Adam Ondra #60: Frankenjura / Becoming 9a+

Adam Ondra heads to Frankenjura, Germany—home of razor crimps and infamous two-finger pockets—for episode #60 of his Road to Tokyo series, taking on the storied testpiece Becoming 9a+. Filmed during his autumn 2019 sessions, this short vlog-style film drops you right into the process: the scouting, the hard moves, and the relentless problem-solving required on one of the area’s toughest lines. What makes it worth watching is the honesty and intensity packed into just over eleven minutes. You’ll see world-class climbing distilled to its essentials—precision footwork, split-second decisions, and the kind of repeated effort where progress is measured in millimeters. Whether you’re chasing your first pockety sport route or just love seeing elite climbers wrestle with the unknown, this is a sharp, motivating look at how 9a+ is built try by try.

Adam Ondra · 11:10

ČESKÉ TITULKY JSOU DOSTUPNÉ V NASTAVENÍ VIDEA Tiny crimps, small two-finger pockets, and hard moves are very frequent in Frankenjura, Germany. Check out my tries from autumn 2019 in one of the hardest testpieces - Becoming 9a+ first ascended by Markus Bock. The next episode is out on my YouTube channel, including my commentary. Credits: Story by ADAM ONDRA Directed by LACO KORBEL Camera PAVEL KLEMENT VOJTĚCH LIČKO Archive Footage PETR PAVLÍČEK Archive Stills ROLF BITTNER (wikipedia.org / CC BY-SA 3.0) Edited by ADAM LIGOCKI Production JAKUB PÍNA Executive Producer PAVEL BLAŽEK Subs by JARKA MARČEKOVÁ © 2020 AO Production s.r.o. #rockclimbing #frankenjura