Adam Ondra #84: Kneebar - The Downgrader / Beginning 9a

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„Beginning“ is a name of a new route by Stefano Ghisolfi, first ascended this spring, right after the lockdown. As I was in Arco a few weeks ago, I could not resist and had to try this resistance testpiece. Check it out in the next episode how it went.
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@alexpopinga2997 3 жыл бұрын

I'm just a baby climber, but when I found a solid kneebar on a route at my highest grade this last weekend and got the send because of it, I felt like I was Adam Ondra! 😆💪🏽

@isaacpip 3 жыл бұрын

loved the commentary about the route while showing the footage of Adam climbing. Would love to see more of this in the future!!

@GillyTRippah26 3 жыл бұрын

nice one

@joji_okami 3 жыл бұрын

i agree. that's the best thing ever. either silence with no stupid music, just the nature sounds and the sounds of the climber and people below or even better the climb with the commentary so we know what's going on the climber's mind.

@predragdjukic5397 3 жыл бұрын

@@GillyTRippah26 ppppppppp0pppp

@predragdjukic5397 3 жыл бұрын

@@GillyTRippah26 pp

@predragdjukic5397 3 жыл бұрын

@@GillyTRippah26 ppppppp0pp0ppppppp

@jasperfeldschuh3644 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like adam ondra sees everything as a knee bar. Next time we are going to find out how he used a kneebar on some 9a slab route 😂

@TrackpadProductions Жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpNlrNiH2qqqqok.html Yeah, about that...

@thompstonescider Жыл бұрын

I look forward to that! 😂😂😂😂

@colehibbard2851 3 жыл бұрын

If they didn’t show the “5 meters of scramble” he talked about at the beginning I would’ve guessed it’s 7a climbing knowing Adam

@julianwinternheimer 3 жыл бұрын

I like the format 👏

@kzlindsay1 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. Almost uncut send footage with voiceover is absolutely perfect. It helps you to grasp how hard the moves are and his psychological experience. Also loved the minimal story at the beginning. Unless it’s an amazing anecdote, it should be kept short like this.

@crescentfuze 3 жыл бұрын

And yet Silence is 9C with all those kneebars. I think Silence must be pretty hard.

@mechanicgray 3 жыл бұрын

Check out Pete Whittaker trying silance.

@magussma 3 жыл бұрын

@@mechanicgray pete only tried the moves inside the crack within the crux of silence. you could hardly call that trying silence.

@mechanicgray 3 жыл бұрын

@@magussma lol well he tried part of it.

@jimothy-johnson 3 жыл бұрын

@@mechanicgray People made more of a fuss about Pete trying it than it actually warranted. He found a potential new beta for the crack section using shoes which would limit a climber in the non-crack sections of Silence (aka the majority of the route). Also he didn't actually start that beta using a transition from the beginning of the route into the crack either so there's no telling if it's even applicable for someone attempting the whole route. While interesting, I don't think it really takes anything away from Silence's difficulty.

@mechanicgray 3 жыл бұрын

@@jimothy-johnson it definitely doesn't take away from it. I agree.

@TerjeMathisen 3 жыл бұрын

Knee bars can be really crucial! 39 years ago, in May/June 1981 I climbed the first Norwegian grade 8 (probably 7b or 7c) in Trøndelag, i.e. the county where Flatanger is located. By the seaside in Trondheim there's a cliff which has been used for climbing for more than 50 years, and it had an aid climb (Frühling) through the steepest part. The key to being able to free it was an upside down kneebar very similar to the one Adam used here, it was the only way I could free up an arm to place a Friend #2 in a short crack/pocket. PS. This was of course not the hardest climb in the country, just the hardest near Trondheim!

@constantinosschinas4503 Жыл бұрын

7c in 1981 while placing natural protection... respect.

@TerjeMathisen Жыл бұрын

@@constantinosschinas4503 The grade was never verified because nobody tried it for many years, then a block fell out and revealed a new hold which removed the first crux (a long dyno), then it did get a downgrade by the guy who repeated the new & easier version. Finally the rest fell down and the route was gone. I did climb a few harder new routes on the same sea cliff over the next 3 years, but they were all bolted, at least around the crux.

@alejand5 3 жыл бұрын

I think he has skipped more quickdraws than he has clipped

@MsPlaybook 3 жыл бұрын

Literally gives me so much anxiety watch him skip every one at the top

@jamie6091 3 жыл бұрын

@@MsPlaybook Watching him hang on the knee bars was horrible too, the thought of him swinging into the rock with no helmet

@3-2-1-gocheck6 3 жыл бұрын

Big up adam ondra for being such a legend

@orbo2999 3 жыл бұрын

That kneebar was spectacular! Really enjoy your videos, I hope I one day stumble upon you around Lake Garda. Keep it up Adam :) shoutout to everyone helping you with those videos too, thank you!

