Adam Ondra Sends the Dawn Wall!

Adam Ondra has climbed the Dawn Wall (VI 5.14d)! The 23-year-old Czech climber topped out El Cap today, November 21 after an eight-day push for the route’s second free ascent.

“Totally badass,” Kevin Jorgeson wrote in an e-mail to Rock and Ice. “For Tommy and I, the question was whether it was even possible. We left lots of room to improve the style and Adam did just that! Super impressive that he was able to adapt to the DW‘s unique style and sort out so many complex sequences so quickly.”

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Source: rockandice.com

Photo: pavelblazek on Instagram

Approaching the crux of pitch 10 (5.14a). Things are getting serious, feet are getting tired… Today just resting and watching the temperature drop… Hopefully it won’t get much warmer tomorrow! Photo Heinz Zak @blackdiamond @mytendon #Montura @lasportivagram @chimpbars #elcapitan #Dawnwall #Yosemite

A photo posted by Adam Ondra (@adam.ondra) on Nov 16, 2016 at 5:17pm PST

Dear @Adam.Ondra,⠀ ⠀ Thank you for showing us what’s possible once again. Through your hard work and determination, we’ve been able to witness another groundbreaking milestone in the world of climbing. We want to congratulate you for challenging yourself with climbing the world’s hardest big-wall, roping up in the face of doubt and succeeding. And we want to thank you, of course, for providing not just us, but climbers worldwide with inspiration.⠀ ⠀ Nice job sending the Dawn Wall!!!!⠀ ⠀ Sincerely,⠀ Your friends at Black Diamond Equipment⠀ ⠀ Photo: Heinz Zak

A photo posted by Black Diamond Equipment (@blackdiamond) on Nov 21, 2016 at 4:06pm PST