I Thought It Was Impossible to Climb Inga 8c+/9a | Adam Ondra
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
- Inga is a rather mysterious route, and the name in the epicentre of French climbing was established by a Japanese legend, Dai Koyamada. ✊ It is a weird route as it is a sitstart into an 8c called 7PM JP Chaud, which is my the 2nd 8c I had ever done back when I was 12 years old. I have a great memory of that trip when I did this 8c route, especially as I was there with my good friend Martin Stranik. We climbed in different crags almost daily, wild camping and chasing the highest possible number of routes harder than 8a within 10 days. I think I ticked 19, Martin ticked 18. ✌
This year in spring, having a couple of rainy days in Southern France, I made a visit on a particularly awful rainy day to this place, and I was able to climb these impossible moves and make an ascent of Inga, 8c+/9a. Moves felt much more doable this time, and I think that my progression in lead climbing has not been that significant over the years, but my progress in bouldering has been huge. But bouldering has been absolutely crucial for to really push these boundaries and make a step from 9a to 9b and then to 9c. The hardest routes in the world have very difficult boulder moves.
Check the new video and watch the whole commented climb in my membership section here ⏩ / @adamondra .
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Gorges du Loup, Nice, France
00:50 - Adam describes route Inga 8c+/9a
02:41 - First tries
03:42 - Watch commented climb in my membership section
04:38 - Fall
05:00 - 2nd try
07:05 - 1 minute rest
07.36 - 20sec rest
07:50 - Crux
08:20 - Top of Inga 8c+/9a
08:25 - Adam describes the difficulty
09:28 - Weather rules
09:45 - Outro
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Hi climbers, enjoy the new video and watch the whole ascent with my commentary in my membership section ⏩czcams.com/video/_sJLuf6tTK8/video.html. See you there ✊
You are the BEST adam.... Good work man
My 6 year old son came running across the room when he heard Adam working the boulder start since he thought his breathing was Darth Vader. Sadly he was a bit disappointed to see it was Adam Ondra. One day he'll realize Adam is way more powerful than Vader...
You've never seen Vader and Adam in the same place...just sayin
Underrated comment, haha!
😀
Horse Vader*
0:35
Adam - "Well, this waterfall is not supposed to be here."
Meanwhile, saying that while sitting on a couch out there in the crag
Two couches, but that's recent addition.
Always gotta have a place to shower after climbing
lmao bro fr
Couches only appear in extreme weather situations.
I love that there was no music during the climb. Just the sounds of the rain and Adam's effort. Really transports you to the place.
doing an 8a boulder problem with no crash pads is a real Adam Ondra moment
'Conditions are... well, this waterfall isn't supposed to be here...' LOL
I love that Adam is talking about how style influences grade. It really illustrates how academic the grading discussion really is at the top end of the scale
It's really cool that Adam is climbing Inga in the rain, the same conditions that forced Koyamada to establish the route in the first place, the shots of the waterfall are epic!! Really amazing video Adam!
Good to know that blowing raspberries for power is an established technique and I'm not alone in it
I believe it may be a technique to relax and conserve power for the future screams
HAHAHAHAHAHA
I'm gonna take it a step further and whinny. Will report back.
Check out the OG raspberrie blower, Cedric Lachat.
when you clip the first quickdraw and already be pumped! 😅
I loved the storytelling on this route from your teenage years
Loved this shorter video. Perfect length for its content. This channel has great details like the rest-times which are very informative.
Adam just running side quests now
The energy, the cinematography, the weather, the color grading and Adam’s climb. Masterpiece 💖 thank you for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it! AO Team
Adam in heaven when a waterfall covers for his screams😊
I turned my volume down because I didn't want my neighbor to hear lol
For Adam, climbing 9a "...makes for a pretty good day".😮
8c+ ;)
Insane strength. can’t wait to become a better climber you inspire me👍🏼
Congrats ! That's a few minutes from my home, thrilled that you came here and send tour "project" :) i would have loved to meet you in person ! Cheers !
Очень круто!
I just love watching your process when you climb routes like this. The setting with the rain was very lovely too - calming to my ears ☺
Adam! Do you know what would also make a pretty good day? Checking out DNA of Seb Bouin! No need to climb it just yet, just have a look and show us the amazing route with your cinematography 😊
I enjoyed watching this video, congratulation for finishing 8 c+ route
Best thing about your videos are those emotional shouts! Gives you ghosepumps to hear and see it and you want to watch more videos!
I've decided that I'm watching Adam Ondra videos until I sleep. Not before I do some hangboarding though
Cool to see Adam fighting on some rad old style climb
Its interesting to see how quickly Adam plugs back in now after failing and letting out his yell. Honestly I think doing comps has helped him with that. You can actually see him reset almost immediately
I love hearing the Adam yelps!!
