[jwi]

I consider myself pretty allround, but the first time I visited a local crag I stood on a sling to get to the anchor of a bog-standard, middle-of-the grade 6c.

If you need to stand on a sling to get up it, it doesn't sound much like a bog-standard middle-of-the-grade 6c to me.

I've done it since, it's fine at 6c when you get used to the style

[Wellsy]

From Ondra's Instagram, by his own reckoning he's done ;

More than 200 9as and harder

Onsighted 91 8cs and harder

Done 1730 routes harder than 8a

Numbers like that really do show don't they, at his own game there really is nobody at the same level

[cheque]

In the comments of Ondra’s post a few people are saying that he still has to catch up with Dani Andrada’s numbers. I don’t follow top climbers in any detail and I’ve never really taken Andrada seriously because he looks like Keith Richards so can anyone shed any light on what his “numbers” are like?

[remus]

In the comments of Ondra’s post a few people are saying that he still has to catch up with Dani Andrada’s numbers. I don’t follow top climbers in any detail and I’ve never really taken Andrada seriously because he looks like Keith Richards so can anyone shed any light on what his “numbers” are like?

I'm not sure if Dani Andrada keeps a public logbook, but my impression is that he's spent the last 30 years equipping new routes in Spain, becoming a total stamina wad and onsighting everything < 8b. Given he's got 20 years on Ondra I could imagine he's climbed more 8s.

[HaeMeS]

Don't underestimate Andrada. He is the original máquina. Some 5 years ago he had climbed 4000+ routes of 8a and harder. And was the 3rd to propose 9b for a route (after Rouhling and Fernandez). And he's still going strong. The Android and the Ondroid. Both have mind-boggling dedication to their game. Hats off to them.

[Ged]

4000 grade 8 ? That's quite something. If I'd had to guess how many grade 8s there are in Europe I probably would've guessed less than 4000

[grimer]

I thought Andrada had done 1000 in the 1990s?

[SA Chris]

I heard he had the strength of a hundred men, each of whom had the strength of hundred men.

[Wellsy]

Yeah I heard that too

[edshakey]

I heard it from a hundred men, each of whom heard it from a hundred men

[blaciqui]

(apologies to all non-spanish speakers) 2 years ago he was on 4500 8s, he should be close to 5K now.

Andrada is the man. Not the strongest but probably the type of climber that should be copied the most, I really love his way to approach climbing away from modern day BS.

[SA Chris]

Great info, thanks / Gracias.

[andy moles]

2 years ago he was on 4500 8s, he should be close to 5K now.

That is just ridiculous. That's equivalent to doing an 8th grade route every day for 13 years!

[abarro81]

I think Ste told me Andrada was aiming to get to 6k this year? Or maybe it was 5k?

The other crazy thing is that so many of these routes are his - he's not just done thousands but has bolted and cleaned thousands too!

[Tony S]

I really love his way to approach climbing away from modern day BS.

Amen to that!

[SA Chris]

2 years ago he was on 4500 8s, he should be close to 5K now.

That is just ridiculous. That's equivalent to doing an 8th grade route every day for 13 years!

Along with his acting career as the original MacGyver

[spidermonkey09]

Love Andrada.

from some other thread

When I was in Rodellar Andrada was cleaning and bolting a new route in the Piscineta. It had fixed ropes on. Dani was using a grigri and ascender to jug up the ropes but everytime he bounced up he would snap his head back violently. It took us a while to work out that he was pulling the slack through the grigri with his teeth! That and the fact the fixed ropes were rubbing in about 20 places without a rope protector in sight made us question his sanity 

The route i was trying was adjacent to his new route and after i fell off I dogged to the top. I was halfway through lowering off when it dawned on me that the big ramp I was going to alight onto was also where the massive chunks of rock that Dani was levering off with a hammer were exploding. After frantically getting Al to stop lowering me we both shouted at Dani trying to get his attention. He was completely engrossed in the cleaning work and deaf to the world. Eventually he looked up. The conversation went something like this:
Dani!
Que?
...la roca...uno momento?
Ah...perdon, eh?

As soon as i was clear the rocks started coming down again!

[blaciqui]

I think Ste told me Andrada was aiming to get to 6k this year? Or maybe it was 5k?

The other crazy thing is that so many of these routes are his - he's not just done thousands but has bolted and cleaned thousands too!

(perdon de nuevo )

Here is a video of him bolting a multipitch in Cantabria showing the kind of effort he puts - It may seem like I'm a cheerleader for Dani, but I believe these videos might be lesser-known among English speakers. They're truly authentic and demonstrate what motivation looks like.

[remus]

Nice vid out on his yt channel of his ascent of Vasil Vasil. It must surely be one of the 9b+ that is least likely to ever be repeated.

[Fiend]

2:20 is well Peak District. In fact I guess it's like a 9b+ more aesthetic Hubble for style. Looks.....HARD.

[jwi]

I knew it was short, but I did not know that it was that short! 9A boulder to a 6a+ free solo?

[Wellsy]

As always, fucking love Ondra man what a guy

[sirlockoff]

I knew it was short, but I did not know that it was that short! 9A boulder to a 6a+ free solo?

he seemed to quote it more as 8b+ short sport to 8B single move boulder,

I wonder if his current self would consider a kneebar around 10:06 where his left hand is in the undercutish looking thing, and downgrade it grade or 2 , not sure if at that age he ever used kneepads?

[jwi]

so just 9b then? :D

[remus]

Another day another 9b FA. B je to! is the first 9b in Croatia.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxxszjyM2GP/?img_index=1