Due to special circumstances, Adam Ondra wore only underwear during his recent flash ascent of an 8B+ boulder. You can find out why he did this in the video below.
Spain is world-famous for thousands of first-class sport climbing routes on steep walls, peppered with tufas and holes. The country is less well-known for the finest granite climbing, for example in The PedrizaThis area in the north of the Spanish capital Madrid offers fantastic trad climbing, tricky slab routes and brilliant boulder lines.
Ondra on a flying visit
And it was precisely in this area that Adam Ondra recently. On that day, he attempted the flash ascent of the boulder Charlotte and The chosen one While he narrowly missed the flash ascent at Charlotte, he managed to do it at El Elegido - albeit under very special circumstances. Ondra climbed the boulder in his underpants. You can find out why in the video.
Adam Ondra flashes El Elegido (8B+) – No Shorts, (No) Problem
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Credits: Cover picture Adam Ondra 2025