@arkhust6775 3 жыл бұрын

I really love that there arent many camera switching on the video, and the narration makes it even better. I really enjoyed the climb and the video! It was an insane climb!

@rasmusblomberg7373 3 жыл бұрын

Arco is such a beautiful place!! Definitely high up on the list of climbing area's to visit :) And, as a tall climber, we love a good kneebar-based send

@haakonsvanberg8178 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please text everything? As a hearing-impared and not native english-talker, it's not always easy to understand what Adam says. So often I switch to auto-generated english which isn't very accurate at times. Else: great video as always!

@13pablofdez 3 жыл бұрын

You have english subs available

@haakonsvanberg8178 3 жыл бұрын

@@13pablofdez Only when they are speaking a foreign language at the end :)

@emac4d 3 жыл бұрын

@@haakonsvanberg8178 Just click on Czech subs and then go to automatic translation and set it to to your language

@haakonsvanberg8178 3 жыл бұрын

@@emac4d I know that way, it's just not very accurate :) So If they have time to text it in Czech and halfway in English, it would be nice if they texted it all in English as well :)

@SleepTightShipOfDrea 3 жыл бұрын

@@emac4d good method if you want to read gibberish

@MrCynicalNick 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to your videos, I have started to climb. Thank you for the inspiration and motivation!

@MidLifeCrimper 3 жыл бұрын

Such a legend! It’s a pleasure to exist in the same reality as him

@TheNails3 3 жыл бұрын

You explain things brilliantly, Adam! So good to listen to.

@ficklemedia8733 3 жыл бұрын

Ive been watching Adam climb since he first arrived in our media many years ago. He still consistently blows my mind. Thanks for that mate 👌🏼

@arguallo 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for share with us this amazing moment and beautiful places!!

@jetpek-consciousbeing9524 3 жыл бұрын

I like on your videos the simplicity. You share the world of climbing to each other. You're not trying to impress others. You just do what you know the best and thats why i always click on your video. I love the calm and peaceful atmosphere of every video.

@jakesevins5179 3 жыл бұрын

Turn on subtitles at the end if you don't speak Italian!

@camu123789 3 жыл бұрын

Super sick climb man, beautiful video too as always

@avrillovugne 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody: Adam: so there is this knee bar right there

@petarchalamov 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect climbing video!!

@Bran1998 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Adam!

@mikestang7 3 жыл бұрын

I just watched Reel Rock 7 last night, I think that's the first big film that had a young Adam Ondra in it (trying to send La Dura Dura). So impressive to follow along his accomplishments.

@lorenzomutal725 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the commentary!

@TheNails3 3 жыл бұрын

Such an impressive climb, wow!!

@jako7281 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great analysis, really insightful for even beginners like me!

@ykyrychynskyi 3 жыл бұрын

Adam "The Kneebar" Ondra.

@chaosengine4597 3 жыл бұрын

hey! that's my joke! give it back. :)

@yar7175 3 жыл бұрын

Adam "skip quickdraw" Ondra

@derultnerlp9319 3 жыл бұрын

Adam "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ondra

@bongosock 3 жыл бұрын

You do a really good job of telling the story of the climb :)

@randomperson8423 3 жыл бұрын

Adam is definitely the king of kneebars

@vxxx6783 6 ай бұрын

You're freaking amazing dude

@dexterbjuveus6056 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual!

@rickytrockclimbing2935 3 жыл бұрын

LOVE YOUR HAIRCUT!

@taniastuder9542 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, it’s beautiful to see you climb! Could you walk us through your mental choices of clipping vs. Skipping? How precisely do you calculate that it’s a fall you can afford without touching the ground? or that you are secure enough not to fall there ? or even that the send is more important than security? I’m really curious about what goes on in your mind regarding this, as when I am the one climbing, clipping and above-and-beyond security takes most of my mental power!

@thomascrosthwaite4958 Жыл бұрын

I think the more you clip the more comfortable you are with it. Then there's less mental energy being wasted and you can focus more on feeling secure.

@constantinosschinas4503 Жыл бұрын

if you feel tired but you know there is a good hold some moves above, you skip clip.

@floodo1 3 жыл бұрын

what a kneebar. Nice footage

@MindRiderFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Bella Adam.

@bocchinicolo1419 3 жыл бұрын

Bellissimo video.

