ClimbingAdam Ondra Onsights Two Red River Gorge 5.14d Routes http://www.climbing.com Since 1970 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:35:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Ondra Onsights Two Red River 5.14d Routes http://www.climbing.com/news/ondra-onsights-two-red-river-5-14d-routes/ http://www.climbing.com/news/ondra-onsights-two-red-river-5-14d-routes/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 02:07:21 +0000 By Amanda Fox http://www.climbing.com/?post_type=news&p=225727 11/1/12 – Adam Ondra onsighted the Red River Gorge’s hardest routes today: Pure Imagination and The Golden Ticket, both 5.14d.

Jonathan Siegrist made the first ascent of Pure Imagination in November 2010, and the route has seen repeats by climbers like Adam Taylor, Sasha DiGiulian, and Jorg Verhoeven. Taylor redpointed The Golden Ticket in October 2009 for the first ascent.

Ondra has suggested downgrades for both routes, to 5.14c; he also said Golden Ticket felt harder than Pure Imagination (he climbed the former just an hour after finishing the latter). “Having nothing to loose [sic], I just kept going in 100% efficient style to top. Fought hard, had a huge luck, but didn’t punt it. High end 8c+ [5.14c]. Climbing with good ascents in the bag feels like cheating, no stress and everything just flows…”

Ondra was filmed during his Golden Ticket ascent.

Date of ascents: November 1, 2012

Source: 8a.nu

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