When Adam Ondra says he thinks a rock climb is ‘impossible,’ the climbing world pricks up its collective ears. That’s exactly how his two most recent (and nails-hard) ascents in Arco start.
Before you do anything else, skip to 13:45 to witness a scream from Ondra that’s cartoonishly dramatic, even by his standards. (It lasts 2 full seconds.)
… Did you do it? Great. Now, read on.
The strongest rock climber on the face of the earth doesn’t usually drop the “i” word. Instead of “impossible,” he usually opts for “hard” — which is, of course, a relative term.
Unless you’re one of about 10 mega-strong rock climbers alive today, you — like me — might find almost every one of his first ascents impossible to climb.
For screaming out loud, the guy once said the dime edges on a 5.14a slab were “good holds.” So the approach he takes to his newest routes, “Bomba” (9b/5.15b) and “Bombardino” (9a+/b or 5.15a/b) in Arco, Italy, makes the routes seem like outliers.
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