Adam Ondra climbs Open Air 9a+ / www.EuroClimbing.com

[ArjayBlogs]

Maybe when I stop eating I will be able to do it (Y)

[burningyoutuve]

whats the name of the song/band

[whaaaaateverful]

I love watching him climb, but are those skinny jeans? Or Audrey Hepburn tights? And when did Gavin Rosdale join Dream Theater?

[mortal2k]

This acent is as hard as action direct and opened 15 years ago by Alexander Huber when he was 28 years old. He should be recognized more for being ahead of his time. Plus he has the opposite body type of Ondra. Heavy and short. And both have met,. that's pretty amazing!

[theminiman63]

How tall is he?

[ketchupecoca]

questo è il primo 9a+ della storia e lui se non sbaglio era quindicenne quando l'ha liberato..è senza dubbio un personaggio chiave per l'arrampicata sportiva..mitico.

[burningyoutuve]

What's the name of the song?

[bikeclochard]

OOIC--> Ondra owned in Carmonix..... he's abeast though ;)

[thejugglingfool]

amazing climber+ sexy tights =] lol

[gnrrrrrrr7]

Maldito monstruo

[forest183]

this guy is good!

[george21wu]

I wish this kid would come to the U.S. I'd love to see him at a place like HP40 or Boone... no telling what would go down.

[Jonas223XC]

Epic fist pump at 2:00

haha

[lopside0]

camera work is butt. Is the crux before the first shakeout?

[elcapiblanco]

no, crux is after the third shakeout, the part wehre he doesnt clip anymore

[hantalitte]

probably not easy to get it in one shot (uncut)

[visnevskiscom]

admirable

[taydude89]

what's with the tied cord quick draw? Somebody get this kid a sponsor already!

[callmeJorn]

Jepp, like yomattieT comments, Adam Ondra was 15 at the time.

He was born February 5, 1993.

He climbed Open Air in November 2008.

[azhum]

Adam is sick.. what a beast.. This music is kinda lame though.

[yomattieT]

how old is this guy?

[yomattieT]

15 haha i knew that:P

[fujinaddict]

tjonge jonge..

in a overhanging sportclimb there are no rocks coming down....

Adam is a very good climber, his fisic appearance is one of a joung climber. Amazingly he is doing his at this age... we will hear a lot more from this fantastic climber.

open air is a fantastic climb openend by huber, who is a very strong climber himself..

thxx for this clip

[eskimostrudels]

This talk of free soling is totally missing the point. A 5.15 sport climb is infinitely harder than a 5.12 free solo. Alain Roberts (the guy who soloed the sears tower) has said he gets mad when he is recognized for his 5.12 free solos but not his much more difficult ascents. As for Sharma and Andrada not soloing, let's see how you look on a 5.15 on the sharp end of a forty foot runout.

[hatedrivesus]

yea but eventually somebody

will solo 5.15 but like it wont be sharma this kid or anyone else you think bc there all down to live

all the great soloers seem to die

[WeBeChillin420]

@eskimostrudels

it depends on the person, i 5.13 is not crazy hard but is just piercing, me soloing a 5.12 sounds so hard anytime soon for me because soloing demands alot of mental game, witch alot of climbers try to carry

[EdMajinLee199999]

@eskimostrudels well, no average climbers can relate to a 5.15 climber skill-wise. But if he free solos a climb that a less-skilled climber could imagine doing (on a rope at least) they can imagine how they would feel on that climb without their protection, thus making a more emotional connection between the average climber and the 5.12 feat. The average climber can imagine putting themselves in his position, making a more emotional connection.

[kkuo326]

@eskimostrudels 40 foot runout on a 5.15 is not a big deal. At that level it's all inverted. If you fall you hit air. Sharma regularly took 100 ft falls on Clark Mt. and it was safe. No ledges or anything to worry about. When you solo you are looking at a 1000+ ft "runout" to the ground. So technically a 5.15 sport climb is harder than a 5.12 free solo, but I would say the 5.12 free solo is more mentally challenging. And yes climbing is about mental discipline as much as physical.

