Climbing with Adam Ondra - The Climbing Diaries #26

Climbing together with someone is always motivating, and if this someone is Adam Ondra is even better. We tried a couple of new routes in Arco during the last days, and this video is the result.
Video: Nunatak Film
Edit: Enrico Veronese

[@AdamOndra]

Always great to climb with you, especially on some sick lines like Excalibur or Trofeo dell'Adriatico. See you soon!

[@HerrDrJaes]

You are just a likeable guy! You stand for me for the climbing sport and its peculiarity that (all) athletes work together instead of against each other, although you are so competitive. I just had to let this out :D Ps.: impressive language skills

[@diamondminerz8337]

Hi Adam!

[@coinita1217]

Che leggende!

[@freerideshuttle]

Love you guys, seeing you both climbing makes me smile, i hope one day, I'm going to see you doing this live. Ciao ragazzi, buone arrampicate.

[@marcoscortes8569]

Hey adam can you teach me to climb?

[@rando4221]

What a great message - “if you want to climb and get better, climb with other people. Me and Adam want to push grades and so we’re climbing together. If you want to come push grades with us, please come!”

[@truepietro]

I'd like to join them, but I think that that the route it's too hard, even juts for belay! 😅

[@cameronhunter5398]

This for me is the coolest and hardest thing to describe to other people that don't climb. The climbing community is so open that even the greatest in the world welcome and encourage others to climb as hard as them. It's like a famous footballer turning up at a random 11-a-side match and joining in.

[@100.-.clim_bing]

"We want to push grades". Must be 9c+ then?!

[@TristanCleveland]

11:05 One of my all-time favourite youtube comments comes to mind: "I wish I trusted anything like Adam trusts his kneebar."

[@arthurl7139]

Ahah love the comment Thanks for sharing it ^^

[@nathantvedt8300]

not too experienced on lead, but it looks like if he fell the rope would make him spin before he hit the rock

[@user-qn9ku2fl2b]

@@nathantvedt8300 nah he's totally fine here, it basically would be sitting in the rope. If he'd fallen while setting up the kneebar though, it would have been pretty bad, because his leg would catch the rope and he'd be thrown upside down. He's doing it this way because he needs to clip, but he has to be really careful/confident while doing it

[@masonorsagh4377]

12:20-13:10 is just the most Adam Ondra thing I've ever seen.

[@pavelbelik6174]

:DDDD it's almost funny :D

[@123amsterdan456]

Those seconds made me actually change my mindo on how climbing works and am buying a kneebar

[@tillteufel9979]

thanks for the offer. I can come to Arco and project your warmup routes xD xD xD

[@joshkornblum1881]

some of the climbing sequences in this are unbelievable. needed my chalk bag watching it lol

[@Woman-Kisser]

The routes look beautiful. Watching Adam climb makes me want to work on my mobility

[@Landolini]

The greatest duo in sportclimbing! Sick routes and amazing look behind the scenes.

[@danielwatt3408]

I have been dreaming of moving to Italy for a long time and it's finally happening in April. Super excited to check out the climbing around Arco, lets have a climb!

[@freerideshuttle]

Hope to see you soon man.

[@dantelaw7759]

Wow, thanks for the invite to climb on the project with you Stefano. I'll book my flights tonight. Is it okay that I can only climb 6c? I also need to know if the crag does rental shoes

[@songxu5286]

is there a belay test need to take too?

[@jibouzzz]

outdoor 6c in rental shoes sounds pretty impressive to me tbh !

[@mhmdeluxe6759]

If u send a 6C with rental shoes, u can go for fucking Excalibur as well😂😂

[@palopKILLER]

Two geniuses doing magic together

[@yognaught1000]

Love the climbing collabs!

[@a_shades838]

Great video, love to see you two working on those next-level projects

[@constancemaymiller]

So cool to see the two different climbing styles in one video!! Thanks for the great content!

[@christineholmberg7431]

I really enjoy getting to see the detail of the route and climbing up close 👌

[@simondelacanal4543]

Awesome video Stefano! I really enjoyed it. Nice climbing. 💪💪

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

Self-determination (deciding your own project) and social support are the basis of motivation! Thanks for sharing this awsome video!

[@lisa-koschat]

Amazing Video. It’s such a joy to watch you to climbing together!

[@TrafalgarDLaw-hb2gz]

What a great collab, what a great video!!! Looking forward for more. Thanks Stefano!!!

