[Doylo]

Hold onto your hats....

[biscuit]

Nice interview. Sounds like we can look forward to lots more 9b's and above.

Interesting about Planta Shiva. It's about 15 mins from my house and there is much more scope for development in that sort of grade from what i can see. There are similar lines on the same wall that also appear to have no proper holds on them just like Planta Shiva.

When you get close up to these routes and have a good look i can't even begin to imagine how they get up them.

I'm looking forward to him coming back soon as he said he thought there was more new routing potential here than in Catalunia. After he's on-sighted 9a of course.

[JMB]

Ondra flashes Southern Smoke Direct (9a+/5.15a) with beta from Daniel Woods and John Cardwell.

Ondra not surprisingly is unsure if he's done a 9a+ flash and suggests it could be 9a. Woods and Cardwell have worked on the route for days and say it is "at least 9a".

[Drew]

It was only a matter of time.

[Clart]

Ondra flashes Southern Smoke Direct (9a+/5.15a) with beta from Daniel Woods and John Cardwell.

Ondra not surprisingly is unsure if he's done a 9a+ flash and suggests it could be 9a. Woods and Cardwell have worked on the route for days and say it is "at least 9a".

If not 9a+ would this be the first 9a flash? Glad to hear he's pulled his finger out, I was getting impatient waiting for news of extreme beastlyness. 

[Baldy]

http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/adam-ondra-flashes-514d15a

[abarro81]

 

[Grubes]

it was only a matter of time but still wow!!!!

[andy popp]

it was only a matter of time but still wow!!!!

The degree of inevitability almost makes it more impressive, but still ... 

[Doylo]

I ll repeat what I said on the Ashima thread- climbing has gone crazy!

[Clart]

http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/adam-ondra-flashes-514d15a

"Apparently, he walked up to it and just went into beast mode".

That's a useful trick.

[SA Chris]

Is that like going into berserker mode?

Just crazy. And it's just beginning.

[Duma]

fuuuuuuuuuuuck.

[cheque]

Awesome! 

Daniel Woods and Jon Cardwell have both been working the route

Ondra is fucking incredible.

If he's done the project left of Take That Katie Brown (and given it 14b/c!) then he's probably going to get a lot more of the open projects out there done. Fantastic.

[SA Chris]

Ondra not surprisingly is unsure if he's done a 9a+ flash and suggests it could be 9a. Woods and Cardwell have worked on the route for days and say it is "at least 9a".

Two worlds colliding there.

[Wipey Why]

OH EMM GEE!!

[Jaspersharpe]

'kinell

[Rocksteady]

Epic.

This + Ashima news is crazy. Wish I was in the Red River Gorge (a) climbing and (b) watching all this stuff go down. Got to be better than work!

Next generation of talent.
 

[Wood FT]

mental

[SA Chris]

This + Ashima news is crazy. Wish I was in the Red River Gorge (a) climbing and (b) watching all this stuff go down.

Wonder if young love will blossom in Kentucky?

[shark]

This + Ashima news is crazy. Wish I was in the Red River Gorge (a) climbing and (b) watching all this stuff go down.

Wonder if young love will blossom in Kentucky?

How young you talking ?

[Krank]

jimmy young

[Jaspersharpe]

Jimmy Savile.

[slackline]

Couple of pics of the historic ascent from Planetmountains news item

[Pitcairn]

The corner crack in the background looks well nice