Climbing Most Iconic Routes in DOLOMITES | Adam Ondra
"Climbing Most Iconic Routes in DOLOMITES | Adam Ondra" is a rock climbing video (38 minutes) published by Adam Ondra on September 14, 2026 with 275K views. Available to watch free on CouchClimbs.
Adam Ondra travels to the Dolomites to climb two of Marmolada's most storied routes on its legendary south face. Joined by close friends Pietro Dal Pra and Bernardo Rivadossi, he moves through decades of climbing history on The Fish (Via Attraverso il Pesce), a 33-pitch 7b+ classic born from a golden era of alpine exploration, before turning his attention to Egoland, a modern 10-pitch line with crux pitches up to 8c on limestone so immaculate it barely seems real in a mountain environment. This nearly 40-minute film is equal parts adventure and athletic showcase, threading archive footage and reflections from the original first ascentionists with Ondra's own onsight bid on Egoland's upper pitches. A dramatic fall, a hard-fought recovery, and an honest conversation about climbing ethics and the meaning of opening routes in the Alps make this more than a tick-list video — it's a meditation on what it means to be part of a living tradition on one of Europe's most mythic walls.
Adam Ondra · 38:33
Hi climbers and fans, join my channel to support our production and get exclusive access to my Tips & Tricks educational videos and bonus content ⏩ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8eNyF9eYwgr_K-Nl4gSHWw/join Marmolada is the undisputed queen of the Dolomites. ☝ This summer I finally had the privilege of climbing on the impeccable grey limestone of its south face. I got to taste the history of Marmolada through the "Fish", accompanied by Pietro Dal Pra, as well as its presence through Egoland, accompanied by Berni Rivadossi. ✌ The Fish quickly became a myth, an extreme classic that is sought for its beauty, but it will never become a walk in the park. Egoland is a modern route with pitches up to 8c, rock so perfect that it is hard to believe it exists in the alpine environment. I tried to onsight it. Watch how it turned out. ✊ ENGLISH SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN THE VIDEO SETTINGS ČESKÉ TITULKY JSOU DOSTUPNÉ V NASTAVENÍ VIDEA❗ Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Marmolada, Dolomites (Italy) 01:00 - Pietro Dal Pra (Adam's great friend, La Sportiva Footwear specialist) 03:34 - The Fish 7b+ (Via Attraverso il Pesce), 33 pitches 04:30 - Igor Koller (Slovak climbing legend, made FA of The Fish) 09:40 - In The Fish 12:00 - The Top 12:45 - Pietro talks about Adam Ondra 13:54 - Egoland 8c/ 8c+ (10 pitches) 14:15 - Bernardo Rivadossi (Adam's friend, made FA of Egoland) 18:10 - Pitch 1 (7b+) 18:43 - Pitch 2 (7c+/ 8a) 18:38 - Pitch 3 8c/ 8c+ 23:00 - The fall 27:35 - Pitch 4 (8b / 8b+) 29:42 - Pitch 4 (2nd attempt) 33:10 - Pitch 5 (8a) 33:30 - Pitch 6 8a) 34:05 - Pitch 7 (7c) 35:50 - The Top 36:09 - Bernardo Rivadossi talks about Marmolada 36:42 - Adam Ondra talks about climbing ethics, Pietro and the Alps 37:18 - Pietro Dal Pra talks about Adam and opening routes in Marmolada 37:45 - Outro Climbing shoes I use in this video: @LaSportivaYT Solution Woman: https://www.lasportiva.com/alpencore/geolocalize/url?type=product&sku=zfcs014 Taste some snacks by @MIXITCZ ⏩ https://www.mixit.cz/adam-ondra Check out my AO-Proline by @Euroholds ⏩ https://euroholds.com/ao-proline Enjoy brand new themed T-shirts, mugs and socks "I Hate Toehooks" and my AO Photo Book, posters, photographs, cool signed brushes, chalk bags by @mammut my ⏩ https://eshop.adamondra.com/ Have you seen this video of mine ?! https://youtu.be/JPsWEr_v_ak Presented by La Sportiva - @LaSportivaYT Film by Pavel Klement Camera Pavel Klement Kuba Sobotka Jan Vogl Drone operator Vojta Ličko Photographer Jan Virt Additional footage Bernardo Rivadossi Adam Ondra Archive footage and stills Pietro dal Pra Bernardo Rivadossi Massimo Faletti Igor Koller Historical pictures https://www.guidedolomiti.com/storia/evoluzione-alpinismo-dolomiti/ https://www.guidedolomiti.com/en/mountain-gear/ https://www.sat.tn.it/luigi-micheluzzi-larte-della-semplicita-e-del-sesto-grado-12-dicembre/ https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201216343 https://aquilemagazine.it/bortolo-zagonel-laquila-piu-giovane/ https://www.guidedolomiti.com/en/professional-mountain-guide/ Special thanks to Bernardo Rivadossi Pietro dal Pra Alessandro Zaina Igor Koller Dante Del Bon Rifugio Onorio Falier Production Jan Verner Jakub Pína Kateřina Kuřátková Subtitles by Jarka Marčeková © Adam Ondra 2026 Songlist Hanna Ekström - Dauntless Jay Taylor - Aphotic Eva Hummingbird - Flying High Jakob Ahlbom, Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen - Cells Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Anna Dager, Hanna Ekström - Fervent Aerian - Lineal Hanna Lindgren - What I Choose Eva Hummingbird - Floating in Space Elm Lake - Drone of Dreams Hanna Ekström - Reflection No. 1 for Solo Violin Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Anna Dager, Hanna Ekström - Adherence #climbing #marmolada #rockclimbing #dolomites #lasportiva
Categories: Adam Ondra, La Sportiva, Mammut, Dolomiti, Dolomites, Italy, Multipitch, Sport, 8c, 8b, 8a, 7c, 7b