Adam Ondra (born February 5, 1993) is a Czech professional
rock climber
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, specializing in
lead climbing
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and
bouldering
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. In 2013, ''
Rock & Ice
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'' described Ondra as a
prodigy
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** Chess prodigy, a child who can beat experienced adult players at chess
Arts, entertainment, and ...
and the leading climber of his generation.
Ondra is the only male athlete to have won
World Championship
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titles in both disciplines in the same year (2014) and is also the only male athlete to have won the
World Cup
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series in both disciplines (lead climbing in 2009, 2015, and 2019 and bouldering in 2010).
At age 13, Ondra had climbed his first route graded . ''Rock & Ice'' reported that by 2011, Ondra was "
onsight
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ing 5.14c's by the handful" and, by 2013, had "more or less repeated every hard route in the world—easily".
As of November 2018, Ondra had climbed 1,550 routes between grades and , of which one was a , three were , and three were onsights of .
Ondra is the
first
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climber to
redpoint
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a route with a proposed grade of (''
Silence
Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the c ...
'', 2017),
the
first-ever climber to redpoint a route (''Change'', 2012),
the
first-ever to
flash
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** Flash (Barry Allen)
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a route (''Supercrackinette'', 2018), and the second ever to onsight a route (''Cabane au Canada'', 2013).
According to ''
The Economist
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,'' Ondra is "regarded as possibly the best climber ever to fondle rock".
Climbing career
Early years
Ondra started climbing at the age of six; his parents are climbers, and they shared their passion with him. In 1999, at age six, in
Rovinj
Rovinj (; it, Rovigno; Istriot: or ; grc, Ρυγίνιον, Rygínion; la, Ruginium) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,294 (2011). Located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, it is a p ...
, Croatia, Ondra climbed a route with bolts every half meter. He quickly rose to fame, appearing in climbing magazines as his accomplishments became both more impressive and frequent:
* In 2001, (at age eight), he onsighted routes.
* In 2002, (at age nine), he onsighted and redpointed .
* In 2003, (at age ten), he onsighted .
* In 2004, (at age eleven), he onsighted and redpointed .
* In 2005, (at age twelve), he onsighted .
* In 2006, (at age thirteen), he managed to redpoint his first , ''Martin Krpan'' at
Misja Pec.
Climbing competitions
In 2007 and 2008, he won the
IFSC World Youth Championship, category Youth B. In 2009, at age sixteen, Ondra competed for the first time in the
Lead Climbing World Cup, finishing ahead of Spanish
Patxi Usobiaga and Japanese
Sachi Amma
Indrani (Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी, IAST: ''Indrāṇī, lit.'' Indra's queen), also known as Shachi (Sanskrit: शची, IAST: ''Śacī''), is the queen of the Deva (Hinduism), devas in Hinduism. Described as tantalisingly beauti ...
. In 2010, he won the
Bouldering World Cup, beating Austrian climber
Kilian Fischhuber
Kilian Fischhuber (born 1 August 1983) is a professional Austrian sport climber and rock climber. He participated in bouldering and lead climbing competitions. From 2005 to 2011, he won five Bouldering World Cups. No other male climber was ever a ...
and Tsukuru Hori from Japan, becoming the first athlete in history to win the World Cup in both disciplines (lead and bouldering).
Ondra failed to qualify for the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
at the
2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships, the 16th edition, were held in Hachioji, Japan from 11 to 21 August 2019. The championships consisted of lead, speed, bouldering, and combined events. The paraclimbing event was held separately from ...
, as he was disqualified for accidentally toeing a bolt during the lead climbing portion of the combined event. However, at the Olympic qualifying event in Toulouse later that year, he managed to secure a place in the Olympic Games, despite falling ill after reaching the finals of the event.
In April 2021 Ondra won gold in the bouldering discipline at the IFSC World Cup in
Meiringen
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, Switzerland. This marked his 20th World Cup gold medal. In August 2021, Ondra finished in sixth place at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
.
Rock climbing
During a March 2011 trip to Spain, Ondra became the
second-ever person to onsight a route, after
Patxi Usobiaga. On October 4, 2012, Ondra redpointed ''Change'' in the Hanshelleren Cave,
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
, Norway, the
world's first-ever route to receive a grade of .
