Adam Ondra

Adam Ondra
Personal information
Nationality Czech Republic
Born (1993-02-05) February 5, 1993
Brno, Czech Republic
Occupation Professional Rock Climber
Height 185 centimetres (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 68 kilograms (150 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber Sport climbing
Highest grade
Known for

Being one of the best boulderers and sport climbers in the world

First person to climb 9b+ (Sport)
Updated on 11 November 2015.

Adam Ondra (born February 5, 1993 in Brno) is a Czech rock climber. He also participates in sport climbing and bouldering competitions.

He is the only athlete to have won the World Championships in two disciplines, lead and bouldering. In addition, he won both medals in the same year, during the 2014 edition. He also has a similar record in the World Cup, being the only athlete to have won the World Cup in two disciplines, lead in 2009 and bouldering in 2010.

As of 7 December 2014, he climbed 1,162 routes between 8a (5.13b) and 9b+ (5.15c), of which 3 were at 9b+ (5.15c) and 548 were onsights, including 3 onsights at 9a (5.14d) and 15 onsights at 8c+ (5.14c).[1] He is the first climber to have redpointed a route with a proposed grade of 9b+ (5.15c) (Change, Flatanger, 4 October 2012)[2] and the only climber to have redpointed three 9b+ (5.15c) routes.

Biography

Adam Ondra at the IFSC Lead Worldcup Imst 2009

Ondra started climbing at the age of six; his parents are climbers and they shared their passion with him. In 1999 (at age six) at Rovinj in Croatia Ondra climbed 6a (5.10a) routes with bolts every half meter. In 2001 (at age eight) he onsighted 7b+ (5.12c) routes and in 2002 (at age nine) he onsighted 7c+ (5.13a) and redpointed 8a (5.13b). He onsighted 8a (5.13b) routes in 2003 (at age ten). In 2004 (at age eleven) Ondra climbed several 8a+ (5.13c) onsight[3] and 8c (5.14b) redpoints. In 2005 (at age twelve) he onsighted 8b (5.13d) routes, and in 2006 he managed to climb his first 9a (5.14d), Martin Krpan at Misja Pec. Ondra became famous in climbing magazines as his achievements grew more and more notable.

In 2007 and 2008 he won the IFSC Youth World Championship category Youth B.

In 2009, at age sixteen, Ondra competed for the first time in the Lead Climbing World Cup and won, beating Spanish Patxi Usobiaga and Japanese Sachi Amma.[4]

In 2010 he also won the Bouldering World Cup, beating Austrian Kilian Fischhuber and Japanese Tsukuru Hori, and becoming the first athlete in history to win both the disciplines (lead and bouldering).[5]

In March 2011 during a trip in Spain Ondra became the second person ever to have onsighted 8c+ (5.14c) after Patxi Usobiaga. In a couple of days he onsighted five 8c+ (5.14c) routes (two of which on the same day).[6]

On October 4, 2012, Ondra sent Change, found in the Hanshelleren Cave in Flatanger, Norway. It is the first route to receive a proposed grade of 9b+ (5.15c).[2][7]

On October 29, 2012, Ondra flashed one of the Red River Gorge's hardest routes, Southern Smoke Direct 9a+ (5.15a), suggesting the grade of 9a (5.14d).[8][9] On November 1, he onsighted Pure Imagination and The Golden Ticket, both 9a, suggesting the grade of 8c+.[10]

On February 7, 2013, Ondra sent La Dura Dura, in Oliana, Catalonia, Spain, his second 9b+ (5.15c) after Change. He worked on this project with Chris Sharma and the first ascent took Ondra nine weeks of work.[11]

On February 9, 2013, just two days after La Dura Dura, Ondra succeeded in the second ascent of the 9b (5.15b) Fight or flight, first climbed by Sharma in 2011.[12]

On July 9, 2013, Ondra realized the second 9a (5.14d) onsight in history after Alexander Megos, with the ascent of Cabane au Canada in Rawyl, Switzerland.[13]

Ranking

Adam Ondra at the IFSC Boulder Worldcup Vienna 2010

Climbing World Cup

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Lead 1 3 57 - 11 3 1
Bouldering 15 1 - - - 24 3

Climbing World Championships

2009 2011 2012 2014 2016
Lead 2 3 3 1 1
Bouldering 2 1 2

Climbing European Championships

2010 2013 2015
Lead 2 - 2
Bouldering 2 - 2

Rock Master

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Lead 3 3 5 -
Duel 1 2 - 1 1
KO Boulder - - - - - - - 1

Single-pitch routes

The table below shows the impressively large number of routes graded 8a (5.13b) or more ascended by Adam Ondra in about 12 years, from 2 August 2002 (when he redpointed his first 8a) to 7 December 2014.[1] The total number is 1162, of which 3 were at 9b+ (5.15c) and 548 were onsights, including 3 onsights at 9a (5.14d) and 15 onsights at 8c+ (5.14c).

