Adam Ondra finally manages the redpoint ascent of an old project in Tyrol, Austria: Qui (9a +).
About eleven years ago rose Adam Ondra first in the route THU at the Ghostsmith Wall, but had to drive away without doing anything. Since then, Adam has been trying the route for a total of 10 days, spanning roughly 10 years. In an interview called Adam the route Qui as "the route that I cannot climb".
Route since 23 years without repetition
The Qui route was first climbed in 1996 by the Austrian Stefan Fürst and waited for more than two decades to be repeated. Last week Adam Ondra returned again and ended the long-term project. The icing on the "i" of his ascent was the fact that Adam Ondra secured by the first comer, Stefan Fürst.
“The route is difficult. For the most part, it follows Gerhard Hörhager's 8c route Wagnis Orange to a poor resting point and then leads to a brutal key point with wide stretches of tiny side handles. "
Adam Ondra on the Rotue Qui
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