Climbing Challenge by Adam Ondra: Set a Boulder Problem That Others Will Fail On
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I invited @magmidt, @WilliamBosi and @Pete_Whittaker to the brand-new climbing gym Hangar Ostrava in Czechia. ⚡ We had a totally full house in the gym, with lots of climbers eager to climb the first boulderproblems of the gym and enjoying the side events! We even had an extraordinary visitor from the world of MMA - the owner and promoter of the great MMA organization @oktagonmma - Ondřej Novotný, who fought a boulder called "Omoplata" - that was technical and the use of hands was almost pointless.
And the main exhibition came! ⭐ Each of us set a specific boulder problem, and each of us has built a boulder that fits our own style, hoping that the others would not be able to send it. How did this challenge full of strength moves, crimps, hard cracks @WideBoyz, small pinches and tricky slopers by @Euroholds turn out?
Watch the new video, and tell me which boulder you liked the most in the comments!
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Grand opening of gym Hangar Ostrava in Czechia
02:00 - Adam invited @magmidt, @WilliamBosi and @Pete_Whittaker to a contest
02:10 - Pete Whittaker describes his boulder problem choice
02:48 - Will Bosi describes his boulder problem choice
03:17 - Magnus Midtbo describes his boulder problem choice
04:00 - Adam Ondra describes his boulder problem choice
06:20 - Adam meets Ondřej Novotný from @oktagonmma
08:33 - Ondra tries to solve the "Omoplata" boulder
09:45 - Pete schooling crack climbing
10:55 - Climbing contest begins
11:00 - Boulder no. 1 by @magmidt
14:00 - Boulder no. 2 by @WilliamBosi
16:40 - Boulder no. 3 by @Pete_Whittaker
22:03 - Boulder no. 4 by @AdamOndra
25:00 - Winner announcement and ceremony
26:50 - Outro
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Thanks for the invite Adam, what a pleasure to set and climb alongside you 3 beasts 😀 you're all a bunch of legends 💪 cheers
I want to know Petes favourite type of frog
It was a solid O Zero 😊
Thanks for visiting and teaching your crack skills here in the Hangar. You set an absolutely amazing boulder, Pete. I really enjoyed it! Let's spread more cracks to the climbing world.
Hope the routesetters on World Cups are watching that crack climbing can be an excellent show!!!
what a party, love you guys!!!
Can we get Pete to do a clinic with the IFSC setters? They make plenty of cool stuff, but I'd love to see some crack climbing like that at a World Cup comp!
Best moments for me are: 1. Adam mantling his foot 2. Will’s look at his fingers after sending his own boulder 3. Pete chalking up his knee
4. Pete opening his champagne cork decades after the others and being publicly exposed by the entertainer
5. Adam showing the crack beta, laying on the ground with his feet in the air like a helpless turtle
6. Adam setting the most ridiculous boulder only he could complete
6.1 Dat dropknee
Seriously that mantel Adam did crazy as fuck
that foot holding mantle was insane
Wtf..... a heelhook on a mantle? :O
And Pete got it too, just couldn't press enough of the next hold as he's shorter and probably was all pumped out at that point. Adam is in his own league, though but all these guys are elite.
a hantle?
That was one of the craziest moves I’ve ever seen.
This guy really mantled on his own foot. Next level
For someone that hasn't climbed competitively in so long, was wild to see Magnus go as hard as he did next to people who are still pushing their limits. Fun vid, amazing effort
Yes, he was expecting to get his ass kicked but, as ever, he went as hard as he could. I thought he looked rather tense & nervous though. To be fair, I don't think Pete has competed since he was a teenager but I know what you mean. He's absolutely the best in the world at what he does
Magnus is a hell of a lot stronger than many people, and himself sometimes, give him credit for. He peaked at 9a+/b and onsighted 8c+ in 2013 when only 4 other people had made 8c+ or higher onsights, including Ondra and Megos.
@@static_motion Sure but he's nowhere near that sort of shape now
@@boogaloo4640 It's not like he's been slacking either though. He's been pushing his physical ability (even if not strictly in climbing) all while continuing to climb at a fairly high level. It should also be considered that he's 5 years older than Ondra, which also counts for a lot in a sport that pushes the body as hard as climbing does.
He still looked a little pissed he didn't win in the end I thought. Showing the competitive fire will always be there haha
Adam mantling on this own foot/knee might be the most batshit crazy thing I've ever seen in climbing
Agreed.
Still making new moves to this day!
