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NEWS: NEWSFLASH: Adam Ondra Climbs the Dura Dura!

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UKC News 07 Feb 2013

Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma beneath the Dura Dura project, 4 kb

>Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma have both been trying the 'Dura Dura Project' at Oliana, Spain, for sometime now.

We have just seen on the BigUp Productions Instagram that Adam Ondra has succeeded on this project. Perhaps 9b+, maybe harder? Maybe the hardest route in the world!

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=67802

Fraser 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News:

Effort!!!

Paul Phillips - UKC and UKH 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News:

Nice one Adam! Awesome effort!

Jackwd 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News: Amazing, can't wait to hear more!

Andy Farnell 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News: yeah, but what's he done on the luck-based scrittle?

Andy F

spidermonkey09 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News: Insane. Bet Sharma sends it this week as well.

ERU 07 Feb 2013

Excellent - makes me want to grab a SDS drill and bolt-up Stoney!

biscuit 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News:

Flippin' amazing.

It inspires me ( and belittles me in equal measures ) for my 7b this weekend ;0)

Morgan Woods 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News:

Effort!

catt 07 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News:

What a punter.

henwardian 07 Feb 2013

In reply to catt:

> (In reply to UKC News)
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> What a punter.

Beardyman 08 Feb 2013

In reply to UKC News: Top effort, he is unstoppable!

Tho this is the 3rd route to be graded 9b+ if you include Chilam Balam, (although Adam downgraded that to soft 9b!)

Owen W-G 08 Feb 2013

"Personally I'm sure Adam is right in that 'Change' and 'La Dura Dura' would feel about equally difficult to most climbers"

would be better as

"Personally I'm sure Adam is right in that 'Change' and 'La Dura Dura' would feel equally impossible to all other climbers"