Via 8a.nu comes word from Dani Fuentes (in Spanish) that Adam Ondra onsighted two more 5.14cs in Spain with 1st try sends of Powerade at Vadiello and El Templo del Café* in Alquezar. Not too tired he apparently also did another 5.14c and onsighted a 5.13d for good measure.
Just a few days ago Ondra spread things out a bit more onsighting 2 5.14cs over the course of 2 days.
The 18-year-old Czech climbing prodigy is apparently on his way to the Catalunya region which is home to some of Spain’s hardest (and more well-known for us Americans) routes so it will be interesting to see what happens.
Anyone else a bit more motivated to hit the gym extra hard tonight?
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*It’s worth noting that El Templo del Café is considered by some to be 5.
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14d if you check the “official” record on 8a.nu
Update: Here is some footage of Ondra on one of his onsights in Extauri
Seems like this kid is pretty much going to stop falling on anything, ever.
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…which would be nice so we don’t have to hear the banche scream anymore
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Something tells me there are probably just as many when you’re onsighting 5.14cs
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Actually I just saw a video of his onsight of one of the 14c’s in Extauri (linked from the forum on 8a.nu). He’s totally calm (outwardly) throughout the whole thing, not even a victory yell when he clips the chains.
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He may not yet have Sharma’s legacy or influence, but I think it may now be safe to say that Ondra is safely at the top of the sport climbing world in terms of raw ability. I will never climb remotely this hard, but I sure am inspired to try really hard next time I rope up.
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Starting to get ridiculous, 5.15c FA maybe not too far away? Unbelievably motivating/impressive…and he’s 6 years younger than me. 🙁 Awesome.
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Definitely amazing.
Obviously the levels are a bit different, but it is interesting to remember that Sharma was pretty young as well when he began setting standards with FAs of routes like Necessary Evil (done in his mid-teens) and Realization (done at 18). While there are a lot of talented young climbers in the U.S. currently it seems noteworthy that none are even approaching the level of Sharma 15 years ago not to mention what Ondra is doing now.
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this kid’s gonna onsight realization isn’t he
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I think that is a goal of his! Would be pretty crazy 😀
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Dreamcatcher onsight June 2011?
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I’d honestly be surprised if any of the people remotely capable of onsighting that thing haven’t seen the videos of it by now. Similarly, I’d sort of doubt he’s never seen footage of Realization. Not that a “mere” flash of either route wouldn’t be mind-boggling anyway.
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you’re right, i should’ve said ‘this kid’s gonna flash realization isn’t he’
still nuts
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Interview about the onsights here: http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=37961
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So by “onsight” is he confirming that he got absolutely no beta from anyone and did not so much as touch a hold beforehand? It seems that the term “flash” is falling out of the climbing vocabulary, and everyone either redpoints or onsights now.
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Oh sure, he’s pretty honest and call it flash when it’s the case,you only have to check his score-page at 8a.nu to see he takes the honesty to another level 😉
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