On February 7, 2013, Ondra ascended ''
La Dura Dura
''La Dura Dura'' is a sport climbing route on the limestone cliffs at Peramola, a village in Oliana, Spain. The route was bolted and developed by American climber Chris Sharma in 2009 who had almost given up believing he could climb it until a ...
'' in
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
,
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
, Spain, his second after ''Change''. He worked on this project with American climber
Chris Sharma
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 23 April, 1981) is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. He dominated sport climbing for the decade after his 2001 ascent of '' Real ...
, and the first ascent took Ondra nine weeks.
On February 9, 2013, two days after ''La Dura Dura'', Ondra succeeded in the second ascent of the route, ''Fight or flight'', first climbed by Sharma in 2011.
On July 9, 2013, Ondra realized the
second-ever onsight of a route in history, after
Alexander Megos
Alexander Megos (born 12 August 1993) is a German rock climber. He was the first climber to on-sight (climb on the first try without prior practice or advice) a route graded . He has completed multiple routes and boulder problems that are not ...
, with the ascent of ''Cabane au Canada'' in Rawyl, Switzerland.
On November 21, 2016, Ondra completed the second free ascent of the 1,000-metre granite route, ''The Dawn Wall'', a 32-
pitch grade
big wall climbing route at ''
El Capitan
El Capitan ( es, El Capitán; "the Captain" or "the Chief") is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about from base to summit along its talles ...
'' in the
Yosemite Valley
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. The route was widely regarded as the hardest big wall climbing route in the world. Ondra lead every pitch and completed the project in 8 days (the first ascenders,
Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978) is an American rock climber who has set records in sport climbing, traditional climbing, and in big-wall climbing. Caldwell made the first free ascents of several major routes on El Capitan in Yosemite Natio ...
and
Kevin Jorgeson
Kevin Jorgeson (born October 7, 1984) is an American rock climber. He was one of the first two climbers, alongside his climbing partner Tommy Caldwell, to successfully complete a free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Par ...
alternated leads, and spent 19 days on the wall).
On April 23, 2017, Ondra set a new highpoint for
Black Diamond's ''The Project'' indoor sport route in
Stockholm, Sweden, which is believed to be the hardest in the world.
On September 3, 2017, after about 4 years of dedicated work and training, Ondra climbed ''
Silence
Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the c ...
'', in the Hanshelleren Cave in
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
, Norway. ''Silence'' was the
world's first-ever route to have a proposed grade of .
On February 10, 2018, Ondra completed the
world's first-ever flash of a confirmed route with his ascent of ''Super Crackinette'' in Saint-Léger du Ventoux, France.
Rankings
Climbing World Cup
Climbing World Championships
Youth
Adult
Climbing European Championships
Rock Master
Number of medals in the Climbing European Youth Cup
Lead
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Lead
Bouldering
Single-pitch routes
The table below shows the large number of routes graded or more ascended by Adam Ondra in about 16 years, from August 2, 2002 (when he redpointed his first 8a) to November 10, 2018.
The total number is 1554, of which one was at and 725 were onsighted, including three onsights at and one flash at .
Redpoint
:
:*
''Silence'' (originally known as ''Project hard'') -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
NOR) - September 3, 2017 - First ascent, and world's
first-ever proposed route (the grade has to be confirmed).
:
:* ''Zvěřinec (Menagerie)'' -
Holštejn (
CZE) - November 20, 2022 - First ascent - Adam claims this as his hardest 9b+ and therefore the second hardest route of his life.
:*''Vasil Vasil'' -
Sloup v Čechách (
CZE) - December 4, 2013 - First ascent
:* ''
La Dura Dura
''La Dura Dura'' is a sport climbing route on the limestone cliffs at Peramola, a village in Oliana, Spain. The route was bolted and developed by American climber Chris Sharma in 2009 who had almost given up believing he could climb it until a ...
'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 7, 2013 - First ascent
:* ''Change'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
) - October 4, 2012 - First ascent, and the world's
first-ever route.
:
:* ''Wonderland'' - Arco (ITA) - March 2022 - First ascent. Ondra graded the route 9b/9b+ or hard 9b, making it the hardest route in Italy.
:* ''Bomba'' - Arco (ITA) - March 2022 - First ascent
:* ''The Lonely Mountain'' - Arco (ITA) - December 2021. Second ascent after
Stefano Ghisolfi.
