Adam Ondra’s Move 5.15b/c Gets Fifth Ascent
Two days ago, Domen Škofic repeated one of the hardest routes in Flatanger
On May 22, Slovenian climber Domen Škofic redpointed Move 5.15b/c (9b/+) in the Hanshelleren cave in Flatanger, Norway. Established by Adam Ondra in August 2013, the route is one of a few lines in the world with a slash grade of 5.15b/c. Ondra didn’t give a definitive grade assessment upon his FA, suggesting the route was hard 5.15b or 5.15b/c.
Seb Bouin made the second ascent of Move in June 2019, proposing a grade of 5.15b/c. It took him five trips, each two to three weeks in length, to eventually send the line. It was his hardest send at the time. Alex Megos and Jorge Díaz-Rullo made the third and fourth ascents in September 2024. Megos took nine sessions to complete the route, while Díaz-Rullo took 17. Unlike Ondra and Bouin, Megos and Díaz-Rullo both wore double kneepads on the route. It appears Škofic wore a kneepad on his right leg. All three of these recent ascensionists gave the climb the slash grade of 5.15b/c.
“I admit I was intimidated to commit to this thing but I’m glad I did!” said Škofic on Instagram after his ascent. Move is his first route 5.15b or higher. He has six 5.15a’s to his name. Last year he sent the famous Chilam Balam as well as Catxasa, both located in Spain. He has experience on other hard routes in Flatanger, sending Thor’s Hammer 5.15a in 2016, Valhalla 5.14d in 2023, and Little Badder 5.14d and Illusionist 5.14d last year.
Now retired, Škofic was an incredible comp climber, particularly in the lead climbing discipline. He has many Lead World Cup gold medals and over a dozen podium finishes. In 2016, he won the overall Lead World Cup season.
