vasil | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 04 Dec 2013 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/12/vasil_vasil_new_9b+_by_ondra-68562 From Adam's 8a.nu logbook:
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2014 | First Round, First Minute | 9b (Lead) | 03 Feb 2014 | |
Il Domani | 9a (Lead Onsight) | 04 May 2014 | ||
[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/spain/baltzola/sectors/la-cueva/routes/il-domani |
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Le Super Plafond | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 06 Jul 2014 | ||
TCT | 9a (Lead Onsight) | 11 Jul 2014 | ||
Chromosone Y | 8c+ (Lead Flash) | 13 Dec 2014 | ||
2015 | Jade | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 07 Jun 2015 | |
Three Degrees of Separation | 9a (Lead) | 21 Jul 2015 | ||
C.R.S. | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 02 Nov 2015 | |
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2016 | The Dawn Wall | 9a (Lead) | 01 Jan 2016 (approx) | |
Stoking the Fire | 9b (Lead) | 19 Feb 2016 | ||
Robin úd | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 05 Oct 2016 | |
2017 | Mamichula | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 02 Feb 2017 |
Pachamama | 9a+ (Lead) | 03 Feb 2017 | ||
Queen Line | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 18 Apr 2017 | |
Lapsus | 9b (Lead) | 20 Apr 2017 | ||
Move Hard | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 10 Jul 2017 | |
Silence | 9c (Lead) | ✓ | 03 Sep 2017 | |
The first 9c in the world and a new benchmark in sport climbing. Adam spent a lot of time training specifically for the route, going as far as to strengthen his calves so he could get a better rest out of the kneebars. |
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One Slap | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 13 Nov 2017 | |
2018 | Meiose | 9a+ (Lead) | 27 Jan 2018 | |
Second ascent. |
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Super Crackinette | 9a+ (Lead Flash) | 10 Feb 2018 | ||
The first ever flash of a 9a+ route. |
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Eagle-4 | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 13 Feb 2018 | |
Tekuté Štěstí | 8C (Boulder) | 24 Jun 2018 | ||
Disbelief | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 20 Jul 2018 | |
From Adam's 8a.nu logbook:
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White Wedding | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 07 Nov 2018 | ||
First OS ascent of the route. |
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Scarface | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 07 Nov 2018 | ||
First OS of a 14a at Smith. |
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The Assassin | 9a (Lead) | 09 Nov 2018 | ||
2nd ascent. |
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Badman | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Nov 2018 | ||
First OS and on the same day as his Just Do It OS! https://gripped.com/news/adam-ondra-wraps-smith-trip-project-attempt/ |
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Just Do It | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Nov 2018 | ||
An incredible onsight given the technical nature of the climbing.
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Belly Full of Bad Berries | E8 (Lead) | 15 Nov 2018 | ||
2019 | Neanderthal | 9b (Lead) | 12 Feb 2019 | |
8 years after first trying the line!
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Qui | 9a+ (Lead) | 19 Sep 2019 | ||
Second ascent.
[1] Adam's comments on 8a.nu. |
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Ghost Rider | 8C (Boulder) | 24 Sep 2019 | ||
2020 | Warmduscher | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 01 Jan 2020 (approx) | |
https://www.emontana-magazine.com/adam-ondra-onsight-warmduscher/ |
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Iceberg | 8C (Boulder) | 23 Apr 2020 | ||
Ledoborec | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 24 May 2020 | |
Brutal Rider | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 25 May 2020 | |
https://www.8a.nu/crags/bouldering/czech-republic/sloup/sectors/stre-skaly/routes/brutal-rider |
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Directa Rodillar | 8c+ (Lead) | ✓ | 06 Nov 2020 | |
La Ley Indignata | 9a (Lead) | 09 Nov 2020 | ||
Les Massey Ferguson | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 29 Dec 2020 | ||
2021 | Molekuly | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 26 Oct 2021 |
Erebor | 9b (Lead) | 09 Nov 2021 | ||
Third ascent. 4 sessions. |
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Kout Pikle | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 18 Dec 2021 | |
Taurus | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 23 Dec 2021 | |
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The Lonely Mountain | 9b (Lead) | 28 Dec 2021 | ||
Second ascent. |
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2022 | La Furia de Jabali | 9a+ (Lead) | 19 Jan 2022 | |
https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/spain/la-capella/sectors/unknown-sector/routes/furia-de-jabali |
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Trofeo dell’Adriatico | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 27 Jan 2022 | |
Bombardino | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 23 Feb 2022 | |
Bomba | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 02 Mar 2022 | |
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Solitary Souls | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 12 Mar 2022 | ||
Wonderland | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 22 Mar 2022 | |
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Goosfraba | 8c+ (Lead Flash) | 29 Mar 2022 | ||
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Silence | 9c (Lead) | ✓ | 03 Sep 2017 | 9c |
The first 9c in the world and a new benchmark in sport climbing. Adam spent a lot of time training specifically for the route, going as far as to strengthen his calves so he could get a better rest out of the kneebars. |
