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#1125 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 09:38:03 am
What is the world coming to, when two 9a+s is barely news?

(See also "Sharma repeats Australian 8c". As a warm up, presumably)

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#1126 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 11:25:56 am
It is outrageous.
Until Flatanger and Ondra happened to Norway there were only 4 8c's in the country, only one of them has been repeated by someone other than Ondra.
He has basically dragged the country in the modern era alone. Pure class.

I wonder if anyone will ever put in the effort to repeat these things? It is not exactly Catalunya up here?

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#1127 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 11:46:33 am
I think a lot of the routes up there have been repeated, up to 9a anyway. Plus 9a first ascents by others. Re the harder 9a+ > routes dont see many of them getting repeated that often in catalunya either.

I think this place with be the "go to" summer venue for the top boys within a year or two. Ticks all the boxes. If i had lots of free time again its where i would head over ceuse.

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#1128 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 07:09:23 pm
This stat on 8a.spray blew me away:

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In total, the 20 year old has now done 82 9a's and harder, which is more than double than the runner up, Chris Sharma, on this list. The number of 9a+ and harder is 28, out of which 19 is FAs.

Wonder how many grade 9's he'll have done by the time he reaches age 40.

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#1129 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 08:45:55 pm
Since you asked...since 2008 he's held pretty steadily at around 12.5 grade 9s per year. Assuming he doesnt go on a binge and start doing 30 9as in a year he'll have done about 330 9s by the time he's 40 (guessing a fair chunk of those will have to be FAs!)

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#1130 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 09:08:36 pm
Not far off 100 9's  :o

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#1131 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 10:39:30 pm
Since you asked...since 2008 he's held pretty steadily at around 12.5 grade 9s per year. Assuming he doesnt go on a binge and start doing 30 9as in a year he'll have done about 330 9s by the time he's 40 (guessing a fair chunk of those will have to be FAs!)

he might cut down on the 9a's though, and focus on the 9b+'s and 9c's
then again, by that time he might be doing 9a's for warm-ups

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#1132 Re: Ondrawad
September 26, 2013, 11:41:39 pm
he still needs to go do hubble, big bang liquid amber i.e some of the originals, then get his ass kicked on the diamond then re-grade everything ha,he seems unstoppable

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#1133 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 02:18:08 pm
YEAH!

Whats he done on Stanage? Fucking punter.

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#1134 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 02:24:42 pm
I cant see him coming back soon unless Steve does his thing at Malham. He loved malaham and Kilnsey but generally thought that Ravens tor was "not the best crag i have ever been too" or something along those lines.

I dont know if he ever ventured down to Wales to be rained on during his visits, i am sure he would be just blown away by the cave!!!!

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#1135 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 02:53:19 pm
He'd be blown away by The Diamond - it's world class. (and he could put up new routes at 9a and above there without them being link-ups...  :P)

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#1136 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 02:55:19 pm
I cant see him coming back soon unless Steve does his thing at Malham. He loved malaham and Kilnsey but generally thought that Ravens tor was "a pile of shit" or something along those lines.


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#1137 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 03:40:55 pm
Pile of shit or not, he couldn't even do all the moves on Hubble, and he's capable of bouldering 8b/+ in the middle of a 50 meters route.
I'd rather do Hubble than La Dura Dura or Change or any other route in the world.
No doubt about that.
But I'm just me.

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#1138 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 04:38:19 pm
Even more so now it's going to have the cachet of being the worlds' first 9a. That should attract more interest from foreign wads for a start.

... so they can drive past the Tor without realising 'that's it'.

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#1139 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 04:46:05 pm
And then once they've realised that is the Tor then have the massive disappointment of being shown where Hubble goes...

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#1140 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 04:50:26 pm
Pile of shit or not, he couldn't even do all the moves on Hubble, and he's capable of bouldering 8b/+ in the middle of a 50 meters route.
I'd rather do Hubble than La Dura Dura or Change or any other route in the world.
No doubt about that.
But I'm just on crack.

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#1141 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 04:59:39 pm
Pile of shit or not, he couldn't even do all the moves on Hubble, and he's capable of bouldering 8b/+ in the middle of a 50 meters route.
I'd rather do Hubble than La Dura Dura or Change or any other route in the world.
No doubt about that.
But I'm just on crack.
I wanted to write a response revolving around the fact that one can't kneebar his way up Hubble, but being a gentleman, I won't.
 :tease:

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#1142 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 05:11:12 pm



You quite sure about that..?

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#1143 Re: Ondrawad
September 27, 2013, 08:14:59 pm
Don't give him ideas Nibs ;) well he won't come to LPT on Alex Megos's recommendation that's for sure.

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#1144 Re: Ondrawad
September 28, 2013, 10:56:46 am
Graham didn't do it, so...
Good eyes, by the way, Alex. I'd seen that pic many times and I'd never noticed the kneepad. We see what we want to see, I guess.

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#1145 Re: Ondrawad
September 28, 2013, 04:34:08 pm
It would truly be a sad day indeed if Hubble was reduced in stature by some kneebaring faggotry like another well known test peice.

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#1146 Re: Ondrawad
October 08, 2013, 06:16:00 pm
Ondra's been at it again two 8c+ boulders V16 check out the video

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#1147 Re: Ondrawad
October 08, 2013, 06:20:24 pm
Couple of years old I think.

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#1148 Re: Ondrawad
October 08, 2013, 07:29:37 pm
god supernova looks rubbish...

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#1149 Re: Ondrawad
October 09, 2013, 09:19:36 am
Couple of years old I think.

The ascents are old so not new news, but the video itself was only posted online by Reel Rock on the 7th October 2013 (probably part of one of their previous Reel Rock Tours and being used to promote the upcoming 8th Tour).

god supernova looks rubbish...

Its Terranova in that video. Adam says its not an aesthetic line.

 

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