Adam Ondra: first ascent Schengen 11- in home Karst (CZ)

smIn spite of rather not pleasant weather in Central Europe, Czech youngster Adam Ondra has recorded the first ascent of his route 11-, that he had sent the last Saturday (Jan 26, 2008) in home Sloup, the most popular limestone area, in Moravian Karst, close to Brno, (East of Czech).

He writes, it is "something between 10 and 11 UIAA  - it depends extremely on friction".

It is in the sector Evropa, the route is overhanging, 14 m long, with boulder problem character.

Adam´s record of the route on CzechClimbing.com (in Czech): Schengen

The free topo of Sloup climbing area in GUIDE section on CzechClimbing.com: Sloup

Several relevant onsights appeared in Adam´s diary on CzechClimbing.com from the beging of this year and the end of the last year, that he sent in St.  Legere du Ventoux, France. The route En Voir Dure Simone recorded as 8b+/8c is according to someones  may be even 8c. The another 8b+/8c is A.O.C. La Baleine, that Adam also sent in onsight style.

For more look in Adam´s diary: Diary - Ondra Adam (dipsy)


CzechClimbing.com   [edit] 12:53 28.01.2008

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 date17:22:53 28.01.2008
November or January?
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 Re: date07:29:17 29.01.2008
January, thanks for the correction.
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