In November, Adam Ondra onsight climbed the El Gran Bellanco route (8c+/9a) in the Spanish climbing area of Montanejos. Now there is the video of the impressive inspection.
El Gran Bellanco (8c+/9a) was Adam Ondra's hardest onsight ascent of 2023. The strong Czech only knew the Spanish area of Montanejo from hearsay. However, this shouldn't stop him from putting on a strong performance with the support of the local community.
“The day was exciting and crazy,” remembers Adam Ondra. «It started with a fairly long and tiring journey, during which I arrived at the rock late and tired, but the infectious spirit of the local climbers made me climb very well and complete this incredible route.»
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Credits: Cover picture Adam Ondra