Keyword: Adam Ondra

Adam Ondra has achieved the first repeat of Elias Iagnemma's "Exodia" (9A+) in Val Pellice, Italy. The exceptional Czech climber considers the grade 9A more appropriate – likely also because he only needed four days for the route, compared to 212 days for the first ascensionists.

In sport climbing, the difficulty grade 9c (5.15d) represents the absolute pinnacle of human performance on rock. Worldwide, there are currently only five routes rated at this grade – Jakob Schubert repeated the first of them last week with "DNA". Who is currently part of the 9c club, and who is trying to secure a place in this elite group?

French climber Jules Marchaland has made the first ascent of the old Ondra project "King Kang" in the Hanshelleren cave near Flatanger. The 25-year-old proposes a grade of 9b+ for the dynamic line.

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.