It's Game Over | Excalibur | Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra heads to the towers above Arco, Italy, to take on Excalibur—an already-mythic, 40-degree wall of just-barely-enough holds hanging over the Sarca Valley. In this tight, honest session vlog, he breaks down the idea behind the line, ties in a parallel attempt on nearby testpiece Buro, and shares the day with friends and fellow top climbers as the project pushes him right to the edge. What makes this worth your 15 minutes is the unfiltered process: real struggle, sharp route-reading, micro-beta on brutal pockets, and the rare sight of a world-class athlete choosing to walk away when “game over” is simply the truth. The scenery is epic, the psyche swings are relatable, and the cameos and camaraderie keep the energy high—an addictive snapshot of how legendary climbs are built, one hard try at a time.
Adam Ondra · 15:40
Excalibur is a project on an independent tower close to Arco with an epic view towards Sarca valley. It has just enough holds to make this perfect 40-degree clean-cut wall possible. The following video captures my process of trying this already legendary project last winter. You will watch me struggle, try really hard and eventually give up. You can also watch @steghiso and @JakobSchubertClimbing while they are trying this legendary project! But I am sure the project might go down pretty soon. Who is going to do it? ENGLISH SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN THE VIDEO SETTINGS ČESKÉ TITULKY JSOU DOSTUPNÉ V NASTAVENÍ VIDEA Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Pietro Dal Pra (Adam's good friend + 9b belayer :-) and @LaSportivaYT climbing shoes product specialist 01:26 - Adam Ondra describes project Excalibur 01:30 - SUBSCRIBE = SUPPORT 03:10 - Buro route (potential 9b) 04:30 - Crux 05:40 - Outdoor training gym 06:52 - Meeting @JakobSchubertClimbing and @steghiso 08:39 - @JakobSchubertClimbing try the route 09:14 - Back in the game (let's try Buro) 11:50 - Let's warm up with Pietro! 13:40 - Adam talks about 2 ways of holding that nasty two-finger pocket 14:50 - Its Absolutely Game Over 15:00 - Good luck to @steghiso and @WilliamBosi and everybody else 15:20 - Outro Climbing shoes I use in this video: @LaSportivaYT Solution Comp: https://www.lasportiva.com/alpencore/geolocalize/url?type=product&sku=20z999100 Get yourself amazed by beautiful pictures in my photobook - AO Book: https://eshop.adamondra.com/p-ao-book Have you seen this video of mine ?! https://youtu.be/JPsWEr_v_ak Thumbnail picture by: Petr Chodura SPECIAL THANKS TO PIETRO DAL PRA STEFANO GHISOLFI ALFREDO WEBBER FRANCESCO “FRANZ” MORANDI STORY BY ADAM ONDRA DIRECTED BY LACO KORBEL EDITED BY JAN VOGL CAMERA LACO KORBEL JAN VOGL PAVEL KLEMENT PRODUCTION KATEŘINA KUŘÁTKOVÁ JAN VERNER JAKUB PÍNA SUBTITLES BY JARKA MARČEKOVÁ © ADAM ONDRA 2023 Songlist Sirus Music - Ujai Sound and Vision - Synthetic Orchestra Northern Points - The Search #climbing #rockclimbing #projectexcalibur