climbing Zen

Today 8a.nu wrote about the second ascent of “Open Air” by “Adam Ondra”. This Route first done by “Alexander Huber” back in 1996 is graded 9a+ and is therefore one of the hardest routes on this planet. Its incredible that Alexander did this in 1996 almost 10 years before “La Rambla Extension” was climbed, which is together with “Realization”,( climbed in 2001 ) considered the benchmark route for the grade. I wonder why this achievement isn`t mentioned much in climbing history yet. Even if it seems old news , Adams repeat is the first ever after “12″ years, and with many top climbers having tried this route, it speaks for Alexanders skills for it self. This is definitely my first awesome of the day.

Now to “Adam Ondra” the young Czech who now has nearly climbed all routes harder than 9a i know. I can’t say what an deep inspiration he is to me at the moment. He goes to a climbing route, so hard only a hand full climbers on the world are able to do it and gets to the top in almost no time. When others are working weeks, months or years he just gets there and sends it. Totally fucking unbelievable awesome. He’s definitely defining a new standard in climbing at the moment.

Now enough fanboytalk for the day