In reply to Shani:
> I get your point. I was just trying to focus in on the piont that there ARE other sports out there where youngsters (teenagers) compete at the highest level - such as in swimming, tennis and gymnastics - so there is no need to compare Adams achievements with a sport where young teenagers don't compete at the highest level.
Difficult to get a real picture of how good 13 year olds might be in other sports, as they are not usually allowed to participate in open competition. They upped the minimum age limit in gymnastics to 16 a couple of decades ago, after a string of world and olympic titles were taken by children in their early to mid teens (Comaneci etc). I dare say that most competitive sports have similar age limits. Therefore it's impossible to say whether a 13 year old might or might not be world class because he or she can't compete against adult athletes. In climbing this age restriction obviously doesn't apply, because you "compete" against a route not a person.
"Timed" sports like swimming or athletics aren't good comparisons because in those sports, height/ size plays a big role - yes there are swimmers who have achieved world-best standards in their teens, but unlike Adam Ondra they already have an adult musculature and height.
You've got to wonder what the long-term impact on his body might be though ...