Amazing as usual. Thanks Adam
Being able to project and send a new route in a day is insane. We sometimes think “it’s only 8c+/9A” because it’s ondra. But 99% of climbers could project 8c+ their whole life and not send. My mind is blown by Adam.
It feels so sureal to see someone climb 9a so easy. A mythical grade that is just a day project for Adam
SUPER! Hlavně krásná skála a ta pohovka tam :D Ideální
Damn Adam you are unstoppable. Good work.
Nice climbing area. I like the sofa!
Loved the story of you coming back to the area where you made such great memories as a teenager and finishing the climb! Well done
Adams got an excellent production team!
I couldn't agree more 🙂
Beautiful crag!
Beautiful content! I love watching Adam climb on rock
Well done man! Those bits look insanely tough!
Yes Adam! Great climb buddy!
Kneebar foothold broke at 6:41 😬
Oh shit lmao
Good catch!
Great video! Looks like a really fun climb
Masterpiece of a climb and video, always enjoy when a new video comes out!!
Glad you enjoy it!
i love these kind of videos
Uzasny vykon a nadherna podivana Adame💪👍 V tom spodnim boulderu jsem tu rval za tebe😁 Tesim se na dalsi video😉
I love Adam 💪❤️
“I thought this was impossible to climb” has a much different meaning in context than I was lead to believe by the title.
I actually really thought so back then 🙂
First climbed when he was 12 - oh dear, I have never climbed an 8c - think i might be a bit too late to make it 🙂
INCREDIBLE 😀
New haircut looking crazy fresh 💯
i really like the stories from young adam
It’s like watching a praying mantis walking upside down
Wow amazing climb🎉
Incredible strong 💪🏼
The filming and editing of that video was amazing !
Laco Korbel!
very cool
Legend
Probably the best climber I've seen . With a rope of course.
Adam completed the main story and is now going back and completing old side quests
always nice to take down a route that eludes you for so long. It seems that knee pad still didn't help much with a nasty looking cut, wonder if that was what half the power screams were about lol
Love that he channeled Chris Sharma by saying 'psaaat!' in the second try 😂
Talk about an awkward first clip!
Beautiful music!
Very impressive, extremelly hard at the bottom and still very demanding till the top, even for Adam. What about this new way of exhausting the air like a horse ? I watched a video of Cedric Lachat onsighting Chimpanzodrome (Saussois, France), he was breething the same way😂.
looks like a cool boulder problem
I am relieved that the couch is still there 16 years later
07:33 when he clips in that echo off the walls is insane
That shot at 7:20 is breathtaking
Very cool! Darth grader says 8A+ boulder -> good rest -> 8c route is 9a :) But he seemed to suggest that both the boulder problem and the route are easier with kneepads, thus hard 8c+ overall.
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I don't know man, seeing Adam fighting like that and needing two tries (plus the experience on the route from back then) makes me think of 9a/+ rather than 8c+.
Very nice idea to skip the long rests, but display rest times!
unreal
hello, well done
That looked so hard
Darth grader gives 9a for the combination of a 8A+ boulder and a 8c route, even if there were a good rest in between. This rest doesn‘t look so good to me…
8:00 HUAWHHHH 👹🤬👺🤬8:34 It was fun ☺👍
8C at 12 is crazy
8c
So true. There might be some incredible talent and dedication involved 🤷♂️
I think I heard a Psssaaat... thrown in there for good measure!
I like the new horse noises
all your high heels are insane
Thanks for not playing the music over his actual climbing 😉
"Which is my SECOND 8C ever....When I was 12." LOL bruh
O1/8c+/9a
I have so many questions about how and why there are couches there
Adam could teach power-screaming to expectant mothers.
Me just trying to think if there is anything I could finish I started 16 years ago..
Dedication.
8c at 12 years old is unfathomable
Delicate second bolt to skip 😮
4:14 the blbllblb is so real
Are you trying DNA at all while you are/were in France?
Looks like more bolts further up, im wondering what is it?
This route doesn't have extension yet, but further right, there is PuntX 9a (or 9a+ now after some holds broke)
Where is that place? It’s amazing 🤯🇫🇷
Gorges du Loup, Deverse sector. Not too far from Nice, South of France.
U shuld have done it again, and this time how it was intended! 2 routes in one! Why not?? One is for free and is even more difficult/challanging on the second wey!
that sofa isn't supposed to be there either
Why? Nice sofa.
hallo adam!
Its very normal to climb your second 8c at 12 years old. Yeah
Does it depress anyone else he was climbing harder stuff than you'll ever look at when he was 12
Hard to stay motivated if you're hanging on the first rest after 2 minutes of very hard climbing, without even clipping one quickdraw 😂
Omg. What is this? O4?
When did you last use resoled shoes??
Sometimes I do it, resoled shoes (once they are resoled early enough) could be better than new ones
Is this the highest O Grade climb in the world?
Te tittle should be : I though It was imposible to climb, when i was 15 xD