@gnrrrrrrrr 3 жыл бұрын

Adam does the first 8c+ (!!!!) crux as I did the easiest move of my warming up route. Goddamn

@joseflittle4493 3 жыл бұрын

Jo jasně. Po 'velkých chytech' (milimetrové lišty a slizké obliny)😂

@tukifly6446 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you bro 🤣🤣🤣🤣. So funny

@69treta 3 жыл бұрын

Inspiring!

@VDB420 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome.

@emil8069 3 жыл бұрын

Cool Video

@k3tna 3 жыл бұрын

That's just speechless.

@DonatRC 3 жыл бұрын

Holy run out at the end there... How do you know which bolts to skip on the send go when you’re working it? Have you ever had any crazy falls?

@Cacovangor 3 жыл бұрын

Quick way to approximate safety of a fall is distance above last protection plus ~3ft of slack, 30% stretch of rope in the system, and 1ft belayer lift per 8ft of fall (assuming equal weight partners). Imagine bolts are 8ft apart, thus we skip one, maybe the sixth, meaning our last point of protection is 40ft off the deck, and we blow the clip at 7th or 56ft off the deck. We have

@akinaridate9233 2 жыл бұрын

Dont try this skipping metode if ur belayer not good,,

@williambloom350 3 жыл бұрын

Do a video with Magnus!!!

@frankwegner303 3 жыл бұрын

King Adam, King of kneebars!!!

@Aeonaxxx 3 жыл бұрын

New Ondra vid im hypeeeeee

@serhiis.2216 3 жыл бұрын

Sempre bene!

@neo778 3 жыл бұрын

Great entertainment for climbers!

@smuir6104 3 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy, amazing simply amazing. So how many tries did it take you in the end to work it all out?

@jaxinvanderkallen8402 3 жыл бұрын

yo sick climb!

@Papagayos 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!

@outdoorworld9912 3 жыл бұрын

Adam do you work the 9b?

@alexanderbonnet3494 2 жыл бұрын

i think it is artifical climbing , when using kneebar compression on every leg?

@LukeSeed 3 жыл бұрын

Music was really good this vid

@peerreeee 3 жыл бұрын

If Adam asks me to like the video I like the video, no more questions

@mirrorhouse586 3 жыл бұрын

I will do a 9a too someday

@tobi_j1510 3 жыл бұрын

Same bro

@tobi_j1510 3 жыл бұрын

What's your current max grade how old are you and how long are you climbing?

@Gavallier 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@mirrorhouse586 3 жыл бұрын

@@tobi_j1510 I'm 17 and I'm a beginner, I've been climbing for about two months. At the moment the max grade I can do it's 6a+, I hope I will make progress

@TornadoGod1 3 жыл бұрын

@@mirrorhouse586 keep going

@CantTalkImRiding 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty dang cool with that kneebar beta. Skipping that many clips looks sketchy, even the belayer mentions it. Who would yell at Adam to CLIP! CLIP! Do you call out your climber for skipping clips?

@yar7175 3 жыл бұрын

Godlike climbing ) But skipping quickdraws for most of us - very bad and big trouble. Greetings for Adam!

@geertweening 3 жыл бұрын

Skipping all that protection makes my hands sweaty

@SleepTightShipOfDrea 3 жыл бұрын

limestone... it's wonderful rock, but it gets slippery fast. I'd say these routes will get a lot harder very shortly, possibly even under 10 years from now if they see enough traffic. although I guess depolishing techniques may come to the rescue

@melkorWTF 3 жыл бұрын

Casually only clipping every third draw. That would scare the shit out of me as a climber or a belayer.

@hankmoody6636 3 жыл бұрын

He also uses an 8.9mm rope according to another video of his which makes it even more crazy.

@Cacovangor 3 жыл бұрын

Be mindful, plenty of bolts on harder routes, in particular overhanging, are working bolts or were for bolting on lead, thus not positioned for safety exactly. Having working bolts is nice to clip while sequencing a crux, but if the stance is strenuous or the drag is substantive then skipping is good beta as long as the fall remains safe. As to rope diameter, an 8.9 is skinny but the amount of run through a device isn’t drastic, and any concern for safety is from a lack of understanding of UIAA ratings. Most folks retire a sport rope from sheath wear or core shot at the ends causing you to chop a rope too short to be usable, which an 8.9 has a shorter lifespan but basic inspection is essential for all ropes and will keep you atop any issues.

@shaquicedacosta 3 жыл бұрын

FYI... When I select English (UK) nothing shows up. The English (auto) does work. Can’t comment on Czech subtitles.

@pocanontas9242 3 жыл бұрын

hey! where is the pterodactyl screams??

@LosPicosHermanos 3 жыл бұрын

Ok ... What we can learn of this video is : " Do not clip any quickdraw, never !"

@matonni7 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes it's really better to skip one than trying to clip in a weird position from a bad hold...

