Most Aesthetic Rock Climb in Arco | Pungitopo 8c+/9a | Adam Ondra

A few kilometres from the town of Arco, hidden in the peaceful Laghel valley, there was a perfect wall, a true piece of art by the nature. Possibly almost too perfect to be true. And that is possibly the reason why it had been neglected for a long time.
What an Idea! What a Line! Check out the new story of Pungitopo 8c+/9a, possibly Arco's most aesthetic hard line. Let me know in the comments how you enjoyed the video, what interests you the most and how you like the genius loci of Laghel Valley.
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Francesco "Franz" Morandi (Local Climber from Arco)
00:43 - Pungitopo 8c+/9a (Red Point Wall, Arco, Italy)
01:15 - Adam Ondra Talks about the Route
02:01 - Franz Talks about the Pungitopo Name and the Genius loci of Laghel Valley
02:35 - The First Day, First Tries
05:03 - Not Today
05:44 - The Second Day
07:40 - The Crux
08:55 - The First Ascent of Pungitopo 8c+/9a
09:33 - Outro
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STORY BY
ADAM ONDRA
DIRECTED & EDITED BY
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[@M0dElite]

Truly a beautiful line and the atmosphere of the ascent was so fitting! Very tranquil. No power screams this time. Like paying respect to Francesco's passed grand mother. Liked how also the crowd was keeping quiet while witnessing the ascent, just the belayer encouraging Adam on. Congratz for the first ascent!

[@tobysegar]

Agreed, that crowd shot was the cherry on top

[@zdenekburian1366]

the unexpected scene at 8:17 is amazing, like a chapel full of worshipers in adoration, inside a rock cathedral immersed in a sacred wood

[@skip1860]

Can't stand they Europeans yelling Ali Ali Ali stfu

[@johnjonsson7658]

It must be nice to be Adam and have people ask him to come climb amazing lines all the time :)

[@AdventuresWithClair]

Hard work pays off, the amount of time and dedication he puts into it is next level.

[@suezix8689]

I wonder whether the line was offered to Ghisolfi too?

[@jozefhorniak8191]

@@suezix8689 He was right there, who could stop him?:D

[@suezix8689]

@@jozefhorniak8191 no idea. it's not his style but who knows

[@francescomorandi8972]

@@suezix8689 Stefano is my good friend too, we tried the line also the same day of Adam's F.A. It was truly special!

[@kevedwards]

Imagine being absolutely boxed out your mind, legs shaking, forearms exploding, you’ve skipped the last draw and have a big runout to the chains, then you go to clip the anchor and it’s got a locked screw gate onit 🤣, finishing jugs or not my arse would drop out my pants 🤣🤣🤣

[@randoprior4130]

it's amazing how much panic or self preservation overrides pump in these situations!

[@tiuclaudio]

8:18 when you realize Adam never climbs without an audience 😁 Again another great example of documenting a first ascent. Paying respect to the ones who bolted it, a bit of history and showcasing the beauty of the climbing itself. Emotion and motivation worth getting inspired to.

[@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511]

how does that work with the bolts?

[@josepalacios843]

8:20 A timeless scene in any sport, any time and anywhere: strong athletes watching a peer do their thing, smiles and raw/primal joy all around. Congrats on the send and thanks for sharing. Great video.

[@juanca25252]

Hey Adam! A few weeks ago i receive a client from Prague here in Costa Rica, she was surprised that i knew about you! You inspire people from all over this planet. What you do on the rock is animal power! Be well crazy diamond!

[@pauldj6]

so cool to see the whole group cheering up, including Stefano and the local old-schooler

[@Rycamcam]

That is indeed a beautiful wall, and always a pleasure to watch Adam's process!

[@jonnenne]

Franz seems like an absolutely great dude to be with!

[@danielmeeker7587]

This man is special! I love how technical his climbing style is.

[@kevanptaylor]

Beautiful climb, those moves look so technical! Great job Adam!!

[@theoflipacoin70]

Nice the see the thrilled and famous crowd there in front of this beautiful wall to watch Adam showing again incredible climbing technique. Franz had an beautiful idea for the name of the route.