It also shows how he's great at adapting. Magnus wanted a mantle and Adam noticed he wouldn't be able to get that in three tries. And he adjusted to the crack climbing really well, even when it isn't something he does a lot. It's insane how good he is at reading problems, seeing as Pete hadn't climbed the route yet.
thanks again for inviting me! was such a great event!!!
You welcome mate!
You're awesome, man!
Loved seeing all you non-Czech folks just smile unknowingly while everyone else speaks haha
Thank you for coming
Was it relaxing compared to adršpach ? :D
My favorite part is when Will is introducing his boulder and he says, "...it will make people really try," but the closed captions say, "make people cry."
😂
Pete‘s Boulder was a work of art. How do you Even come up whith moves like that.
Pretty standard wide pony and such. They used to teach those in kindergarten..
/s
Crack
I've always said that Pete is one of the best routesetters. So many videos of him setting on his channel and others show just how creative he is with making unique moves.
Only the mind of a crackhead.
That's what spending years in your own climbing cave does to you
Adam is just on another level. Can't believe how easy he made Will's problem look (especially since he says he is "weak on crimps") and the mantle move on Magnus' problem 🤯
Adam being "weak" at something really means he's merely world class at it and not superhuman.
and the problem that Adam set?!?! I think he made a problem no one in the world can do but him
ppls don't realize how hard this actually is, they make it look easy but it is ridiculously hard to hold your whole body weight with very little support
Drop knee is insane as well
@@vasia_is yeah, and he called that part a 'basic' easy top 🤣
I love Pete's enthusiasm when introducing children to crack
Adam's positivity is infectious. Can't help but smile whenever he's talking to someone.
Oh yeah. His wrist warm up flippy circle thing in the video I think it was with the wide boyz always makes me smile. Just thinking about it makes me smile.
Alex Hannold it,s the same , but much more confident :)
This doesn't meen that i don't like Adam .. ❤
Love Pete, can hold his body weight in a hand jam for hours but can't pop the cork off a bottle with his thumb :) My favourite person ever.
My favorite part was all their reactions to opening the champagne on the mats like it was blasphemy.
4:16 "complex boulder with different styles" is what adam ondra considers his strength over the others. The thinking behind this: I am just better in everything. So, if I mix everything, everyone will fail somewhere except for me haha
and it worked
it's crazy how good he is, I've seen him do that foot mantle before and it always blows my mind how he incorporates it
Where when? That blew my mind. Surprised it wasn't the first.@@spacevadr10
Great way to think, logic in the madness
The overhead drop knee in the middle section was a work of art
Magnus: I'm gonna set a one handed mantle
Adam: hold my foot
Coming from Magnus here, I'm surprised how humble he is. He said he'd be awful at this competition but he kept up really well. He seems to underestimate himself a lot
Reminds me of good will hunting. "There are only a handful of people in the world who can tell the difference between you and me but I'm one of them"
They are all at another level, but as god as Magnus is, he knows he can't win this. He is a legend still. Done so much for the sport.
Magnus is a narcissist, he claims to be humble but tries to show off with every possible occasion
He likes entertaining people. When he shows off it's for good fun. Like when he's with juji and does the grip strength tests. Everyone has fun around him and so does he, trying to push his hardest. Even if it's "showing off"
That's just normal Norwegian things
@@ciaochrystusa4778where does this mindset come from? Is there a particular moment that leaped out to you? Because I've seen Magnus trying and failing a lot of shit on camera and he still uploads it, and he also hangs out with a lot of climbers who are better than he is, and he won't hesitate to admit it. That seems like the opposite of narcissism. That said, he's great at what he does, and that's why people watch him, so if he shows off for the audience, can you blame him? It's literally his job. It's like saying a powerlifter is showing off by benching 495 - people wouldn't watch if he didn't. He's competitive but he doesn't put other people down.
Magnus didn't stand a chance with his shirt on! Fun aside, great event. Next time include Jakob Schubert if you can, would be awesome
Magnus knew it was over for everyone if he took his shirt off hahaha, he'd be unstoppable..
Adam's problem was completely bonkers. It's frightening to think the human mind could even conceive of some of those moves. True legend of the sport.
These routes are so much better then we usually see - this should be the new format.
a set and send league would be fun to watch, tho logistically problematic i imagine
I’d like to see Ai Mori (grit), Jana (tech), Brooke (all round) and Bertone (balance) do this same format - would be sooooo good
If it was really competitive and not just for fun though, you'd have to have a lot of well thought out and complex set of rules as well.
E.g. Ai Mori has had boulders where she could barely start due to her height and (relatively) weak jumping, and routesetters obviously weren't aiming for that. Imagine if others could deliberately exploit weaknesses like that.