:* ''Taurus'' - Býčí skála (
CZE) - December 2021 - First Ascent
:* ''Erebor'' -
Arco (
ITA) - November 2021
:* ''Neanderthal'' -
Santa Linya
Les Avellanes i Santa Linya is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, design ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 12, 2019
:* ''Disbelief'' - Acephale (
CAN) - July 20, 2018 - First ascent
:* ''Eagle-4'' - St. Léger (
FRA) - February 13, 2018 - First ascent
:* ''One Slap'' -
Arco (
ITA) - November 13, 2017 - First ascent
:* ''Move Hard'' - Flatanger (
NOR) - July 10, 2017 - First ascent (link-up of two neighboring routes; through first crux of ''Move'' into second crux of ''Silence'', at the time known as ''Project Hard'')
:* ''Lapsus'' - Andonno (
ITA) - April 20, 2017 - Second ascent
:* ''Queen Line'' - Laghel (
Arco,
ITA) - April 19, 2017 - First ascent
:* ''Mamichula'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 8, 2017 - First ascent
:* ''Robin Ud'' - Alternativna stena (
) - October 5, 2016 - First ascent
:* ''Stoking the Fire'' -
Santa Linya
Les Avellanes i Santa Linya is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, design ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 19, 2016 - Second ascent of
Chris Sharma
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's route
:* ''C.R.S.'' -
Mollans sur Ouvèze (
FRA) - November 2, 2015 - First ascent
:* ''First Round First Minute'' -
Margalef (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 3, 2014 - Second ascent of
Chris Sharma
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 23 April, 1981) is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. He dominated sport climbing for the decade after his 2001 ascent of '' Real ...
's route
:* ''Move'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
NOR) - August 20, 2013 - First ascent. Ondra graded the route "9b/9b+, or just hard 9b". Repeated on June 17, 2019 by
Seb Bouin, who later on upgraded the route to 9b+.
:* ''Iron Curtain'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(NOR) - August 3, 2013 - First ascent
:* ''Fight or flight'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 9, 2013 - Second ascent of Chris Sharma's route (2011)
:* ''La planta de Shiva'' -
Villanueva del Rosario (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - April 22, 2011 - First ascent
:* ''Chilam Balam'' -
Villanueva del Rosario (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - April 13, 2011 - Second ascent (however Bernabe Fernandez's first ascent is not confirmed)
:* ''Chaxi Raxi'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 27, 2011 - First ascent of Chaxi direct start
:* ''La Capella'' -
Siurana (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 16, 2011 - First ascent
:* ''Golpe de Estado'' -
Siurana (ESP) - March 13, 2010 - Second ascent of Chris Sharma's route (2008)
:
:*''Bohemian Rhapsody'' - Velká (
CZE) - April, 2020 - First Ascent
:*''Catxasa'' - Santa Linya (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 10, 2019
:*''Czech trip'' - Mavrovi Anovi (
MKD) - October 19, 2018 - First Ascent
:*''Sacrifice'' - Echo Canyon (
CAN) - July 23, 2018 - First ascent
:*''Stone Butterfly'' - Herculane (
ROU) - May 15, 2018 - First ascent
:*''Underground Dreaming'' -
Arco (
ITA) - February 24, 2018 - First ascent
:*''Super Crackinette'' - Saint-Léger du Ventoux (
FRA) - February 10, 2018 - Flash
:*''Naturalmente'' - Camaiore (
ITA) - April 21, 2017 - First ascent
:*''Ultimatum'' - Massone (
Arco, (
ITA) - April 19, 2017 - third ascent
:*''Predator'' - Bohemian Karst (
CZE) - November 19, 2015 - first ascent, the hardest route in Bohemia
:*''Three Degrees of Separation'' -
Céüse (
FRA) - July 27, 2015 - second ascent of Chris Sharma's route (2007)
:*''
Realization'' -
Céüse (
FRA) - July 22, 2014 - tenth ascent
:*''Ini Ameriketan'' - Baltzola (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - May 9, 2014
:*''Hell Racer'' - Hell (
NOR) - September 22, 2013 - first ascent
:*''Kangaroo's Limb'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
NOR) - September 21, 2013 - first ascent
:*''Torture Physique Integrale'' -
Gastlosen (
CHE) - July 7, 2013 - first ascent
:*''Power Inverter'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - January 25, 2013 - second ascent of Chris Sharma's route (2010)
:*''Thor's Hammer'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
NOR) - July 8, 2012 - first ascent (now downgraded to 9a)
:*''Jungle Boogie'' -
Céüse (
FRA) - June 7, 2012 - first ascent
:*''Perlorodka'' -
Holstejn (
Moravsky Kras,
CZE) - September 6, 2011 - first ascent
:*''Overshadow'' -
Malham Cove
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(
) - May 16, 2011 - Second ascent of
Steve McClure
Steve McClure (born 25 July 1970) is a British rock climber and climbing author, who is widely regarded as Britain's leading and most important sport climber for a period that extends for over two decades, starting from the late 1990s. In 2017, h ...