[@Paragraph8]

I was at that crag beginning of May and looked at that wall barely seeing more than a flat wall. Amazing to see Adam climb on it =)

[@racerschin]

Fantastic line. Reminds of great sport lines back in the 80s. Wonderful brake from overhangs and kneebars, 100% climbing!

[@antomm12]

Eres increíble Adam. Muy bueno el final con la referencia a los frutos y a la abuela de Franz

[@soizz5267]

The photography of this video is amazing. Beautiful images, this line looks really aesthetic, lucky you Adam!

[@padhraicmacmaghnuis1793]

Had a look through the comments there and didn't see anything about what I want to say. Firstly, a great looking line and looks like awesome climbing. Secondly I noticed you made a series of changes to the opening sequence. Changes to beta (bring the right foot up for the first long move up), Clipping (skipped second quickdraw on send go when previously clipped and had extended the third to make the position better). My reason for bringing these up is that It would be great to see that process as I would be sure that a few people will not have noticed these subtle but important changes. We all spend a bit of time hanging at a bolt figuring these things out to make a sequence possible or just make it easier, Watching you and other top levels athletes go through similar processes would be great to see. Obviously not practical to put it all up there and these things take time, but glimpses. Anyway thanks for reading. Happy climbing

[@BramHeerebout]

Good of you to notice this change in beta. I went back and see how he skips the second bolt and extended the third one on his send. I totally agree that it would be totally cool to have witnessed that process. Also, I would love to have a better view of these holds. We have been spoiled by Stefano I think who showed us every detail on Bibliography. But probably we should not address Adam for this but the production team that creates these videos about him.

[@cjm5002]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!! That first half of the video showed the rest of us that you are actually human too. After your incredible on-sight record it is nice to see that you don't just flash everything and that 9a climbing takes work! Amazing job as always and thanks for the vid.

[@floodo1]

the production quality combined with such a beautiful site =

[@johannielsen463]

Man...I didn't expect to get the sad grandmother feels along with my climbing viewing. Great name and remembrance.

[@Euroholds]

So inspiring. Incredible line, incredible wall, nice story,. Looking at the route and considering your attempts and efforts to find the correct way, i'm Pretty sure no one is downgrading it... ;-) Such a great job, congratulations!

[@vincenzodangelo1305]

The quality of these videos just keeps getting better and better.

[@nairda1990]

What a nice route. And what beautiful moves. Bravo!

[@willemvanriet7160]

Like a spider up the rock! So many moves that only you can do Well done!

[@noiseforthealgorithm4668]

man to watch you climb is soul touching. pure art

[@mcs1829]

I loved the name specially for the history behind it.

[@HuabaBebpe]

You will be remembered as climbing's most inspiring person

[@whatfffd]

Beautiful efficient technique. Always bring a smile to my face , Adam.

[@lisa-koschat]

I love the angle and the detail to the vide, it feels real, like you are there with the sounds. Great video - such a pleasure to watch.

[@petelee4905]

Great as always adam

[@FelishaWild]

What a great climb. Really cool to see your friends there to support you on this.

[@filipposanfratello5834]

Quando ha detto è IMPOSIBILE.. mi stavo mettendo a piangere.. Bellissima linea

[@davidroyet7984]

Love the line. The story the way it is filmed and the humanity with the las plan in the the grandma at the end of the movie

[@plavyn]

How is this even possible? Truly incredible

[@jayakbar9314]

I love this man about as much as I can love someone I've never met.

[@ScoobieDoo]

Wow Adam! Just... wow man - great job! Greetings from Poland.

[@Ben-ew3hv]

Going to be in Arco soon, really looking forward to it

[@archertyro6481]

Oh how I miss the days of NCOR 74’. Your an accomplished marvel young man.

[@S.Wieland]

What an absolute beautie!

[@spiercevaughn]

Super cool route !! Congrats !

[@FrootLoopKoko]

Good to see you looking so happy Adam! I hope you are enjoying your break from competition!

[@Natural_Encounters]

That was fun to watch. Takes me back to hanging out in the woods all day with my little bro. I would love to climb here on a fall day.

[@daveo8480]

Fantastic job Adam , a pleasure to watch .

[@swissclimbingcrew7631]

Fantastic line and nicely climbed! And Arco is just a magical place to be.

