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Adam Ondra climbs Fight or flight, 9bVideo

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Björn Pohl UKC

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Just one day after his first ascent of La dura, dura, 9b+, at Oliana, Adam Ondra made the 2nd ascent of Chris Sharma's Fight or flight, 9b, at the same crag.

Looking at what Adam has done during the last 6 months, I would say there is no doubt he has now clearly stepped into the next realm. What that is and what it means for the future of climbing is of course anyone's guess.

Hopefully others will be motivated by seeing what's possible and follow in Adam's footsteps, but if, or rather when, this happens is quite impossible to say. Perhaps Chris Sharma can repeat La dura dura today, or maybe Perfecto mundo one of his other mega projects falls first.

The only thing one can say with any kind of certainty is that the future is looking bright and interesting!

Stay tuned for Adam's thoughts about his latest ascents and more.

Here is a video shot by Ondrej Beneš:

Adam Ondra is sponsored by: Black Diamond, Montura, Entre Prises , La Sportiva, Beal and Hudy Sports

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Born in the Czech Republic, Adam Ondra has built up a decorated career since his early competitions, winning his first World Championships medal in 2009 in lead climbing. He was a favourite for Tokyo 2020 gold, but an...

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ChrisBrooke
11 Feb, 2013
Wow! He doesn't even make it look that hard! Another day at the office...incredible. Amazing dyno at 4.30ish. Especially considering the run-out. Balls of steel as well as fingers of steel.
owensum
11 Feb, 2013
It often seems that watching talented climbers on routes/problems at their limit, they either execute everything perfectly and it looks smooth and effortless, or they fall off (and scream). Id be wary of interpreting a run-out like this in terms of danger. Its very overhanging and he's in no danger of hitting anything on the way down. But its a lot of air, just requires your head being screwed on a little different.
Robert Durran
15 Feb, 2013
Except that in this case, it looks like a lot of effort with a lot of screaming but without falling off.
AJM
15 Feb, 2013
Very true, but it's a lot of effort executed very well, if you see what I mean - most of the time even when he is trying really hard the setup for the moves looks impeccable and so from the second or so of footage before the critical move you wouldn't be able to tell if it was a shot from the successful go or another failure.I guess on climbing that dynamic and powerful that's as smooth as you could hope for...
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