Adam Ondra Making Big Progress on Dawn Wall
Adam Ondra is working the crux pitches on the Dawn Wall and things are looking good for the Czech crusher. Ondra and his partner Pavel Blazek are reporting cool temps and dry conditions. Ondra’s latest update said, “Great progress on pitch 14, but unfortunately no send. Took a lot of skin to finally figure out the mystery (third and last boulder of the pitch), but I finally have a satisfying beta at least.
“On my last go, with no skin and really tired, I slipped on the first boulder, but continued straight away to the anchor. I am quite confident that next time it should work out. And next time I think it will be on the push.” Five photos from Blazek below, be sure to visit and follow their progress in Yosemite.
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