[@jofitness9373]

It‘s very nice to see both of you working on projects together, you both exceptionally skilled climbers. Been enjoying your videos:)

[@francescoinessi5213]

Finalmente un video dove si salgono i progettoni!! Grandi

[@frostproductions5451]

great pacing for this video. It is so cool to see two of the best route climbers in the world teaming up!

[@paulmitchell5349]

Seeing possibilities is the greatest climbing skill.

[@Leandroltz]

That is a great thing to see. Two super strong and motivated climbers sharing the stoke and climbing together, fighting on some hard projects!!! We need to see much moreof that in the climbing world!!! That motivates me and surely many other climbers to train and climb harder!

[@alpinekiwi]

That tufa section at 12:20 looks so good by Adam! So awesome to watch you two climb together...

[@YuniorBarbanOficial]

Grande Stefano, eres de los más fuertes en este momento y proyectando junto a Adam... Uff un nuevo nivel de escalada está cerca!! Se disfruta ver como ponen tanto esfuerzo y empujan cada día más el deporte, están invitados a Cuba cuándo quieran venir... A muerte con Excalibur, esa es tuya!!💪🏾 Bendiciones 🙏🏾

[@nathanrakman5973]

so excited for up coming bideos

[@pavelbelik6174]

Great video! Great cooperation :)!

[@bongosock]

What a symphony of human athleticism to see you two working a route! Amazing :)

[@duffyyoung2239]

Please keep climbing together to reach new heights! And we will too!

[@denisng7423]

Need more of these pro collab... imagine the possibilities.

[@brunogens]

What a team ! You should name your next projet "Perfecto Duo" 🙌

[@escaladaseguraamimanera3621]

you are incredible climbers.

[@eccehomer8182]

Who else was thinking "get on with it you wimps!"? Nah, me neither! 😆 An awesome effort chaps!

[@tiamat87]

lol that anvil with excalibur... cheers to the guys lifting it up there :D

[@Productionbrikfilm]

Realy cool video

[@fangyiwang7965]

amazing!

[@antoninkryl6065]

meravigliosa!! :-)

[@robinluger9424]

more of this please!!

[@giuseppealviti1115]

ok grazie dell'invito, comunque che coppia! bravi!

[@flooo5071]

excalibur looks really nice

[@Paulekonrad2]

colaboration outshines competition!

[@fra3788]

2 Legends!

[@johnmcclane264]

two pros teaming up - nice

[@PapousWebNode]

Bravo ragazzi

[@sofialai4788]

"Oh yeah I also sent a 9a+ this morning, almost forgot, you know just a regular Tuesday for me"

[@milogreenblatt2459]

Teamwork!!

[@strongarmclimbing]

Strong boi duo ftw

[@samradcliff3]

Nice!

[@chufnoski2128]

Keep the collabs comin

[@brunitikaCH]

Excalibur is Open Source! Rock on Stefano!

[@M0dElite]

That wall where Excalibur is looks ridiculously blank on the video. Would be cool to actually see it. I'm sure it looks even more intimidating in nature. Its amazing that people who can climb on it even exist :D

[@kooljawss]

this duo is gonna be sending 10a

[@jahnathonlarson258]

I'll be there in a few months, Stefano. I look forward to taking you up on the offer to climb together. Now, how do I jump from a 7a+ to a 9a+ in 3-4 months?

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

I recently progressed from 7a to 7c in just a few months and I think the biggest factor was just learning to read and dial routes. The power was already there (started off bouldering, V7 on moonboard), but I lacked the ability to make moves easier for myself. Its really essential (for me) to know harder routes by heart and try to perfect every single move, including, or maybe especially, the easier ones. Hope it helps.

[@kockarthur7976]

@@alexbarcovsky4319 I think he was joking

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

@@kockarthur7976 I know he was, but I was on the same level just a few months ago and why not give some advice?

[@madraven5915]

@@alexbarcovsky4319 lol, if you climb 7A+ on the moonboard, and only 7a route, ofc your progression is fast. You probably had never spend any real time climbing routes before this. That doesn't mean the same progression is possible for everybody else. You essentially were way too strong to only climb 7a.

[@alexbarcovsky4319]

@@madraven5915 Thats is correct and I am aware of that, still though, many (if not most) people nowadays start off with bouldering so this advice would still probably apply to majority. If thats not the case for our friend up there then my advice would be to boulder more lol.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

That series of kneebars. Unthinkable.