I agree it's an amazing format for collaborations and not strictly competitive environments though.
@@danieltatar7575 I agree 100%, there's so much variance between climber's physical build that it's surprising how close they can compete in the current format. A testament to the route setters' expertise haha. So this kind of competition format would definitely fit more in an exhibition rather than in a real competition, but it would be great because you get to see so many new unique routes and moves since everyone sets to their strengths.
@@MrMystoa women’s version of this would be so sick, Ai Mori with her insane beta, Janjas power, Matilda Söderlund with her superhuman crimping. I’d pay to see that comp
The mantle technique was amazing, and the fact that it almost worked for Pete right there shows that it is a definitely useful technique (not just Adam Ondra level)
Pete has some history with mantles!
czcams.com/video/Bwu144guQyo/video.htmlsi=Cx2GnXFkguXoJieT
The drop knee at 24:23.. WOW
Right? That was INSANE!! lol😅
Great to see Adam inviting top class to Czech Republic to encourage more people in climbing as it is to see them accept it.
Who knows maybe somewhere in that crowd was a kid that will become one of the best in next 20 years
As climbing is very popular sport in Czech Republic, its no wonder that the best climber in the world comes from that country.
Nice comment :)
Jesus Christ, wtf was that beta break by Adam on Magnus' boulder!? My ankle broke and tore every tendon and ligament just from watching this🤯 Do not try this at home, kids😅 Adam's the goat for a reason!
Really fun event to watch, wish I would have been there🙂
I wonder if magnus let a quite big handhold so that adam's move would be possible
@@flooo5071 Magnus is hyper competitive. He wouldn't deliberately give an opportunity. I think the size is necessary to do the one armed mantle the way he did it.
To be fair I mentally broke many more tendons and bones when watching Pete's crack boulder. These guys are all beasts in their own style, but Adam makes all of them work!
@@durabelle yeah tose jams always look heinous as well😅 Maybe I'm just more used to seeing them by now (avid wide boyz watcher), but I've never seen someone use their hands to put more weight on their heel hook like that lol
@@nurfuerdieplaylist Yep, I watch everything on WideBoyz channel too, but somehow the other guys trying those moves looks much more dangerous than when Pete or Tom do them 😆 Even though they've all been visiting the cellar too!
The energy of the people, the collab, the problems, everything makes this video just perfect...
No way!!! You used a heel hook to create a hand hold. That’s insane!!
If you are holding your foot with your hand - is it a foot hold or a hand hold?
@@procerator if you are climbing yourself do you even need a wall?!
@@procerator its a foothold but your foot is a handhold
@@ericlin158 hilarious comment thanks :)
Adam low-key using the competition to hold himself to a higher standard …He is made different.
adam's boulder was really cool. would have liked to see the other 3 give it another go or two.
why did they onlu climb it once?
I assume we didn't get to see the others attempt it more than once because they probably fell down on the very beginning of the problem on their other attempts. That boulder is impossible for anyone that is not called Adam Ondra.
real@@tibor29
I think they even said attempt two for Adam Ondra, so no one got it in one go.
@@thatperson2478 yes they said that, and notice that the author of the boulder is the last one to try it so I assume they edited out the second attempt of the other guys, who tried it before Adam
Will's boulder looks absolutely savage.
yeah! Id need a month of projecting for each of those moves, lol. Imagine linking them all in one go
Wah, every single move is a struggle omg
Yeah and Adam pissed up it for some reason 😮
Adams looked frickin hard too
This really exemplifies the different climbing techniques and styles. Kind of crazy to see how big the difference is between each competitor's strength vs the others. They make it seem so easy on their own specialties, especially Adam and Magnus climbing their own boulders.
I can't believe pete almost pulled off that heel hook!!
The new gym looks incredible! Everyone tried their hardest which is so cool to see. Kudos once more to the AO videographers.
Lol yours and adams competition videos released same day, what a great Monday to wake up to!
"Kids getting into crack.."
"that's what we need"
Yep. Taken out of context it would sound very bad 😆
This is the collaboration I've always been looking forward to! Fantastic video!!
What a joy this video is! Four brilliant climbers and personalities, and most importantly an amazing crowd of inspired climbers enjoying watching these masters at work❤!
It was brilliant to see the struggle of each of the four climbers on the others' insanely specialised climbs😂.
Will's boulder was utterly ridiculous in the best way possible. His finger strength is a force of nature
I thought this gave a really excellent example of how different every climber can be and what a massive difference style and strengths can make to finishing a climb.
