Adam Ondra Flashes V15 in Switzerland
Adam Ondra is the third climber to flash the grade this year
Adam Ondra announced that he’s flashed Foundation’s Edge V15 (8C) in Fionnay, Switzerland. He’s the second climber to flash the problem after Yannick Flohé flashed it this summer. In August, Jules Marchaland became the second climber ever to flash V15, read about it here.
First climbed by Dave Graham in 2013, Foundation’s Edge is longer than some routes, nearly 12 meters and two dozen moves in length. Foundation’s Edge has been repeated by many top climbers including Daniel Woods, Will Bosi, Shawn Raboutou, Simon Lorenzi, Clément Lechaptois, Pietro Vidi, and Dylan Chuat, among others. All have called the problem V15, although some have said it’s soft for the grade. Bosi and Lorenzi both sent it in a single session.
It’s been a busy season of sends, as just this week we reported about Sean Bailey repeating Arrival of Birds V17, and Janja Garnbret climbing her second V15.
Adam Ondra’s 2025 Sends
El Elegido V14
Elemental V14
La Ligne de Bête V14
Imothep (du Sol) V14
Atom V14
Wolverine V14
Gliese 581 V14
The Ghost Ship V14
Foundation’s Edge V15 flash
Big Nose V15
Ziqqurat V15
Autofix V15
Soudain Seul V17
Pura Pura 5.14b trad
Greenspit 5.14a trad flash
Lexicon E11 flash
