Adam Ondra convinces his Disbelief 9b in Canada

25-year-old Czech sports climber Adam Ondra has freed a 9b slab, Disbelief at the sports crag Acephale in Canada.

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IMAGE: Adam Ondra making the first ascent of the 9b slab Disbelief at Acephale in Canada. Photo by Petr Pavlicek

“Disbelief” 5.15b (9b), probably upper end of the grade. Acephale, Canmore, Canada. It was a crazy day. I almost wanted to give up. After two tries, when I got to the crux move (which is actually a foot move) totally fresh, I would slip off for like 15th time. No light in the end of the tunnel, despite the fact I stuck the move 10 days ago once, only to fall off 2 moves higher. On my 3rd try of the day, I somehow did not slip and did bot fall. I cannot think many other routes where I climbed so close to my limit. @blackdiamond @mytendon ,@lasportivagram @montura_official @gardatrentino @bernartwood

A post shared by Adam Ondra (@adam.ondra) on Jul 21, 2018 at 9:53am PDT