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Chromosome Y, 9a, Flash by Adam Ondra

© Iva Vejmolová
Adam Ondra celebrates 100 9a's and harder  © Iva Vejmolová
Adam Ondra celebrates 100 9a's and harder
© Iva Vejmolová

Adam Ondra has flashed Pirmin Bertle's Chromosome Y, 9a, in the Tribune sector at Charmey, Switzerland.

Both this route and its "sister route" Chromosome X, also 9a, were first climbed by Pirmin within 75 minutes of each other a couple of years ago.

Later the same day he made the first ascent of the direct version, Transcription, 9a, on his second attempt. The way I interpret it the two routes partly share the same line.

Adam has previously onsighted three 9a's and flashed one and in total he has now climbed 102 routes 9a or harder. Give or take... uhm rather just give.

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


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17 Dec, 2014
Think I read somewhere else he has climbed like another 30 8c+ routes that he downgraded from 9a? Truly incredible how hard and how often Ondra is climbing. He is in another league from whoever is the next best in the world atm
17 Dec, 2014
When I started climbing, 9a didn't even exist. Now we've got 100+ 9a ascents from one person, and 9b+ at the top. Unbelievable.
17 Dec, 2014
Might be interesting when he starts to lead two pitch or more of non sport climbs ....seems like a bit of a waste of talent sticking to sport climbs
17 Dec, 2014
Trolling again Paul? I credit you with some idea which makes you worse than Al Evans, who claimed Ondra was a talented wimp here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=525370&v=1#x7075476 Ondra has climbed WoGu, a multipitch 8c route with 20m run outs and serious fall potential. There are other examples like this. You don't have to place your own gear to be bold. http://www.alpinist.com/doc/web08x/newswire-adam-ondra-redpoint-wogu
17 Dec, 2014
I guess that if he manages to send Hubble the grade might go the other way, I wonder how far.....
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