Weekend Whipper: Adam Ondra Whips Off Neanderthal (5.15b)
Adam Ondra clocks airtime on the unrepeated Chris Sharma route, Neanderthal (5.15b), in Santa Linya, Spain.
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Adam Ondra clocks airtime on the unrepeated Chris Sharma route, Neanderthal (5.15b), in Santa Linya, Spain.
Ondra came close to sending last week, but he fell out of the no-hands rest above the dyno move.
“Despite the conditions, (wet tufa, 20+ degrees [Celsius], high humidity), he was giving it one last try, so I set up the ropes (as I ‘ve done so many
times before on this route) to document the action,” writes Madskillz Media,
who captured the whipper footage. “Unfortunately, the conditions were a bit too shitty even for Adam, and the route remains unrepeated for now.”
Happy Friday and climb safe this weekend!