Keyword: Adam Ondra

Sometimes rock climbing is the best training – Adam Ondra thought so too last week when he went to Val Daone instead of the climbing gym. There, he flashed a total of four 8B boulder problems in just three and a half hours and even managed to flash an 8A/+ on top of that.

More than two years after the historic first ascent, the film is now freely available. Following an extensive festival tour, Jakob Schubert has released his documentary "BIG – A World First" on YouTube.

The world's elite climbers will gather in Prague from June 3rd to 7th for the Bouldering and Lead World Cup – including lead climbing legends like Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert. All the information on the starting field, schedule, and livestream is available here.

On March 29, 2026, 17-year-old Italian Gianluca Vighetti climbed the route Bombardino (9a+) in the Bus de la Stria climbing area near Arco in just one day and on his second attempt. It is the sixth ascent of the route – and Vighetti proposes a downgrade.

The ring bands (Ligamenti anularia) are heavily loaded, passive structures when climbing. These are the symptoms and this is how you prevent injuries.

After flashing "The Lion's Share" in Brione and "Celestite" in Val Bavona, Adam Ondra has now also successfully sent "Emotional Landscapes" (8C) in the Maltatal on his first attempt. The Czech climber is thus concluding his bouldering season for the time being in order to prepare for the Lead World Cup.

Just a few days after his flash of »The Lion's Share« in Brione, Adam Ondra has now also succeeded in sending »Celestite« in Val Bavona on his first attempt – his third flash of grade 8C.

The exceptional Czech climber has achieved the world's fourth 8C flash in Ticino. He is thus the first person to flash two boulders of this grade.