's route
:*''Chaxi'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 21, 2011 - first ascent of Chris Sharma's project
:*''Obrint el sistema'' - Santa Ana (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 14, 2011 - first ascent of Daniel Andrada's project
:*''L'étrange ivresse des lenteurs'' -
Céüse (
FRA) - September 4, 2010 - First ascent
:*''Goldrake'' -
Cornalba
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(
ITA) - April 6, 2010 - first ascent
:*''Marina Superstar'' -
Domusnovas (
ITA) - October 20, 2009 - first ascent
:*''Corona'' -
Frankenjura (
DEU) - June 7, 2009 - second ascent of Markus Bock's route (2006)
:*''Papichulo'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 24, 2009 - second ascent of Chris Sharma's route (2008)
:*''Open Air'' -
Schleierwasserfall (
AUT
AUT may refer to the following.
Locations
*Austria (ISO 3166-1 country code)
*Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town, Benin
*Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, Greece
*Airstrip on Atauro Island, East Timor (IATA airport code)
Organizations
*Arriva ...
) - November 17, 2008 - second ascent of
Alexander Huber
Alexander Huber (born 30 December 1968), is a German rock climber and mountaineer. He became a professional climber in 1997, and was widely regarded as the world's strongest climber in the late-1990s, and is an important figure in rock climbin ...
's route (1996)
:*''
La Rambla'' -
Siurana (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 10, 2008 - sixth ascent
On-sight
:
:*''Super Crackinette '' - Saint Léger (FRA) - February 10, 2018 -
First-ever 9a+ flash in history.
:
:*''
TCT'' - Gravere (ITA) - July 11, 2014
:* ''Il Domani'' - Baltzola (ESP) - May 3, 2014
:* ''Cabane au Canada'' - Rawyl (
) - July 9, 2013 -
Second-ever 9a onsight in history
:
:*''Blut und Honig'' -
Höllental (
AUT
AUT may refer to the following.
Locations
*Austria (ISO 3166-1 country code)
*Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town, Benin
*Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, Greece
*Airstrip on Atauro Island, East Timor (IATA airport code)
Organizations
*Arriva ...
) - September 30, 2019
:*''Just Do It'' - Smith Rock (Oregon, USA) - November 12, 2018
:*''C'est la vie'' - Alternatívna stena (
SVK) - October 5, 2016
:*''Super Plafond'' - Volx (
FRA) - July 6, 2014
:*''Chambao'' - Baltzola (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - May 7, 2013
:*''Pure Imagination'' -
Red River Gorge
The Red River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky. Geologically it is part of the Pottsville Escarpment.
The gorge lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest and was subsequently designated the Red River Gorge ...
(USA) - November 1, 2012
:*''Golden Ticket'' -
Red River Gorge
The Red River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky. Geologically it is part of the Pottsville Escarpment.
The gorge lies within the Daniel Boone National Forest and was subsequently designated the Red River Gorge ...
