The Hardest Sport Climbs in the World
A definitive, searchable table of every 5.15 ever climbed—with route info, ascentionists and location. Read on below the table for in-depth analysis of the data. Enjoy!
Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra’s Doppelgänger Shows Us How Ropes Are Made
How is a climbing rope made? What is it made of? How is it tested?
Adam Ondra Makes 2nd Ascent of “Qui” (5.15a), 23 Years Later
The route Qui, FA'ed by Stefan Fürst in 1996 and originally graded 9a (5.14d), remained unrepeated for 23 years.
Bolting with Adam Ondra | Tales from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Join Adam Ondra as he bolts and projects new routes in Tijesno Canyon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the annual Drill and Chill Festival.
New 5.15b/c From Seb Bouin (With the Ondra Seal of Approval)
Ondra thinks it could be even harder.
Adam Ondra Gives New Insight into the Crux of “Silence” (5.15d)
Ondra digs into his video archive for some of the best unseen footage of Silence, the world's first 9c (5.15d).
Séb Bouin Finally Repeats Ondra’s “Move” (5.15b/c) After 4 Years of Work
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Angy Eiter Bags Another 5.14d with “Pure Dreaming”
Eiter was the first and still only woman to climb a 5.15b.
Does Adam Ondra Know What the Shawangunks Are?
Associate Editor Michael Levy interviews Adam Ondra following qualifications at the final Bouldering World Cup of 2019, at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado.
King of the Castle: Adam Ondra Climbs Špilberk Castle’s Walls
"Brno is my hometown where I was born and where I still live," writes Ondra. "There were a few lines in my neighbourhood that were in my head since I was a small kid."
“Mamichula” (5.15b) for Séb Bouin!
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The Hardest Boulder Problems in the World
A definitive, searchable table of every V15 and up ever climbed—with route info, ascentionists and location. Read on below the table for in-depth analysis of the data. Enjoy!