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spectreman
Trad climber
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Nov 21, 2016 - 10:41am PT
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What an amazing effort. Go Adam! I bet he climbs all the pitches even if they're wet.
I didn't know too much about Ondra prior to this Yosemite trip, other than he was, perhaps, the worlds best sport climber and that he makes a lot of noise while climbing. But now I'm a huge fan. He has impressed me very much, with his climbing prowess, of course, but it's his amazing attitude and demeanor that are what I think are really special. What a great story.
His ascent also validates the media circus that surrounded Tommy and Kevin's ascent. They were truly putting up and sending the most amazing rock route in the world. Any single pitch on this thing would be a singular achievement for most climbers.
The scale is not linear. These guys are exponentially beyond what most of us "climbers" can ever conceive of doing.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Nov 21, 2016 - 01:04pm PT
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Through pitch 28 thus far. Only a few more to go!!
next up: the 5.12 OW flare, a 12b traverse, a 13a traverse and a bit of 12a/b to the top.
Nice day at the office for Adam!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Nov 21, 2016 - 02:01pm PT
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I remember taking a break from work watching live as Tommy scooted up that flare on the final push. Pretty damn phenomenal what humans can do. We can see and understand in a tactile way how crazy this advancement is in the last two generations. We understand how amazing is the Internet and wireless phones, but in so many areas of human endeavor there are leaps and bounds of progress being made, so many people laboring in the shadows doing their part to advance humanity in practically infinite ways, and so many of those efforts working to compound and accelerate the rate of progress.
Even while still grappling with some monster socio-political issues, it is an amazing time to be alive. In a way, our growing awareness of the greats in all different endeavors makes it easier than ever to be humble in our own accomplishments, to remain aware of how much we depend on each other for survival and for enjoying what the world has to offer today. And it's a good reminder to ask ourselves what we love, what we care about, enough to put in the type of effort that Adam puts in to meet his goals.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 21, 2016 - 02:19pm PT
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Right NutAgain....very refreshing to see someone rewarded for bringing finely wrought talent and tenacity to play.....how unlike the political arena.
I think that one of the reasons we enjoy watching extreme athlectic endeavor is because it is an example of nearly pure meritocracy at work.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Nov 21, 2016 - 02:48pm PT
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I'm in awe, again, after 50 years of being put there through climbers and climbs.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Nov 21, 2016 - 03:19pm PT
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He dick's that flare, it's a done thing.
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eeyonkee
Trad climber
Golden, CO
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Nov 21, 2016 - 03:31pm PT
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Kids these days!
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shylock
Social climber
mb
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Nov 21, 2016 - 04:07pm PT
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Fkn Sent, yayuuhhhh!!!
Just saw an ad in the recent r&i that reminded us that Adam fa'd the hardest route in the ratikon when he was fkn 15 yo. Guy has been and frankly is the best. So cool that "our" home put up a worthy challenge. And freakin eh, hats off to tommy and Kevin. Thanks for making all this fun possible for us
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Nov 21, 2016 - 04:10pm PT
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Dawntastic Ascent Adam!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 21, 2016 - 04:14pm PT
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Wonderful! Adam has made a lot of new fans here and I'll bet that two of the biggest are Tommy and Kevin.
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Roger Breedlove
climber
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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Nov 21, 2016 - 04:28pm PT
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Yeah! Nice climbing.
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Eddie
Trad climber
San Francisco
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Nov 21, 2016 - 04:40pm PT
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holy shit
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Mei
Trad climber
mxi2000.net
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Nov 21, 2016 - 04:47pm PT
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I can't stop smiling along. The joy just pours out of my computer screen.
The photos are from Black Diamond FB post.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Nov 21, 2016 - 04:56pm PT
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WOOT!!
(somebody had to do it...)
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Nov 21, 2016 - 05:09pm PT
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Give the kid a hot meal!
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nah000
climber
no/w/here
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Nov 21, 2016 - 05:16pm PT
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holy fUck.
Day 1: 9 pitches redpointed [12b, 13a, 13c, 12b, 12d, 13c, 14a, 13d, 13c]
Day 2: 4 pitches redponted [14a, 13c, 14b, 13b]
Day 3: rest day
Day 4: multiple attempts on crux pitch
Day 5: 2 pitches redpointed [14d, 14c/d]
Day 6: 6 pitches redpointed [14a, 14a, 13c, 13b, 13d, 13d]
Day 7: forced rest day due to inclement weather
Day 8: 10 pitches redpointed [10, 11, 11, 11d, 11c, 12c, 12b, 12b, 13a, 12b]
and all of this after, near as i can tell, only 15 days of actually physically working the moves...
ready or not...
welcome to the future.
thanks adam [and the whole support team] for sharing one hell of an enjoyable ride!
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Nov 21, 2016 - 05:24pm PT
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If Ondra is representative of the next generation, I'd say humanity is doing pretty well. Congrats Adam!!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 21, 2016 - 05:30pm PT
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Adam is doing very well, make that extraordinarily well.....the rest of humanity...hmmmm...don't get your hopes up.
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