Setting the climbs like this to each climbers strengths aslo gave brilliant variety and unique routes. What an awesome format. Great idea really intreresting watch.
10:02 Pete knows whats up. Getting kids into crack early is very important 😅
0:09 Pete trying way harder on the bubbly than with the boulders
Je neuvěřitelné kolik toho Adam pro lezení, komunitu a popularizaci sportu dělá. Je to nejlepší ambasador sportu jakého si dovedu představit. Adame seš borec!
Amazing job guys. All Boulders were brutaly hard, diverse and extremely fun to watch. And the crowd was amazing!
Adam was a monster in this, but so was everyone. Classic Pete making you go upside down in some convoluted way lol
Icreadible that Adam can match the masters of each style. Speaks to the amount he trains his weaknesses to become the well rounded #1 climber.
Adam leveraging on his own foot on Magnus' boulder is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen.
What happened to Jan Hojer? I was so excited about him setting a nasty 1-9 campus boulder or something like that? 😃
Jan had to change his plans at the last minute. Maybe next time, it will happen with him as well! AO Team
I wanted to see more tries on Adam’s boulder
I bet the extra tries looked exactly the same. Once they get to the thumb grippers, they all fall off.
@@abj136 Would still have been interesting to see though
his boulder was on a whole other level compared to the others, I'm not suprised we didn't see more tries 😂
THIS IS WHAT REAL CONTENT IS LIKE! Loved it! Just wow! And congrats on your new gym Adam!
I had a massive smile on my face for this entire video, my cheeks are actually aching. What a wonderful event with brilliant people who evidently enjoyed themselves a huge amount. More please! :)
Will Bosi: i think im going to setup burden of dreams
Great scenes. Loved Adam's foot holding mantle. Will's boulder is 😮
One Climbing shoe ‘hold’ and one ‘basic’ drop knee shows you why the Ondra Grade scale is catching on 😄. What a goat !
Climbing gyms: Don't bring your drinks into climbing area
Also climbing gyms: 25:43
😂
The guys didn’t want to get champage on the mats, but Ondra gave the go-ahead at 25:30 You can practically hear magnus say “if you say so!”
Again a great beta break from Adam on the Mantle
Pure bouldering joy! Thanks to all of you guys - my heroes! And the AO Team for the great production as well.
Who needs superheroes - this is the real "fantastic four"- amazing efforts from everyone involved.
I really feel happy for Adam, I was a lucky man that visited Kotelna with Jakub (Kuba for friends) back in december 2022, I visited the old Hangar and decided to open my own gym in Portugal, which sadly isn't being so sucessful but gives me joy to see so many people in a climbing gym in such fantastic atmosphere. Gives me hope.
Great video
May I ask where in Portugal your climbing gym is located?
@@sonjaredfox Torres Vedras, Higia Climbing :) Its around 40km away from Lisbon
@@SCOclimbingcool 👍 might check it out next time I’m around there
@@sonjaredfox see you around!
Adam using his own shoe as a hold is a biggest flex in climbing I ever saw!
These were all so fun to watch. It’s great to watch the pros have fun too, and see all the crowd support all of them. Content like this really helps lead the incredibly friendly and positive community all across climbing.
I see Magnus has been doing some crack since we last saw him 😆 Really fun vid
Magnus and will managed to set an O1 boulder! Incredible :)
Amazing event! It was great to see how humble and nice these 4 guys are in real life. Thanks, Adam for doing this for the fans and the community
Most entertained climbing I have watched in ages! haven't grinned and laughed that much watching climbing in years! Awesome to see all you guys climbing together and all the awesome different styles! (that drop knee was insane)
Wow Adam just pulled himself up by his own boot... Awesome video, worth the wait. I love the concept, everyone sets their most suited boulder for themselves and Adam beats each at their own game, one after anther, and disguise it as a "competition". Brutal 😂
Best competition ever! Ondra's boulder problem was absolutely amazing both setting and climbing! All of the problems were great such different styles! thank you was a pleasure to watch! :)
Love this format for a competition/showcase! I hope it catches on and happens more often. Congratulations on the new gym!
What a great watch!do more of these “fun” comps with top level climbers. It’s really cool to see the climbers setting the boulders. Would be cool to see the same format with sport routes
this video made me realize i will probably never quit climbing. This energy, the cheering of the crowd, the diversity of the boulders, the passion, everything is so beautiful about it.
