[dave k]

the article is shocking.
we are witnessing something historical with Ondra.

I got that impression, but my French is virtually non existant.

I got 8B+ FLASH of gecko assis!!

Did he fail on Duel? (Surely not)

[slackline]

I got that impression, but my French is virtually non existant.

Try this.  Its not perfect but certainly better than I could have done.

In future just go to http://translate.google.co.uk/ and paste in the address of the page you want to translate, select appropriate languages and hey presto.

I got 8B+ FLASH of gecko assis!!

Did he fail on Duel? (Surely not)

Looks like he didn't do Duel, but tally up what he'd done earlier in the day, and the fact that it was getting dark and he you might not be so surprised (although perhaps there is a hint of sarcasm in your post?)

[Rocksteady]

This is getting ri-goddamn-diculous!

I am excited for when Ondra runs out of hard stuff to repeat and projects his own lines a bit more. That really will push the boundaries of the possible.

My favourite line from the translation:

"As any climber obtuse, I think back to the previous day where I could free myself. The balls."

Compelling stuff

[metal arms]

He's a monster

My favourite line from the translation:

"As any climber obtuse, I think back to the previous day where I could free myself. The balls."

Compelling stuff

I'm having that as my signature

[lukeyboy]

I am excited for when Ondra runs out of hard stuff to repeat

I don't think you'll have to wait long

[Jaspersharpe]

He's proposed 8B for Gecko Assis on 8a.nu........ 

[ianv]

"Did he fail on Duel? (Surely not)"

Possibly because (quotes from throughout the article and not just regarding Duel):

 « Beaux quartiers » 2 goes Meme avec une sale bruine qui se lève en arrivant à Isatis.

Even with the horrendous mist which came down as we arrived at Isatis

« L’insoutenable légèreté de l’être » failed flash Les conditions sont atrocement humides. Le réta, très sale, est infaisable. Il abandonnera peu de temps après. Il commence à faire un temps pas génial.

The conditions are atrociously damp. The ??, very dirty and infeasible. He gave up soon afterwards as the weather was beginning to become very unpleasant.

<Karma> gave up after several attempts (didnt want to damage the finishing hold) Marchons encore dans l’humidité. Quelques hectomètres plus loin, au sommet de la butte de Cuisinière, ça ne s’est pas vraiment calmé. Je n’ai jamais vu le bloc de « Karma » aussi vert. Les premiers essais du tchèque serviront à sécher le grès qui est en train de se gorger d’eau.

Walking on in the wet to the summit of the butte de cuisiniere, things had not improved. I have never seen the boulder of Karma greener. His first attemps only served to dry the rock which was dripping with water.


 <Misécorde> En vain, après 2 essais, les prises de départ sont complètement gluantes. Ingrimpable malgré le brossage

Failure. After 2 tries the starting holds are totally soaking and unclimbable despite brushing.

<Duel> Après un gros quart d’heure d’essais acharnés, les grattons du crux sont humides et Adam se résout à l’évidence. Le bloc n’est pas à conditions et il fait nuit.

Adam accepted the inevitable after 15 mins of failed attempts. The holds on the crux are wet, the boulder is not in condition and it is dark.

How he managed anything on such a shitty day is pretty impressive, let alone a 8b+ flash  Give him his due though, he's keen.

[ali k]

F8c+ onsight...check.
font8b+ flash...check.

All set for the flash on Biographie this summer then! 

[Doylo]

I like the way he did Beaux Quartiers first go after Gecko but didn't claim the flash on that. Others i can think of would have taken that

[Doylo]

He's proposed 8B for Gecko Assis on 8a.nu........ 

Maybe Dave Barrans was right all along!

[finbarrr]

Ondra claims Karma on his 8a...
in the wet
nice surprise, thanks to that google translation

[ianv]

Reread the bit about karma, it was the sit start he didn't manage. 

[Palomides]

« L’insoutenable légèreté de l’être » failed flash Les conditions sont atrocement humides. Le réta, très sale, est infaisable. Il abandonnera peu de temps après. Il commence à faire un temps pas génial.

The conditions are atrociously damp. The ??, very dirty and infeasible. He gave up soon afterwards as the weather was beginning to become very unpleasant.

"réta" is short for rétablissement, and usually means mantle (but can sometimes mean a topout or turning the lip of a roof).

[lukeh]

So, The Wizard's Apprentice. Soon.

[Clart]

I wish they'd hurry up about it, was hoping to watch it over Christmas to spare myself from Xmas TV dross. They've been on about releasing the film for ages. I assumed the delay was because Ondra keeps doing ground breaking ascents that have to be included.

[lukeyboy]

So, The Wizard's Apprentice. Soon.

He's finally embracing his Hogwarts identity then?

[Jaspersharpe]

Episode 2 is going to be called The Maplins Years.

[a dense loner]

obviously ondra's a machine but when he says gecko assis is 8b and karma is 8a etc etc, these problems have been around years and have seen quite a few repeats. enough to have the grade confirmed by other guys at the top of their game, obviously ondra's is the big top but i digress. apart from that inconsequential matter the guy is absolutely fucking unbelievable.
hubers eye's are scary. he's a monster while we're at it

[Doylo]

I think Dave Mason called Karma 8a too

[a dense loner]

yeh nice one, tall guy with gangly arms thinks a long moves easy.

back to ondrawad

[Doylo]

yeh nice one, tall guy with gangly arms thinks a long moves easy.

back to ondrawad

 i thought you were talking about Ondrawad

[slackline]

Now't new, but a video about his ascent of Tough Enough in Madagascar

[Clart]

Was hunting around for the Ondra film, which is due to be released today (where's the not holding my breath emicon?) and stumbled upon this:



I'm sure it must have been posted up before but I missed it so I thought I'd stick it up again. There are 9 episodes of Ondra onsighting 8bs like he's warming up and an onsight of an 8c+.

Merry 2012 and all that.

[slackline]

Interview

[slackline]

The routes he's not done...yet