[TheShadowSilencer]

@kkuo326 Guys, don't compare the sport climbing and the soloing! In the sport climbing all climbers fall many times. In soloing climbing there is no second ascent!

[kkuo326]

@TheShadowSilencer There are second ascents in soloing too. If you make it, you can always solo it again. But typically that's not done. For example, 3 people have soloed astroman (peter croft, dean potter, and alex honnold).

[thejugglingfool]

did you know basically every climbing legend has said "i just love climbing..." you HAVE to love climbing to be great.

anyways wats the music?

[warape66]

the video seems to be made by some amateurs or so. Is Adam Ondra in any professional climbing video while doing Open Air or one the other hard routs he climbed lately

[thegaminghippie]

@warape66 hes in big up productions progression video now

[warape66]

the only disgusting in this clip is that awful music

[tbonewilson]

This guy is so thin it's sort of disgusting...

Good climber but I'm sure in a strong wind he'd just get blown off the mountain!

[utahphunk]

He's a skinny 17 year old kid. Ease up.

[mutellamann]

he doesn't fight gravity - he ignores it  Ô_ô

[elcapiblanco]

i dont think he will free solo...

look at the climbing style of those doing free solo and him...they climb much more static and it looks much more concentrated...look at alex huber how he climbed la rambla and then look at adam ondra...alex huber does it much more concentrated and static...

i think adam ondra has not got this phenomenal pacience of for example alexander huber...

i bet he wont do free solo, exactly as chris sharma and dani andrada!

[jugh123]

i never understood taking long one arm rests. i find it tires me less to just keep moving upwards. Otherwise, touch wood, it looks like a quite a nice route.

[climbingJorge]

Perfect .

Sick how high up the crux is.

btw.:

This was the second ascent ever, Alex Hubers first ascent was back in 1996(!).

I wonder what will happen when this kid starts to search his own lines....

[jomagam]

He skipped two bolts. Badass,

[kruks]

That's pretty common with routes this difficult, as the climbers are experienced enough not to be afraid of a fall and the energy expended clipping isn't always worth it. They're not going to skip any bolts that will put them in danger, in other words.

[rockvanisher]

i bet this guy will start free soloing one day

[hatedrivesus]

i bet he wont

[rockvanisher]

why you say that? i can tell you why i said he will free solo.

because if at 15 he's climbing 9a+ he will reach a point where he will find that human body has limited abilities, so he won't feel the excitement anymore of ordinary climbing. Plus his over-selfconfidence will automatically allow him to easy free solo an 8a/b it's just like a warm up to him. And i am telling you, i will win my bet, want to bet for money? i pay you $1,000 USD if he did not free solo in the next 10 years=2019.deal?

[hatedrivesus]

dude

he wont solo

[fistusfanius]

Pretty much flawless technique, but why no helmet?

[CRuJi0]

few people wear helmet in sportive scalade(large routes must wear it), and professionals less. However i always climb with my helmet

[fistusfanius]

I personally think thats a good choice, the pros forget they are an example to other climbers.

[hatedrivesus]

i only were a helmet if im belaying and there could be rock fall

or when im climbing big wall

idk

im just more worried about a big rock killing me then my own fuck ups

[enfingret]

I dont think it is neccesary to were af helmet for the climber on single pitch, or sport route for the climber. but it is a good idea for the belayer.

but maybe that just me (:

[gregkerzhner]

Jesus christ you suck at life. Please. please please show me one video of someone sport climbing harder than 5.11 wearing a helmet.

[Eru116]

pants are so annoying :)

[klaser]

horrible soundtrack

[catsgame]

what an incredible line. next stop jumbo love for sure.

[tomcervantes]

fucking good climb...well done!

[raqe17]

master of rock! bře ty, adamíro!

[truthfactory]

that high step looks hard! different style sort of techie with a stopper crux.

[coltleader]

Next should be Jumbo Love.

[WWWeuroclimbingCOM]

Wau, it looks so easy for him!

[AgentEwok007]

@WWWeuroclimbingCOM Thats's what happens when you try a route a shit ton of times. Strong climber