Adam Ondra: Climbing the Americas—Salathé Wall Onsight Attempt

On November 4, 2018 Adam Ondra spent 21 hours attempting to onsight the Salathé Wall (VI 5.13) on El Capitan. Ondra didn’t quite make the onsight, but he put in a damn good effort. Watch the ascent, broken into three parts, below.

Part 1: Planning

Part 2: Climbing the first half of the wall

Part 3: Climbing the second half of the wall

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