In February, Adam Ondra made the first repeat of James Pearson's Bon Voyage E12 in Annot, France (UKC News). A video of his ascent has now been released on his YouTube channel.
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This one couldn't wait for Friday!
Could have done with this earlier, see https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/rock_talk/ondra_on_bon_voyage-769875
Is it possible to transfer the posts across so that there's just a single thread?
That was brilliant.
Some great close up shots of the moves there, and what was presumably some fluent Czechian !
Great film.
Brilliant.
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Adam did not say that placing gear significantly increases its difficulty.
He wrote: Placing the gear makes it a little more physically difficult and adds some extra spice.
Ps.: That first part of route he did solo is not easy.