Adam Ondra Climbs the Dura Dura!Newsflash

7th February, 2013

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Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma beneath the Dura Dura project © Reel Rock Tour (Screen Shot) — Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma beneath the Dura Dura project
© Reel Rock Tour (Screen Shot)

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!

So is it the hardest route in the world?

Who better to ask than the man himself:

Congrats Adam! How would you compare this route to Change*
Thanks! For me [this route is] harder than 'Change', but still 9b+.

'Change' fits my style better and has some special awkward moves.
In general, for other climbers, it could be about the same :-)

Thanks Adam!

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

* Change, which was climbed by Adam last autumn is the only other route in the world that has been given 9b+. So far, Adam is the only climber in the world who has climbed this grade.