Hold Break Ruins 5.14d Onsight Attempt for Adam Ondra
He sent the route on his second go. Later that day, he made the first ascent of a 5.14a multi-pitch.
In November 2023, Adam Ondra took a short trip to Montanejos, Spain. On one of his climbing days, attempted an onsight of La Parada de los Monstruos 5.14d (9a). The attempt was going well until he unexpectedly broke a small hold while kneebarring. Although his hands stayed on the wall, the hold break caused his foot to get tangled in the rope, which took a bit of weight, ruining the send. He lowered to the ground and sent the pitch his following go, flashing the upper half of the route.
Later that day, he made the first ascent of a three-pitch 5.14a (8b+), which he named Have a Vernich with Adam Ondra. He onsighted the first 5.13b pitch, took two attempts to send the 5.14a second pitch – another hold break sent him groundward on his first go – and onsighted the final 5.11b pitch. Ondra’s sends of La Parada de los Monstruos 5.14d and Have a Vernich with Adam Ondra 5.14a are featured in a new film, which you can watch below.
Overall, Ondra had a very successful trip to Montanejos. Three days before his day described above, he achieved one of his hardest onsights ever with El Gran Bellanco 5.14c/d. Three days after his La Parada de los Monstruos 5.14d send, he made the first ascent of  El Maquinista 5.15a/b. After an initial day of sussing out the moves, Ondra spent two more days on the route before getting the eventual first ascent.
Adam Ondra sends La Parada de los Monstruos 5.14d
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