Keyword: onsight climbing

In November 2023, Adam Ondra managed the onsight ascent of the 8c+/9a route El Gran Bellanco. Now there is the video for the mega broadcast.

Czech professional climber Adam Ondra scores the 8c+/9a route El Gran Bellanco onsight in Montanejos, Spain.

The 22-year-old professional climber Laura Rogora manages the onsight ascent of an 8c route with Ajo Crudo as the third woman.

The Belgian professional climber and big wall specialist manages his first 8c route onsight with Ajo Crudo.

In the northwest of the Czech Republic, Adam Ondra swaps the highest levels of difficulty for daring climbing with long runouts and strict ethics. Together with the sandstone legend Tomáš "Tomajda" Sobotka he succeeds in the ground-up first ascent of Falling into Presence (8b).

In his adopted home of Arco, Adam Ondra did what he loves to do and is also best at: onsight climbing. There are numerous hard routes in the Covolo sector, including Silvio Reffo's first ascent of La Musa (9a) or Guerriero Del Futoro (9a). You can see in the video whether the strong Czech was successful in his project.

What represents the end of the spearhead for some climbers is onsight level for Adam Ondra. In Krpcovo, Slovakia, he managed to onsight climb four 8b+ routes in one day. This is probably a new personal record even for the world's best climber at the moment.

Shortly before his 41st birthday, Chris Sharma manages the onsight ascent of Route V for Vendetta (8c) in Siurana. The Spaniard's last onsight at this level was 13 years ago.