[@grenouillemutante]

That knee-bar no hands rest looked impossible

[@jeffmaya5345]

I’ll come over so I can project your warmup route 😅

[@neilgjohnson]

Very nice of you to invite us all to join you. I'm too old and fat, but maybe my kids will come join you in a few years.

[@_jpfq_]

Great video and vibe. Just wondering how someone forgets he have send a 9a+ in the morning, guess Adam just eat 9a´s for brackfast

[@ilsevanhoutte4594]

😍

[@Haglar6]

the man just straight up jumps onto the side of the cliff lmao

[@stefanopaoli717]

It used to be “learn to use your feet well”, then came the heel, and now it’s all about the knee 😀

[@acadalao]

Sorry Stefano, what arnes do you use? Camp energy??

[@Zenthex]

when i'm with friends, i always climb a grade harder than by myself in the gym.

[@hansmuller7507]

Will there be a jump start grading and a low start grading?😂

[@mrgumbyking]

What's with the Bloodborne weapon at the base? You guys going on a hunt?

[@widgetno1]

Adam: pleased to meet you, what language would you like to speak in?

[@davidbecker54]

When you are trying hard projects like this, how do you balance these routes with staying fit and healthy? I've always struggled with trying things near my limit repeatedly and not losing strength gains.

[@GABRAHAM9]

Hey Stefano, do you have an any interest in projecting La Dura Dura? If not, why do you think that route seem to get so little attention from top climbers?

[@pongwiboonma]

Considering his achivements in Worldcup Finals for so many years, and the Fact that he climbed 9b+ on Rocks, he seems to be a very humble guy. Unfortunately the Sportclimbing Routes don't always suite his style. Although he reached Finals so many times, but not so many Podiums.

[@KingChiin]

When they say they’re not strong enough 🥲😭

[@TheMegaMrMe]

I'm curious how the sponsorship thing works when you guys climb together. For example for the quick draws. Do you do half and half? Are you not allowed to use the footage if you send with other branded quickdraws on the wall?

[@alvaroe7678]

I propose an experiment. Post a video with music, and then the same video without music and check which one gets more views. Just curious

[@owievisie]

So normal people climb up and Adam just knee bars up?

[@israelolvera558]

😊🌟😇💯😍❣️😘🥰💖

[@middle-agedclimber]

Damn the holds on Excalibur must be totally rubbish, non existent

[@jipe4153]

Passo

[@TheCorrectionist1984]

Music with lyrics is distracting. Otherwise, great video.

[@ancrak7180]

nhaa, a 7b+ .... please ,dont use my project just for warm up :c

[@babsds0]

Who says training comp style moves has no use in outdoor climbing? 4:20

[@alexantone5532]

Stand start

[@zacharylaschober]

Not much compy about a standing jump to decent holds, plenty of boulders and a few routes begin this way.

[@babsds0]

@@zacharylaschober Lots of comp boulders of a similar nature which involve a technical sideways jump off good feet to a faraway but decent hold (decent when you hit the hold precisely). I don't think this kind of movement is common outdoors and even then there's more often than not a way to avoid going dynamically.

[@FreddieBrek]

Adam speaks Italian?

[@mathiasgassner571]

And german, spanish, czech&english of course and probably even more 😅

[@0r31tspace]

and german and Spanish and english and Czech. This guy is just amazing

[@lukasvaraja703]

You forgot Klingon, Alien Giraffe and the language of Mordor…

[@leiftorbjorn5621]

Ondra speaks Italian? Lol

[@Andresbej_]

Such a sick video from both of you climbing together. But... did anyone notice the amount of mistakes made by the film-maker with those horrible zoom angles cutting adam's body so many times when he started climbing at minute 10:00 ??? When you go working with such elite climbers you gotta do your best, especially if the climber sends the route which is what Adam did. My humble opinion 🙂

[@andreajandzio4658]

I totally agree 👍

[@Naarukarmic]

So what? It's not a professionally produced channel like Adam's. Filming on ropes is notoriously complicated and they might not have the budget for all the equipment and lenses.

[@theinsiders-climbingtv5645]

I agree, the camerawork and overall video quality wasn’t the best.. the climbing was awesome though!

[@2fast4me9]

Awesome video, but the camera man on the second route filming adam was horrible! I was screaming "zoom out" in my head most of the time