Oh my god I've never been so inspired to climb, what an amazing video, the energy at the venue must've been absolutely brilliant. Truly so wonderful to see so many people with such passion come together and just have an amazing time. Thank you for sharing
frigging amazing to watch four huge climbing personalities (online) compete on boulders with such unique styles. It's exciting, knowing that all 4 of them have been to the cellar, and climb really hard outdoors.The moves that came out were insane!
I love EVERYTHING about this video. So positive, so encouraging, so fun, exactly what climbing looks like at its BEST. Thank you Adam Ondra for being not only the greatest climber in the world, but also the greatest role model in the world of climbing :)
Great video - loved the content with all of you and also the new gym looks great!
This had me smiling all the way. Will, too, was grinning throughout it all. That dropped knee on the last boulder was the icing on the cake. Both hilarious and predictable and amazing.
What a great event! I'm really glad that the best climbers in the world show that we all have our own strengths and weaknesses, and that it is often possible to find your own solutions to the climbing routes! I think this is one of the best videos to show to a beginner!
Such a cool way to open the gym! Fantastic route setting and such explosive climbing. Well done!
Awesome competition idea. Very fun to watch. Wish we could have seen all of each competitor’s tries on the boulders though.
I loved this video. I felt like I was there at the party. Couldn't stop smiling the entire time watching these guys having so much fun.
Best competition of the year! You are all legends. Thanks a lot Adam
Fantastic to see you guys in competition with one another. The setting styles made me think this should be an a regular invitational for legends to set and climb against one another.
This was an absolutely brilliant video. It really highlights the fun spirit of the climbing community!
Loved this! Such fun! Super cool boulders as well. So different from each other.
ive been watching youtube for over 15 years and i just now understand how people say that they can be "inspired" by a persons videos. seeing adam's enthusiasm for what he loves to do, and his pure energy has moved me a bit. i havent done something like it in decades, but i'm going to choose a bit of adam and try to imitate it in my life. im not even a rock climber lol
What a brilliant combination of styles! All that was missing was someone setting a really hard slab problem to complete the selection, but I'm not sure who'd fit the role.
Anna hazelnut !
@@PPKFilms True, she'd be good on slab for sure! Maybe not on these other boulders as much, although might have some interesting beta since she's so flexible.
@@PPKFilmscalm down there. She’s get crushed on a slab by these guys.
@@CJski oh absolutely ! But there aren’t a lot of people who wouldn’t get crushed on absolutely everything by these guys to be fair 😅
Amazing comp, really awesome concept. Adam showing why he's the goat here
Congratulations on the new gym! Looks beautiful in there. Cool to see such a turn out to watch "local" climbing. Im 33 and never climbed but watching yall the past few months has really got me wanting to start
22:00 i love that they incorperated Adam Ondra's patterned climbing bricks because lego should be every where
I mean not Lego legally 😅
Such a nice collab! Loved to watch every bit of it!!
What a fantastic event! Congrats to all and thank you Adam and the team for bringing this together! 🥳
Absolutely brilliant, wish I was there to see it live
12:50 What a move :D
It is called "Pop-your-knee Mantle"
Looked like Pete tried the same move but didn't have the height/reach to top it
Such positive energy in your videos... You guys make the climbing world even more enjoyable and amazing ! Thank you :)
What a great video! Thanks Adam for bringing such passionate climbers and content creators into one place to make this piece of art possible!
Awesome to see some of the best of the world and also magnus and pete climbing here. Each of the boulders was mental!
24:25 !!!! wow, crazy move
say, "kneeeeee"
This was so much fun to watch! Thanks Adam and everybody involved for this show of incredible climbing skills! Loved it ❤
AMAZING! SMASHING! This video was everything I'd hoped it would be and more! 🎉
This was an immensely entertaining video!!! I loved the whole idea. Those problems were so interesting and it was such a wonderful crowd, insanely good climbing, and great camaraderie.
This was soooooo fun! All of the boulders were so different. It was a pleasure watching four such talented climbers, who are super friendly together!!!!! I wish y’all could do more collab videos 😊🎉❤
Been so excited for this video ever since I first heard about the challenge!
Adam like: when there are no holds simply turn your body into holds
This was fun to watch. Loved the chemistry between these world class athletes!
The proplems were all so different and beautiful! and that mma guy is a unit! I always enjoy watching great athletes try climbing.
An event like that is just crazy
To see these strong dudes setting their special boulders and then all of them enjoy climbing together
You might need to make another competition like that
What a fun, inspiring and interesting event!
Seeing such sportsmanship, frendship and mutual respect is so rewarding!
I was in awe, laughing and learning at the same time!
Great video!
Such amazing place, peoples, guests and small competition❤ it was pleasure to watching this 🥰