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Change | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 04 Oct 2012 | |
The first 9b+ in the world. |
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La Dura Dura | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 07 Feb 2013 | |
The second 9b+ in the world. Bolted by Chris Sharma, the pair worked the line together until Adam made the first ascent. Chris made the second ascent shortly afterwards making it the world's first confirmed 9b+. |
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Move | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 20 Aug 2013 | 9b/9b+ |
[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/norway/flatanger/sectors/hanshallaren/routes/move |
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Vasil Vasil | 9b+ (Lead) | ✓ | 04 Dec 2013 | |
https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2013/12/vasil_vasil_new_9b+_by_ondra-68562 From Adam's 8a.nu logbook:
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La Capella | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 16 Feb 2011 | |
La Planta de Shiva | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 07 Apr 2011 | |
Chilam Balam | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 13 Apr 2011 | 9b (soft) |
Adam suggested low 9b, while acknowledging that he did the route quickly and wasn't too sure on the grade. |
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Chaxiraxi | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 27 Mar 2013 | |
Iron Curtain | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 03 Aug 2013 | |
https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/adam-ondra-frees-new-9b-at-flatanger-in-norway.html |
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C.R.S. | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 02 Nov 2015 | |
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Robin úd | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 05 Oct 2016 | |
Mamichula | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 02 Feb 2017 | |
Queen Line | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 18 Apr 2017 | |
Move Hard | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 10 Jul 2017 | 9b |
One Slap | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 13 Nov 2017 | |
Eagle-4 | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 13 Feb 2018 | |
Disbelief | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 20 Jul 2018 | |
From Adam's 8a.nu logbook:
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Taurus | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 23 Dec 2021 | |
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Bomba | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 02 Mar 2022 | 9b (hard) |
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Wonderland | 9b (Lead) | ✓ | 22 Mar 2022 | 9b/9b+ |
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Golpe de Estado | 9b (Lead) | 13 Mar 2010 | ||
From Adam's 8a.nu logbook:
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Fight or Flight | 9b (Lead) | 10 Feb 2013 | ||
First Round, First Minute | 9b (Lead) | 03 Feb 2014 | ||
Stoking the Fire | 9b (Lead) | 19 Feb 2016 | ||
Lapsus | 9b (Lead) | 20 Apr 2017 | ||
Neanderthal | 9b (Lead) | 12 Feb 2019 | ||
8 years after first trying the line!
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Erebor | 9b (Lead) | 09 Nov 2021 | 9b | |
Third ascent. 4 sessions. |
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The Lonely Mountain | 9b (Lead) | 28 Dec 2021 | 9b | |
Second ascent. |
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Rainman | 9b (Lead Did not finish) | |||
Jungle Boogie | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 05 Jun 2012 | 9a+ |
Molekuly | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 26 Oct 2021 | |
Kout Pikle | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 18 Dec 2021 | 9a+/9b |
Trofeo dell’Adriatico | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 27 Jan 2022 | |
Bombardino | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | 23 Feb 2022 | 9a+/9b |
Pure Dreaming Plus | 9a+ (Lead) | ✓ | ||
La Rambla Extension | 9a+ (Lead) | 10 Feb 2008 | ||
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Open Air | 9a+ (Lead) | 17 Nov 2008 | 9a+ | |
Second ascent.
https://www.climbing.com/news/groundbreaking-515-gets-second-ascent/ |
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Overshadow | 9a+ (Lead) | 16 May 2011 | ||
Second ascent. |
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Pachamama | 9a+ (Lead) | 03 Feb 2017 | ||
Meiose | 9a+ (Lead) | 27 Jan 2018 | 9a+ | |
Second ascent. |
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Super Crackinette | 9a+ (Lead Flash) | 10 Feb 2018 | ||
The first ever flash of a 9a+ route. |
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Qui | 9a+ (Lead) | 19 Sep 2019 | 9a+ | |
Second ascent.
[1] Adam's comments on 8a.nu. |
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La Furia de Jabali | 9a+ (Lead) | 19 Jan 2022 | 9a+ | |
https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/spain/la-capella/sectors/unknown-sector/routes/furia-de-jabali |
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Los Revolucionarios | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | 01 May 2009 (approx) | |
Joe-Cita | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | 20 Apr 2012 | |
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El Potro | 9a (Lead) | ✓ | ||
Estado Crítico | 9a (Lead) | 07 Feb 2007 | 8c+ | |
Third go. Adam suggested 8c+ at the time but after a subsequent ascent of Golpe de Estado he said it could warrant 9a due to some hold breakages. |
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Weiße Rose | 9a (Lead) | 13 Sep 2008 | ||
Second ascent. Adam suggested it could be 9a+:
https://www.facebook.com/adamondraofficial/photos/pcb.3877426219004530/3877402072340278/ |
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Corona | 9a (Lead) | 01 Jan 2009 (approx) | ||
Om | 9a (Lead) | 14 Jun 2009 | ||
Second ascent. |
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North Star | 9a (Lead) | 02 May 2010 | ||
Second ascent.
