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Ondra on the Dawn Wall
Peter Beal wrote:Given the current standard of American multipitch free climbing, it may be a long time before anyone in the US steps up to the plate Lifted from 8a.nu: |
Peter Beal wrote: Given the current standard of American multipitch free climbing, it may be a long time before anyone in the US steps up to the plate Let's put this in perspective: Adam Ondra is a very talented & dedicated climber, but there's only one of him in all of Europe. Yes Jorg has also been doing his thing, but far less talented American climbers have put up big wall FA within the last couple years (Mason & Brad on the Heart Route, for example, and Matt Segal coming close on Tom Egan Memorial Route). |
reboot wrote: Let's put this in perspective: Adam Ondra is a very talented & dedicated climber, but there's only one of him in all of Europe. Yes Jorg has also been doing his thing, but far less talented American climbers have put up big wall FA within the last couple years (Mason & Brad on the Heart Route, for example, and Matt Segal coming close on Tom Egan Memorial Route). I think it's pretty clear given what happened this fall that the harder routes on El Cap (13+ and up) seem to be the preserve of Euros and not too many others. There will definitely be others from Europe building on the Dawn Wall climb. |
Aleks Zebastian wrote:How did he do it with so little arm, neck, and back meat? High levels of neuromuscular recruitment? Lol. Probably. Sounds like he had to train all that nerve-packed, white-meat muscle to slow down a little bit up there so he could get the intricate pitches done. He also has his various talents at wizardry, thusly demonstrated to be great flexibility with crushing strength throughout his range of motion, super crushing grip, a bruce-lee understanding of power, and jedi mind control. |
Peter Beal wrote: I think it's pretty clear given what happened this fall that the harder routes on El Cap (13+ and up) seem to be the preserve of Euros and not too many others. There will definitely be others from Europe building on the Dawn Wall climb. Perhaps, but El Cap's hardest free routes have always been the preserve of the "not too many" of any nationality. Verhoeven, Larcher, and Zangerl are not some random Euros but some of the world's best in big wall free climbing, just as Hill, the Hubers, Hirayama, and Houlding were in their day. |
Rich Brereton wrote: ....elite sport climbers around the world must be watching and thinking "I have GOT to try that." Pretty sure that they look at the 14d slab climbing and think "...what a nightmare..." |
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The interview: emontana.cz/adam-ondra-dawn… |
s.price wrote:Very impressive. And fun to watch this young man move forward. Sharma comes to mind as an American climber who could do this. If I was walking his path I would figure why bother. I have plenty to do. Way to go Adam. Such an amazing accomplishment. You have to much faith in that old geezer, sharma specializes at bashing his head against things until they go. |
s.price wrote: What climber pushing the limit doesn't? ondra |
that guy named seb wrote: ondra Yea bro, you know all about it. |
s.price wrote:Very impressive. And fun to watch this young man move forward. Sharma comes to mind as an American climber who could do this. If I was walking his path I would figure why bother. I have plenty to do. Way to go Adam. Such an amazing accomplishment. Sharma joined Tommy on the Dawn Wall one year. |
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https://instagram.com/p/BNLIhaJBoxn/ |
OrganicChemistry wrote:https://instagram.com/p/BNLIhaJBoxn/ inspiring pic First pair i have seen without delamination. |
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Haha true! |
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Hi all, found this on MP LOL. wish i was a member when this historical moment happened. The closest climbing will ever be to a live teamsport event. https://cdn-files.apstatic.com/climb/112341036_medium_1494299288.jpg |
