Adam Ondra Flashes One of the Hardest Trad Climbs in the World - Gripped Magazine

He's widely regarded as the world's greatest rock climber – but exactly who is Adam Ondra?

We take a look at the life and achievements of Adam Ondra, the sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing legend

Adam Ondra Flashes One of the Hardest Trad Climbs in the World - Gripped Magazine

Adam Ondra just announced that he flashed Lexicon E11 7a in Pavey Ark, U.K. The route was established by Neil Gresham in early September 2021 after a year of on-and-off projecting and specific training. In an interview with UKC, Gresham described the difficulty of Lexicon as a “[5.14a] with 80-foot fall potential from a last move crux and the promise of a hard strike.” Steve McClure made the second ascent a couple weeks after Gresham’s FA, and D…