[@DefineStrength]

love ur vids Adam. stay strong and healthy dude

[@amaturearcadia]

Excellent, as always Adam 🤙🏼

[@maibemiles3904]

That was amazing! As always! Can’t wait to see what’s next!!!

[@mynameisforrest]

What a beautiful moment in time!

[@Im-just-Stardust]

That looked PAINFUL man. WOW it hurt my fingers to watch.

[@lucrousseau6670]

Wow, this route is just perfect !

[@mountainhub104]

what a line 😍 great job Adam!!

[@valerioblanchet9741]

Great adam! beautiful video, I loved it when you fell and said "impossible". From that moment on you didn't give up and immediately afterwards you tried again and you made it! Adam is the best

[@icedbannanas]

8:21 love seeing how everyone is standing and watching with bated breath.

[@johnnybegood9742]

Really wonderful. Good stuff

[@jackroberts2949]

Incredible stuff as always, Adam!

[@tylergarrett3547]

Great work adam, obrigado

[@StraightUpHealth]

Love it! Would definitely watch more.

[@valeriogabrielli4342]

Che figata ❤

[@gigglysamentz2021]

Franz is so cool!

[@parkersrockclimbing8964]

Love the climb dude, great job

[@danielnilsen2756]

Thank you!

[@SaraMdza]

beautiful line!!

[@iangustafson1072]

Much respect to Adam for letting his friend keep the name of the route, very nice memory for his grandmother. Climbers can be a little petty now and again lol

[@TheMashmeister]

Good job dude amazing determination

[@henrymunnich1648]

ondras climbing noises never disappoint

[@dealwithit7515]

he doesn't fear nothingness, he holds onto it everyday

[@christineholmberg7431]

Wow! What technique 😯

[@pappachilldog3099]

Wow Adam!

[@futuropasado]

great video!

[@skunkingdonuts3734]

The pungitopo in Bologna, and only there, is called rusco which means garbage because food was thrown in it to prevent mouse getting to it Great video as usual

[@Logangil515]

Adam is absolutely jacked

[@agniltor3306]

Amazing....👍🏿

[@0MrUnbekannt0]

amazing video

[@ramonfrancis8337]

fantastic!

[@stefanopaoli717]

“La parte finale non è facile” 😂😂😂 perché fin lì era facile ?! Amazing style

[@schonni8390]

2:02 top notch belay :D

[@alemakhoul4899]

very nice edit

[@LoveAndClimbing]

5:32 "I thought it would be alright... and it wasn't" pretty much describes all my beta.

[@SukhbirSingh-vo4vh]

Extra ordinary boy, great 👍

[@gigglysamentz2021]

This looks like slate climbing! 8'D

[@jurrrus]

Indeed, it is beautiful route :O

[@jonathanrossddsmhs1271]

Beautiful line. This makes Empath look juggy!

[@SpartaSpartan117]

A classic O2 and hopefully a good addition to the O0s and 01s of the crag

[@robertnewell4054]

Adam is not afraid of a runout

[@SpecificSpecificity]

Ah man, the berry at the end :)

[@oroom7388]

Amazing!

[@ytstunna]

I wish u had a book Adam it would be great

[@HavelockBanana]

Awesome!

[@zivotvkrosne4779]

Krásné!

[@mdk232]

I love this.

[@davidbecker54]

Stacked viewing party for the send!

[@alexandrehofmann4158]

Rest in peace to Fracescos grandma...

[@francescomorandi8972]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@fpr141]

YOU ARE THE BEST

[@SilLe-Youtube]

What type of shoe is Adam wearing? Amazing Video!!!

[@pirminborer625]

Adam not closing the carabiner... wouldn't pass safety training. Kidding, great climbing, beautiful route. Congrats.

[@angrybirder9983]

Also skipping draws. I mean, he knows what he's doing, but my brain just kept saying "Clip that damn quickdraw already!"

[@fredericp64]

Pungitopo ❤ !!

[@gleniu2]

Congratulations

[@nutellalover2677]

That ending was so great it was chilling, amazing climbing as always

[@philgoguma434]

amazing climb

[@zivotvkrosne2132]

Nice!