Adam Ondra Flashes 5.14a Trad with Greenspit
He announced the send with a new video that you can watch below
Adam Ondra has flashed the famous Greenspit, the steep crack line in Valle dell’Orco that has tested many strong climbers. The 12-metre route originally had green bolts protecting some moves, which is where the name comes from. Ondra just dropped a video featuring his send, watch it below.
Ondra is one of the world’s most accomplished climbers. He made the first ascent of Silence 5.15d (still unrepeated), sent Soudain Seul V17 and made the second ascent of the Dawn Wall (5.14d, 32 pitches) on El Capitan. While Ondra is known for his hard sport climbing, he has a long list of hard trad to his name, including thee second ascent Bon Voyage 5.14d trad, read about it here. For a list of some of Ondra’s hardest onsights and flashes prior to Greenspit visit here.
The first ascent of Greenspit was by Didier Berthod 20 years ago, the second ascent was by Nico Favresse and the third by Tom Randall. The route now has well over a dozen ascents, with others being by Pete Whittaker, Babsi Zangerl and Yuji Hirayama.
The route was originally graded 5.14a with those who’ve repeated it saying it’s soft 5.14a or hard 5.13d. Stevie Haston made the fourth ascent and said it’s 5.12 with a V8 at the end. Ondra has noted online that he gives it 5.14a.