@LosPicosHermanos 3 жыл бұрын

I was joking :)

@kunx104 3 жыл бұрын

adams got a big adams apple

@Alex_DAR_ 3 жыл бұрын

Лучший! Сделай пожалуйста русские субтитры. Тебя смотрит весь мир)

@Merrick12345 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the comments!

@ibrahimibm5338 3 жыл бұрын

Who else want to shakehand this guy!

@fimix92 3 жыл бұрын

I truly hope Stefano ghisolfi comment this video

@IsuckYoungBlood 3 жыл бұрын

He commented on Adam's Instagram :)

@fimix92 3 жыл бұрын

@@IsuckYoungBlood yes i've seen that.. i'd love one more in-depth kind of a comment.. and i sure want to know if that kneebar really downgrade the route in his eyes

@IsuckYoungBlood 3 жыл бұрын

@@fimix92 I think it's quite obvious that if you are able to get both hands off it will be easier. But then not everyone will be able to fit a kneebar there for different reasons.

@fimix92 3 жыл бұрын

@@IsuckYoungBlood fair enough.. plus in my humble opinion Adam is the best climber ever, it might be that only he is able to use that effectively

@steghiso 3 жыл бұрын

When I climbed the route I thought it was something between 9a and 9a+, so I proposed 9a/+. With this new kneebar you have a good rest before the last crux and probably changes a lot. The problem is Adam makes it looks easy to kneebar and release both hands, but I don’t know how hard for legs it actually can be, and maybe not every leg length will fit there. Let's see how the next climbers trying the route will climb it!

@EveryoneHarmonyPeace 3 жыл бұрын

Adam Ondra: Look, There's a Kneebar!! Other climbers: Where?? Adam Ondra: There!! Another!! Other climbers: WTFDaFa!!!

@stefanofrancola2577 3 жыл бұрын

So the kneebar downgrade it from 9a/+ to 9a?

@IsuckYoungBlood 3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@iglifucka5384 3 жыл бұрын

Ma Adam, chiedo è un alpinista, o solo un performer? Senza polemica, parola mia!

@elilivezey7884 3 жыл бұрын

does anyone know what rope he is using?

@wolftree9668 3 жыл бұрын

Tendon probably.

@megatonante 3 жыл бұрын

isn't it dangerous to knee bar upside down? you slip and you hit the head. also do you need knee pads to do knee bars?

@satanaz 3 жыл бұрын

he's using knee pads, so it is AID climbing

@dravislion5688 3 жыл бұрын

@@satanaz yeah totally, adam shouldn´t even wear climbing shoes - what an imposter!!

@skilllessbeast7416 3 жыл бұрын

If the belayer gives him a soft catch he shouldn't hit the wall with full force. And to answer your second question. If your pain tolerance is high enough you probably technically don't need knee pads, but they are at least recommended.

@trezapoioiuy 3 жыл бұрын

@@satanaz Yeah and he uses climbing shoes boooh and chalk. How's your barefoot unaided climbing going?

@onnmagber4795 3 жыл бұрын

@trezapoioiuy whoosh

@petrnovota8238 3 жыл бұрын

skvelej napad ta komentovana cesta

@noahk1031 3 жыл бұрын

Sick.

@lukefoster927 3 жыл бұрын

Could anyone find the recent comp live stream

@clementg9754 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l9uiodJjnbeYk3U.html The IFSC world cup final in Briançon ?

@tomrunge5232 3 жыл бұрын

3rd time watching

@gwayav9 3 жыл бұрын

He could find a kneebar in Burden of Dreams.

@frankh3057 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@maligod2439 3 жыл бұрын

Ostias el de la resistencia

@mexicanprizefighter 3 жыл бұрын

And ZERO mention of the Send Downgrader knee pads he is wearing? I understand sponsorship obligations but C’MONNNN!!!!

@siuseki 3 жыл бұрын

Getting anxious from seeing Adam skip multiple clips :P

@jasperfeldschuh3644 3 жыл бұрын

lol to adam ondra a 5 meter scramble probably has a bunch of v5 moves in it

@user-gf9yy5pw2d 3 жыл бұрын

Come to Greece 🇬🇷

@PeteSilveira 3 жыл бұрын

Why not a drone view?

@lacokorbel 3 жыл бұрын

...we were using 2 camera operators on the ropes and 1 from the side. Fourth camera was on the tripod on the ground. And drone was little bit complicated to fly becasue trees. Anyway we prefer to have a good sound. But don´t worry I can tell you that in next epizode we used the drone to make a beautiful shots of AO climbing for you...

@PeteSilveira 3 жыл бұрын

Laco Korbel thank you for technical response Anyway keep up the good work See you next Monday