Adam Ondra Sends Action Directe
Posted by Summer on May 24, 2008
On May 19th, 15-year-old Czech virtuoso repeated Wolfgang Güllich’s 5.14+ Action Directe. He joins the ranks of Alaxander Alder, Iker Pou, Dave Graham, Christian Bindhammer, Rich Simpson, Dai Koyamada, Markus Bock, and Kilian Fischhuber - the only other climbers to repeat Güllich’s infamous ascent.
A must-watch.
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Footage from CzechClimbing.com.
Read an interview and see how young this kid really looks when he’s not climbing his way into world records. Ok, I don’t know he’s the youngest to send Action Directe, but it’s probably a safe bet.
Adam Ondre is amazing. Definitely the future, if not the “now”. I have been following him for quite some time, actually, probably close to two years now. That would make him, what, 13? Still a cool kat with mad skillz, and getting better all the time. If my parents would have only pushed me in to death-defying sports when I was younger……my story might be different. Cool blog, Summer, will keep an eye on ya..
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