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NEWS: 100th >9a by Adam Ondra

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 UKC News 05 Dec 2014
Adam Ondra on Made in Poland, 9a, Cima Wielka/Podzamcze, Poland, 3 kbBe repeating Made in Poland at Wielka Cima/Podzamcze, Poland, Adam Ondra has climbed his 100th 9a.
The first ascent of this vertical route on smooth limestone was made by Lukasz Dudek in the summer of 2010 and this was the first repeat.

Made in Poland is a combination of three existing routes,...

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=69350
 Quarryboy 05 Dec 2014
In reply to UKC News:

Should be >=
 ericinbristol 05 Dec 2014
In reply to UKC News:

That is absolutely mind-boggling!

Interview with him here about it: http://www.planetmountain.com/english/News/shownews1.lasso?l=2&keyid=42...

 Robert Durran 05 Dec 2014
In reply to Quarryboy:
> Should be >=

Beat me to it!

Anyway, 100th>9a really would be impressive.
As it is, he's clearly a bit of a slacker.
Post edited at 17:54
Franz the Stampede 05 Dec 2014
In reply to UKC News:

Yeah, but what has he ever done on the Zlagboard?

 stp 05 Dec 2014
In reply to ericinbristol:

His comments about Hubble in that interview were pretty interesting.
 JLS 05 Dec 2014
In reply to UKC News:

68 9a's, 20 9a+, 9 9b and 3 9b+

The pyramid looks a bit flat. He should sharpen it up a bit with 2 9c's and a 9c+.
 goose299 06 Dec 2014
In reply to UKC News:

Unreal
 Dan Arkle 06 Dec 2014
How many 9a climbs are there?

 Dan Arkle 06 Dec 2014
In reply to robin mueller:
Hi robin
he'll run out eventually then!
 robin mueller 06 Dec 2014
In reply to Dan Arkle:

Doubt it - by the time he does another 100 there will probably be another 200 new ones. (I'm sure you could stick that list in excel and make a graph to predict the number of new routes, but I'll rely on vague guesswork...)
 Dan Arkle 06 Dec 2014
In reply to robin mueller:

yep you're right, I remember when I started sports climbing there were only 30 or so 9a routes.
 chrishedgehog 08 Dec 2014
In reply to UKC News:

Is it just me or has somebody borrowed the Deg Bolger mega classic Curving Arete (Black Rocks) and plonked it at the back of the photo? Do we need a thread called "Limestone Lookalikes"?
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