(USA) - November 1, 2012
:*''Muy Verdes'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
NOR) - July 11, 2012
:*''Eye of Odin'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
NOR) - July 8, 2012
:*''Deltaplane Man Direct'' - Entraygues (
FRA) - May 31, 2012
:*''Bella Regis'' - Bus De Vela (
ITA) - April 7, 2012
:*''L'Avaro'' - Tetto di
Sarre (
ITA) - July 13, 2011
:*''La Rubia'' -
Villanueva del Rosario (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - April 13, 2011
:*''Blanquita'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 27, 2011
:*''Mind Control'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 20, 2011
:*''Powerade'' - Vadiello (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 9, 2011
:*''Bizi Euskaraz'' -
Etxauri (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 7, 2011
:*''Kidetasunaren balio erantsia'' -
Etxauri (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 6, 2011 -
Second-ever 8c+ onsight in history after ''Bizi Euskaraz'' by Patxi Usobiaga in 2007
:
:* ''Aktion Talon'' -
Höllental (
AUT
AUT may refer to the following.
Locations
*Austria (ISO 3166-1 country code)
*Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town, Benin
*Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, Greece
*Airstrip on Atauro Island, East Timor (IATA airport code)
Organizations
*Arriva ...
) - June 29, 2013
:* ''Into the Wild'' -
Jaén (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 16, 2013
:* ''Terapia de Grito'' -
Cuenca (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 13, 2013
:* ''El Calvario del Sicario'' -
Cuenca (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 10, 2013
:* ''Nordic Flower'' -
Flatanger
Flatanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lauvsnes. Other villages include Jøssund, Hasvåg, and Vik.
The municipality is the 2 ...
(
NOR) - July 9, 2012
:* ''Scoglio de Capri'' - Bus De Vela (
ITA) - April 7, 2012
:* ''Iluzija'' - Kotecnik (
SVN) - April 5, 2012
:* ''5 Uve'' -
Arco (
ITA) - June 27, 2011
:* ''Bat Route'' -
Malham Cove
Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation north of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago. Today it is a ...
(
GBR) - May 16, 2011
:* ''Carbunco'' -
Archidona
Archidona is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the center of the comarca of Nororiental de Málaga and the head of the judicial district that bears its name ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - April 23, 2011
:* ''Kalliste'' -
Archidona
Archidona is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It is the center of the comarca of Nororiental de Málaga and the head of the judicial district that bears its name ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - April 23, 2011
:* ''Fuck the police'' -
Etxauri (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 6, 2011
:* ''Dures Limites'' -
Céüse (
FRA) - August 10, 2010
:* ''Smoke'' - Pierrot beach (
FRA) - August 5, 2010
:* ''Home Sweet Home'' - Pierrot beach (
FRA) - August 5, 2010
:* ''Guère d'usure'' -
Claret
Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...
(
FRA) - January 29, 2010
:* ''Super Samson'' -
Claret
Bordeaux wine ( oc, vin de Bordèu, french: vin de Bordeaux) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the ...
(
FRA) - January 29, 2010
:* ''Gora Guta Gutarak'' -
Kalymnos
Kalymnos ( el, Κάλυμνος) is a Greek island and municipality in the southeastern Aegean Sea. It belongs to the Dodecanese island chain, between the islands of Kos (south, at a distance of ) and Leros (north, at a distance of less than ): ...
(
) - May 22, 2009
:* ''Una Vida Nomada'' - Covolo (
ITA) - April 21, 2009
:* ''Nagay'' - Covolo (
ITA) - April 21, 2009
:* ''L'espiadimondis'' -
Margalef (
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - March 2, 2009
:* ''Los Humildes Pa Casa'' -
Oliana
Oliana is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir.
There is a factory of domestic electrical appliances in the town, and the presence of ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 24, 2009
:* ''Métaphysique Des Tubes'' -
Seynes (
FRA) - February 21, 2009
:* ''Absinth'' -
Sparchen (
AUT
AUT may refer to the following.
Locations
*Austria (ISO 3166-1 country code)
*Agongointo-Zoungoudo Underground Town, Benin
*Aktio–Preveza Undersea Tunnel, Greece
*Airstrip on Atauro Island, East Timor (IATA airport code)
Organizations
*Arriva ...
) - August 16, 2008
:* ''Rollito Sharma Extension'' -
Santa Linya
Les Avellanes i Santa Linya is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, design ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 7, 2008
:* ''Digital System'' -
Santa Linya
Les Avellanes i Santa Linya is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, design ...
(
ESP
ESP most commonly refers to:
* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
ESP may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment Music
* ESP Guitars, a manufacturer of electric guitars
* E.S. Posthumus, an independent music group formed in 2000, ...
