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Adam Ondra

Athlete

Born: Czech

Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing. In 2013, Rock & Ice described Ondra as a prodigy and the leading climber of his generation. Ondra is the only male athlete to have won World Championship titles in both disciplines in the same year (2014) and is one of the two male athletes (alongside Sorato Anraku in 2023) to have won the World Cup series in both disciplines (lead climbing in 2009, 2015, and 2019 and bouldering in 2010).

At age 13, Ondra redpointed his first graded 9a (5.14d) sport route. Rock & Ice noted that by 2011, he was "onsighting 5.14c's by the handful", and by 2013, had "more or less repeated every hard route in the world—easily".

Notable For

Czech climber

Adam Ondra's Historical Timeline

  1. Adam Ondra is born

    Adam Ondra, Czech athlete, known for czech climber, was born on 1993-02-05. Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.

  2. Adam Ondra completes the first ascent of Change in Norway, the world's first 9b+ (5.15c) route

    Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.

  3. Adam Ondra completes the second ascent of the 9b (5.15b) route, Fight or flight

    Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.

  4. Adam Ondra completes the second free ascent of The Dawn Wall on El Capitan, leading every pitch and finishing in 8 days

    Adam Ondra is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing.

  5. Adam Ondra completes the first-ever flash of a confirmed 9a+ (5.15a) route with his ascent of Super Crackinette in Franc

    Adam Ondra completes the first-ever flash of a confirmed 9a+ (5.15a) route with his ascent of Super Crackinette in France

  6. Adam Ondra completes the first ascent of Zvěřinec in Czech Republic, claiming it as his hardest 9b+ and the second harde

    Adam Ondra completes the first ascent of Zvěřinec in Czech Republic, claiming it as his hardest 9b+ and the second hardest route of his life

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Adam Ondra born?
Adam Ondra was born on 1993-02-05 (Czech).
What is Adam Ondra known for?
Czech climber
What historical events involved Adam Ondra?
Adam Ondra was involved in 6 recorded historical events, including Adam Ondra is born, Adam Ondra completes the first ascent of Change in Norway, the world's first 9b+ (5.15c) route, Adam Ondra completes the second ascent of the 9b (5.15b) route, Fight or flight.

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