Adam Ondra's first attempts at climbing Project Big | Video

In 2013 Adam Ondra set up a line at Hanhelleren Cave in Flatanger that seemed too intimidating to even climb: Project Big. Nine years after his first attempts, Adam Ondra is targeting the route again, this time together with Jakob Schubert. This video shows his first serious attempt to climb the route.

«ProjectBig Drilling in and finding out that there are effective handles was just overwhelming,” says Adam Ondra. At the same time, for years he was simply too intimidated to begin attempting the line effectively. This changed in 2022. Along with Jakob Schubert traveled to Adam Ondra Flatanger, to the last big problem of Hanhelleren Cave to tackle. In his most recent video, the Czech climbing pro provides gripping insights into the first days and weeks in Project Big - and shows his first attempts at climbing.

Video: Adam Ondra's first days and weeks in Project Big

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Credits: Cover picture Adam Ondra | ao productions

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