) - February 5, 2008
Boulder problems
Ondra won the
bouldering
Bouldering is a form of free climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses. While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help se ...
gathering
Melloblocco in 2008, 2009 2010 and 2011.
He climbed 293 boulder problems between and .
Namely:
:* 4 8C+/V16
:* 10 8C/V15
:* 31 8B+/V14
:* 57 8B/V13
:* 76 8A+/V12
:* 115 8A/V11
:
:* ''Brutal Rider'' -
Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst ( cs, Moravský kras) is a karst landscape and protected landscape area to the north of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 cav ...
(
CZE) - May 25, 2020 - First ascent
:* ''Ledoborec'' -
Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst ( cs, Moravský kras) is a karst landscape and protected landscape area to the north of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 cav ...
(CZE) - May 24, 2020 - First ascent
:* ''Gioia'' -
Varazze
Varazze (; lij, Väze) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region of Liguria, located about west of Genoa and about northeast of Savona in the Riviera di Ponente. Nearby in the Ligurian Apennines is the Mon ...
(
ITA) - December 6, 2011 - Second ascent of
Christian Core's boulder (2008)
:* ''Terranova'' -
Holštejn (
Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst ( cs, Moravský kras) is a karst landscape and protected landscape area to the north of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 cav ...
, CZE) - November 10, 2011 - First ascent, traverse
:
:* ''Vrtule'' -
Holštejn (
Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst ( cs, Moravský kras) is a karst landscape and protected landscape area to the north of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 cav ...
,
CZE) - October 13, 2017 - First ascent,
:
:* ''Nunavut'' - Sloup (
Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst ( cs, Moravský kras) is a karst landscape and protected landscape area to the north of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It encompasses a number of notable geological features, including roughly 1100 cav ...
), (
CZE) - November 15, 2019 - First ascent
:* ''Pučmeloun'' - Sloup (Moravian Karst), (CZE) - November 15, 2019 - First ascent
:* ''Ghost Rider'' - (Moravian Karst), (CZE) - September 24, 2019 - Second ascent
:* ''Cháron'' - Petrohrad (Mlýnský vrch), (CZE) - October 15, 2011 - First ascent
:* ''Practice of the Wild'' -
Magic Wood (
CHE) - October 1, 2011 -
Chris Sharma
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 23 April, 1981) is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. He dominated sport climbing for the decade after his 2001 ascent of '' Real ...
's boulder (2004)
:* ''Pata ledovce'' -
Holštejn (Moravian Karst, CZE) - September 6, 2011 - First ascent
:* ''Monkey Wedding'' -
Rocklands (
ZAF) - August 14, 2011 - Third ascent of
Fred Nicole
Fred Nicole (born 21 May 1970) is a Swiss rock climber known for his first ascents of extreme sport climbing routes, and also for pioneering the development of standards and techniques in modern bouldering in the 1990s and early 2000s; he is consi ...
's boulder (2002)
:* ''From The Dirt Grows the Flowers'' -
Chironico
Chironico is a former municipality located in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012, it was incorporated into the municipality of Faido along with the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Ca ...
(
CHE) - November 30, 2010 -
Dave Graham's boulder (2005)
:* ''Big Paw'' - Chironico (CHE) - November 29, 2010 - Third ascent of Dave Graham's boulder (2008)
Multi-pitch routes
* ''The Dawn Wall'' -
El Capitan
El Capitan ( es, El Capitán; "the Captain" or "the Chief") is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is about from base to summit along its talles ...
(
USA
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
) - 3,000 feet (915 meters) tall - 32 pitches, at least two of which graded . Described as the hardest big wall in the world.
:: January 14, 2015 - Redpointed by
Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978) is an American rock climber who has set records in sport climbing, traditional climbing, and in big-wall climbing. Caldwell made the first free ascents of several major routes on El Capitan in Yosemite Natio ...
and
Kevin Jorgeson
Kevin Jorgeson (born October 7, 1984) is an American rock climber. He was one of the first two climbers, alongside his climbing partner Tommy Caldwell, to successfully complete a free climb of the Dawn Wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Par ...
in 19 days, after 7 years of mapping.
:: November 21, 2016 - Redpointed by Adam Ondra in 8 days, after a few weeks of practicing the already mapped ascent.
