Scary Ground-up First Ascent on Legendary Czech Sandstone | Adam Ondra

In the Northwest of Czechia, near the border of Germany, there is a fairytale-like landscape of endless sandstone towers and walls. The climbing here is so special, just like the local climbing scene and its ethics. The game's name is opening the routes ground up and making big runouts between rings or bolts. Check this new video while local legend Tomajda and I open a new crazy route, "Zpřítomnění" (Falling into Presence) AF XIa (8b OBLIGATORY), with a desperate boulder problem on the very top of the tower.

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Labské údolí - levý břeh (Elbe Valley - Left bank, Labské Pískovce, Czechia)
01:00 - Adam Ondra talks about the unique climbing area of the Elbe Valley
01:55 - Tomáš "TOMAJDA" Sobotka (Czech sandstone climbing legend) talks about Adam
02:52 - Adam introduces Tomáš "Tomajda" Sobotka as a great sandstone climber
03:42 - Warm-up
03:56 - Opening new route (old project started by Tomajda and Ondra Beneš) on Czech sandstone ground-up by Adam
06:15 - The hold got broken
06:28 - Tomajda talks about climbing as a perfect hobby and about Adam's level of climbing
07:23 - The crux of the route
08:58 - The first accent of Zpřítomnění (Falling into Presence) AF XIa (8b OBLIGATORY)
09:31 - Adam talks about the ascent and sandstone climbing
11:46 - Outro

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Thumbnail picture by: Petr Chodura

SPECIAL THANKS TO
TOMÁŠ “TOMAJDA” SOBOTKA
CHKO LABSKÉ PÍSKOVCE

STORY BY
ADAM ONDRA

DIRECTED & EDITED BY
JAN ŠIMÁNEK

CAMERA
JAN ŠIMÁNEK
JAN VOGL

DRONE PILOT
VOJTĚCH LIČKO

ARCHIVE FOOTAGE
HANIBAL & JAN ŠIMÁNEK

PRODUCTION
KATEŘINA KUŘÁTKOVÁ
JAN VERNER
JAKUB PÍNA

SUBTITLES BY
JARKA MARČEKOVÁ

© ADAM ONDRA 2022

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