Adam Ondra #68: Brutal Rider 8C+ / Czechia's Hardest Boulderproblem
Adam Ondra returns to his home crags in Czechia to tackle Brutal Rider 8C+ (V16), a brutally long boulder problem that reconnects him with hard outdoor bouldering after a decade of prioritizing competitions and roped projects. In this episode, he breaks down the linkup—from “Brutus” into the lower start of “Ghost Rider”—and sets his sights on a first ascent that demands precision, power, and patience across roughly 25 demanding moves. What makes this one special is the blend of top-tier performance and honest process: the small adjustments, the intricate sequences, and the mental grind of committing to something that feels more like a full sport route packed into a boulder. Whether you’re chasing your own projects or just love watching climbing at the absolute limit, Brutal Rider delivers a front-row seat to elite problem solving, relentless effort, and the moment it finally all clicks.
Adam Ondra · 14:36
ČESKÉ TITULKY JSOU DOSTUPNÉ V NASTAVENÍ VIDEA Over the last 10 years, I have been neglecting hard outdoor bouldering, mostly either focusing on competitions or when focusing on rock climbing, sport climbing (with rope) always had priority. Bouldering was more of a tool for training. But around my home, there are hard bouldering projects. They might not be the best lines ever, they usually lack topouts, but they are hard, they are there and they simply need to be sent, especially as the moves are usually intricate and interesting! This spring I have had more time to focus on them. Watch the first ascent of Brutal Rider 8C+ (V16) in the next episode! The boulderproblem is long, it has 25 hard moves and could also be graded as hard 9b sport route. Last time, when I did an 8C+, was 10 years ago. It is a lower start into Ghost Rider, an 8C first ascended by Martin Stráník last year. And it links "Brutus", an 8A+ (Brutus exits left into relatively easy terrain) into the start of Ghost Rider. Thumbnail picture by: Petr Chodura Credits: Story by ADAM ONDRA Directed by LACO KORBEL Camera PAVEL KLEMENT Edited by ADAM LIGOCKI Production JAKUB PÍNA Executive Producer PAVEL BLAŽEK Subs by JARKA MARČEKOVÁ © 2020 AO Production s.r.o. #bouldering #czechia #hardestboulder #climbing #rockclimbing