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Northern Lights | 9a (Lead) | 03 May 2010 | ||
Second ascent. |
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Rainshadow | 9a (Lead) | 17 May 2011 | ||
Second ascent.
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Southern Smoke Direct | 9a (Lead Flash) | 30 Oct 2012 | ||
Cabane au Canada | 9a (Lead Onsight) | 09 Jul 2013 | 9a | |
https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/adam-ondra-9a-onsight-at-rawyl-in-switzerland.html |
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Il Domani | 9a (Lead Onsight) | 04 May 2014 | ||
[1] https://www.8a.nu/crags/sportclimbing/spain/baltzola/sectors/la-cueva/routes/il-domani |
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TCT | 9a (Lead Onsight) | 11 Jul 2014 | ||
Three Degrees of Separation | 9a (Lead) | 21 Jul 2015 | 9a+ | |
The Dawn Wall | 9a (Lead) | 01 Jan 2016 (approx) | ||
The Assassin | 9a (Lead) | 09 Nov 2018 | ||
2nd ascent. |
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La Ley Indignata | 9a (Lead) | 09 Nov 2020 | ||
Hubble | 9a (Lead Did not finish) | 9a | ||
Total Eclipse | 9a (Lead Did not finish) | 8c+/9a | ||
Adam came close but didn't manage to finish it off. |
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Directa Rodillar | 8c+ (Lead) | ✓ | 06 Nov 2020 | |
Nordic Flower | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 09 Jul 2012 | ||
Putting the draws in! |
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Eye of Odin | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Jul 2012 (approx) | ||
Pure Imagination | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 02 Nov 2012 | ||
The Golden Ticket | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 02 Nov 2012 | ||
Le Super Plafond | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 06 Jul 2014 | ||
Chromosone Y | 8c+ (Lead Flash) | 13 Dec 2014 | ||
Just Do It | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Nov 2018 | ||
An incredible onsight given the technical nature of the climbing.
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Warmduscher | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 01 Jan 2020 (approx) | ||
https://www.emontana-magazine.com/adam-ondra-onsight-warmduscher/ |
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Solitary Souls | 8c+ (Lead Onsight) | 12 Mar 2022 | ||
Goosfraba | 8c+ (Lead Flash) | 29 Mar 2022 | ||
WoGü | 8c (Lead) | 26 Jul 2008 | ||
Bat Route | 8c (Lead Onsight) | 16 May 2011 | ||
The first 8c to be onsighted in the UK. |
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White Wedding | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 07 Nov 2018 | ||
First OS ascent of the route. |
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Scarface | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 07 Nov 2018 | ||
First OS of a 14a at Smith. |
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Badman | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 10 Nov 2018 | ||
First OS and on the same day as his Just Do It OS! https://gripped.com/news/adam-ondra-wraps-smith-trip-project-attempt/ |
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Les Massey Ferguson | 8b+ (Lead Onsight) | 29 Dec 2020 | ||
Magnetic Fields | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 29 Apr 2010 | ||
Austrian Oak | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 29 Apr 2010 | ||
Totally Free II | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 29 Apr 2010 | ||
Full Tilt | 8b (Lead Onsight) | 03 May 2010 | ||
Narrowly missed out on True North dropping the last boulder problem. |
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Mandela | 8a+ (Lead Onsight) | 03 May 2010 |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Terranova | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 10 Nov 2011 | |
Ledoborec | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 24 May 2020 | |
Brutal Rider | 8C+ (Boulder) | ✓ | 25 May 2020 | |
https://www.8a.nu/crags/bouldering/czech-republic/sloup/sectors/stre-skaly/routes/brutal-rider |
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Gioia | 8C+ (Boulder) | 06 Dec 2011 | 8C+ | |
Second ascent.
On the grade:
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeR47AQ05Jo [2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/adam-ondra-the-pure-gioia-interview.html |
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Pata Ledovce | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | ||
Drift | 8C (Boulder) | ✓ | ||
From Dirt Grows the Flowers | 8C (Boulder) | 30 Nov 2010 | ||
Monkey Wedding | 8C (Boulder) | 14 Aug 2011 | ||
Practice of the Wild | 8C (Boulder) | 01 Oct 2011 | ||
Tekuté Štěstí | 8C (Boulder) | 24 Jun 2018 | ||
Ghost Rider | 8C (Boulder) | 24 Sep 2019 | ||
Iceberg | 8C (Boulder) | 23 Apr 2020 | ||
Dreamtime (pre break) | 8B+ (Boulder) | 23 Mar 2008 | ||
In 4 hours! |
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Big Paw | 8B+ (Boulder) | 29 Nov 2011 | 8B+/8C | |
Gecko Assis | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 01 Jan 2012 (approx) | ||
Jade | 8B+ (Boulder Flash) | 07 Jun 2015 | ||
Sviní Mor | 8B (Boulder) | ✓ | 29 Sep 2013 | |
Confessions | 8B (Boulder Flash) | 20 Dec 2009 |
Climb | Grade | FA | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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Belly Full of Bad Berries | E8 (Lead) | 15 Nov 2018 | ||
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