* ''Mora Mora'' - Tsaranoro Atsimo (
) - October 10, 2010 - First free ascent
* ''Bravo Les Filles'' - Tsaranoro Kelly (
MDG
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millenniu ...
) - October 7, 2010
* ''Tough Enough Original'' - Karambony (
MDG
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millenniu ...
) - October 4, 2010 - First free ascent
* ''Tough Enough'' - Karambony (
MDG
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 that had been established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000, following the adoption of the United Nations Millenniu ...
) - September 30, 2010 - First free ascent
* ''Hotel Supramonte'' - Gole di Gorroppu (ITA) - October 18, 2008 - First onsight ascent
* ''Ali Baba'' - Paroi Derobée (
Aiglun,
FRA) - 2008 - Second ascent
* ''WoGü'' -
Rätikon
The Rätikon is a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, located at the border between Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein and Graubünden. It is the geological border between the Eastern and Western Alps and stretches from the Montafon as far as ...
(
CHE) - July 26, 2008 - First free ascent of ''Beat Kammerlanders route (1997)
* ''Zub za zub'' - Rätikon (CHE) - July 29, 2007 - First free ascent
* ''Silbergeier'' - Rätikon (CHE) - July 27, 2007
Filmography
* ''The Fanatic Search'' - 2009 - Produced by Work Less Climb More and Laurent Triay
* ''Progression'' - 2009 - by Josh Lowell - Produced by
Big UP Productions
Big UP Productions is an American film production company based in New York City who are particularly known for work in the area of rock climbing. The company is led by Josh Lowell, and films include titles such as: ''Rampage'' (1999), ''Dosage Vo ...
*''The Wizard's Apprentice'' - 2012 - Directed by Petr Pavlíček - Produced b
Bernartwood- 110'
*''Reel Rock Tour 7'' - 2012 - Produced by
Big UP Productions
Big UP Productions is an American film production company based in New York City who are particularly known for work in the area of rock climbing. The company is led by Josh Lowell, and films include titles such as: ''Rampage'' (1999), ''Dosage Vo ...
*''La Dura Complete: The Hardest Rock Climb In The World'' - 2014 - Part o
Reel Rock 7by Big Up Productions
*''Change'' - 2014 - Directed by Petr Pavlíček - Produced b
Bernartwood-
*''Silence—The Story of Adam Ondra and the World's First 5.15d - 2018 -'' by Bernardo Giménez - Produced by AO Production s.r.o.
*Ondra is also producing his own video series about qualifying and competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics, released on YouTube, called ''Road to Tokyo''.
Books
* JAROS, Martin; ONDRA, Adam. ''Adam Ondra: lezec telem i dusi''. Albatros, 2019. 200 p.
* ONDRA, Adam; GIMENEZ, Bernardo; BIBA, Lukas. ''Adam Ondra Book''. AO Production, 2019. 223 p.
Awards
* 2008
Salewa Rock Award
* 2010 Salewa Rock Award
* 2011 Salewa Rock Award
* 2013 Salewa Rock Award
See also
*
History of rock climbing
In the history of rock climbing, the three main sub-disciplines: bouldering, single-pitch climbing, and big wall (or multi-pitch) climbing can trace their origins to late 19th-century Europe. Bouldering started in Fontainebleau, and was advan ...
*
List of first ascents (sport climbing)
In rock climbing, a first free ascent (FFA) is the first documented redpoint, onsight or flash of a single-pitch, big wall (multi-pitch), or boulder route that did not involve using aid equipment to help progression or resting; the ascent must ...
*
Chris Sharma
Chris Omprakash Sharma (born 23 April, 1981) is an American rock climber who is considered one of the greatest and most influential climbers in the history of the sport. He dominated sport climbing for the decade after his 2001 ascent of '' Real ...
, American rock climber
*
Sébastien Bouin
Sébastien Bouin, nicknamed Seb Bouin, (born 7 April 1993) is a French rock climber born in Draguignan. By 2022, Bouin was regarded as one of the strongest sport climbers in the world, being only the second-ever climber to establish a route gra ...
, French rock climber, frequent climbing-partner with Ondra
References
External links
*
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*
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1993 births
Living people
Czech rock climbers
Sport climbing
Sportspeople from Brno
Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic sport climbers of the Czech Republic