Number of ascended routes
Grade Redpoint Flash On-sight Total
9b+ (5.15c) 3 3
9b (5.15b) 12 12
9a+ (5.15a) 27 27
9a (5.14d) 83 2 3 88
8c+ (5.14c) 108 18 126
8c (5.14b) 101 1 50 151
8b+ (5.14a) 66 3 53 122
8b (5.13d) 88 15 112 215
8a+ (5.13c) 60 15 164 239
8a (5.13b) 49 31 165 245
Total 549 66 549 1164

Redpoint

Onsight

Bouldering

Ondra has climbed 202 boulders between 8A/V11 and 8C+/V16:

Ondra won the bouldering gathering Melloblocco in 2008,[44] 2009[45] 2010[46] and 2011.[47]

Multi-pitch routes

Karambony East Face - Tough Enough route runs in the middle

Filmography

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Adam Ondra - Ascended routes - All time". 8a.nu. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Dougald MacDonald (4 October 2012). "Adam Ondra Climbs 5.15c in Norway". Climbing. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. "Adam Ondra - 11 year kid 8a+ onsight". Czech Climbing. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  4. "Climbing World Cup Lead 2009 won by Johanna Ernst and Adam Ondra". PlanetMountain.com. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. Genna Ord (2 August 2010). "Ondra, Noguchi Win 2010 Bouldering World Cup". Climbing. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. Amanda Fox (21 March 2011). "A New Level: Ondra Onsights Five 5.14c's". Climbing. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  7. "Adam Ondra Does FA of World's Hardest Route". Rock and Ice. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  8. http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/adam-ondra-flashes-514d15a
  9. "Adam Ondra Flashes 5.14d/15a". dpmclimbing.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  10. "Ondra Onsights Two Red River 5.14d Routes". climbing.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Ondra Puts Down La Dura Dura (5.15c)". Climbing. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Ondra Adds 5.15b To Spanish Route Tally". Climbing. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  13. 1 2 Björn Pohl (9 July 2013). "La cabane au Canada, 9a, onsight by Ondra". ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  14. Björn Pohl. "Robin Ud, 9b, first ascent by Adam Ondraa". UKClimbing.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  15. Björn Pohl. "La Planta de Shiva, 9b, by Adam Ondra". UKClimbing.com. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  16. Björn Pohl. "Adam Ondra Climbs Chilam Balam". UKClimbing. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  26. "Adam Ondra, Marina Superstar 9a+/9b in Sardinia". PlanetMountain.com. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  27. "Adam Ondra climbs Corona 9a+ in the Frankenjura". PlanetMountain.com. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  28. "Adam Ondra - Papichulo 9a+ and 8c OS". Czech Climbing. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  29. "Adam Ondra, Open Air and Hotel Supramonte". PlanetMountain.com. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  30. "Adam Ondra climbs La Rambla 9a+ at Siurana". PlanetMountain.com. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  32. Björn Pohl. "Chambao, 8c+, onsight by Ondra". ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  33. Björn Pohl. "Bella regis, 8c+, onsight by Ondra". UKClimbing.com. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  41. 1 2 "The "onsight day" by Adam Ondra". UP climbing. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  43. 1 2 "Adam Ondra and the first 8c on-sight in Italy". PlanetMountain.com. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  44. "Melloblocco... bouldering galore!". PlanetMountain.com. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  45. Vinicio Stefanello (11 May 2009). "Melloblocco #6 and the treasure map". PlanetMountain.com. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  46. "Melloblocco 2010 according to Adam Ondra and Nico Favresse...". PlanetMountain.com. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  47. "Melloblocco 2011 – a new bouldering and Val Masino record". PlanetMountain.com. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  48. "Adam Ondra repeats Gioia 8C+ at Varazze". PlanetMountain.com. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  50. Björn Pohl. "8C and 8B+ by Ondra in a day". UKClimbing.com. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  53. "Big Paw 8C by Ondra and Robinson". UP climbing. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  54. "Extraordinary Adam Ondra in Madagascar". UP climbing. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  57. "Ali Baba for Adam Ondra". Kairn.com. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  58. "Adam Ondra climbed multipitch WoGü 8c in Ratikon". Czech Climbing. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  59. "Photos from Adam Ondra´s climb of multi-pitch Silbergeier 8b+". Czech Climbing. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  60. "Adam Ondra climbs Silbergeier (Rätikon), Abysse (Gorges du Loup) and Speed (Voralpsee)". PlanetMountain.com. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  61. "The Wizard's Apprentice". adamondrafilm.com. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
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  64. "Arco Rock Legends 2011, the winners". arco2011.it. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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