Look out Yosemite: Ondra is coming!

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Rhodo-Router

Gym climber

sawatch choss

Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 13, 2016 - 12:16pm PT

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So cool to imagine that combination of crimpability and talent and drive descending on some classic stone.

survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Oct 13, 2016 - 12:23pm PT

Awesome! Best of luck to him.

I hope the Nose, Salathe, and Dawn stand proud, impress the hell out of him, and give him his monies worth.

I expect that they will. Gawdamn n00b. Hahahaa!!

Go get 'em Ondra!

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Oct 13, 2016 - 12:24pm PT

He needs to hit SPH. Its better.

jus sayin

Levy

Big Wall climber

Calabasas

Oct 13, 2016 - 12:37pm PT

He hasn't been to Yosemite? I thought I had seen a photo of him on Boa roof from an old BD catalog.

matty

Trad climber

under the sea

Oct 13, 2016 - 12:48pm PT

^^^^

survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Oct 13, 2016 - 12:52pm PT

Hey Munge, why don't you let him decide what he wants to climb?
BWA HA HA HA hahhhaahahaaa!!!

Vitaliy M.

Mountain climber

San Francisco

Oct 13, 2016 - 01:58pm PT

Get that noob sport wanker on the generator!!!! La dura dura squeels x 100 braj!!!!

Seriously though after he gets used to the style I bet he will blow minds. Good luck young G!!!

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Oct 13, 2016 - 02:04pm PT

survival, I'm sure I'm right. :)

Got the sikest 5.6 line ever for him!

it will be epik braj!

Alexey

climber

San Jose, CA

Oct 13, 2016 - 03:17pm PT

Long time ago (~15 years ago) my friend who likes some cruel jokes approached young , but already renown Sharma who was standing in El Cap Meadow looking up at the Nose . Pretending that he does not know who he is he asked Chris " Do you know and can recommend any good safe 5.6-5.7 routes here?" Poor Sharma honestly was looking for the answer, but can not - and feel embarrassed and blushed. If someone happen to meet Ondra in the Valley - please try to embarrass him with same question.

My czech friend is excited by Ondra visit and guessing how he will do on Dawn wall

healyje

Trad climber

Portland, Oregon

Oct 13, 2016 - 03:47pm PT

A friend of some Valley note once told me, "it doesn't matter who they are, everyone gets their ass handed to them in the Valley sooner or later, it's only a matter of when"

phylp

Trad climber

Upland, CA

Oct 13, 2016 - 03:47pm PT

It will be fascinating to watch what he does in the Valley. Quite an amazing list of what he wants to do!

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Oct 15, 2016 - 08:49pm PT

He climbed at Jailhouse according to rumor. SPH for the win!

Largo

Sport climber

The Big Wide Open Face

Oct 15, 2016 - 09:10pm PT

Excepting the Nose, both the Salathe and Dawn (moreso) feature a fair amount of classic Yoz wide, and the Dawn in particular has some wicked hard thin cracks and flares (up high), as well as entire pitches protected by beaks. I trust Ondra knows all about that and will adjust but somewhere in there he'll be crying Uncle because we all do, no matter how strong the fingers.

I hope he crushes - those routes deserve more traffic and Ondra sounds like a great champion and real dood.

JL

Bad Climber

Trad climber

The Lawless Border Regions

Oct 16, 2016 - 06:30am PT

Yeah, of course it's just a matter of learning new styles, but that might take a little while. Has he really done any crack climbing? Every photo I've seen of him is on steep/overhanging face, and, as Largo implies, bolted. If that's the case, don't expect him to crush the big routes on his first visit. I can climb 10a face all day long. 10a squeeze chimneys? Fugetaboutit. Once he gets his crack chops down, however, stand back suckas.

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