Adam Ondra
Czech climber and video creator sharing hard routes, bouldering projects, training advice, and the people behind his climbing life.
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YouTubeOverview
- From
- Brno, Czech Republic
- Work
- Professional climber, video creator, and author
- Started
- Climbing at about three years old
- Breakout
- Won the overall Lead World Cup in 2009, aged 16
- Signature ascent
- Silence in Flatanger, Norway, the first proposed 9c route
Mini bio
How it started.
Adam grew up around climbing and wanted to follow his parents onto the rock. He began at about three and climbed his first 9a at 13. In 2009, aged 16, he won the overall Lead World Cup and took silver at the senior Lead World Championships.
On the rock.
His first ascent of Change in 2012 introduced the 9b+ grade. In 2016 he made the second ascent of Yosemite’s Dawn Wall, leading every pitch over eight days. The following year he climbed Silence in Norway and proposed 9c, opening a new level of difficulty.
In competition.
In 2014 he won the bouldering and lead world titles in the same year. He later reached the Olympic finals in both Tokyo and Paris, finishing sixth at each Games.
Sharing the process.
His videos take fans into outdoor projects, training sessions, and collaborations. Tips & Tricks turns his experience into lessons on technique and tactics. He also wrote the AO Photo Book, while the documentary Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits follows the pressures around his Olympic ambitions.
Creditschronological, newest first
Videos and film
- 2025Hardest Trad Flash Ever: Lexicon E11Featured climber
- 2024Climbers / Lezci, with Pepa ŠindelFeatured climber
- 2023Climb Smart: Boulder Training EfficiencyInstructor, Tips & Tricks series
- 2022Adam Ondra: Pushing the LimitsHimself; documentary subject
- 2021Beyond FocusDocumentary subject
- 2018Silence | World’s Hardest Route 9cFeatured climber
Books
- 2024Perly Východu / Pearls of the EastCo-author with Lukáš Asu Abt and Vladimír Skýpala
- 2019AO Photo BookAuthor; photography by Bernardo Giménez and Lukáš Bíba
Awards
- Rock Master KO Boulder winner2026 · First in KO Boulder and second in Lead Duel at the 40th-anniversary event in Arco.
- European lead champion2022 · Lead gold at the European Championships in Munich.
- Lead world champion2019 · Gold at the World Championships in Hachioji, Japan.
- Bouldering and lead world champion2014 · Won both world titles in the same year.
- Overall Lead World Cup winner2009 · Won the overall title in his first senior Lead World Cup season, aged 16.
Quotes
I live to climb, I climb to feel alive.Adam Ondra, official biography
Trivia
- He names Wolfgang Güllich and Tommy Caldwell as role models.
- An apple is his daily mountain snack, according to his Mammut athlete interview.
- He says he wanted to become a climber from the age of seven.
- For the AO Photo Book, he wrote the text while Bernardo Giménez and Lukáš Bíba supplied the photography.
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