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Beacon, East side?
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Oh Hell No!!!!!!!!!!!
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Back then, when that pic was taken, about 30 years ago... 33 yoa, 158 lbs, 5'-10" tall, 12% body fat, on-sight 5.11b... Yeah, you could say I was...
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Not from what I readn from where I got the pic. The description said he was a French Climber not Czeck. If you can actually prove your statement feel free.
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More fun to jump off Beacon .
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Challenge accepted...
First, let's establish exactly who it is that is in the picture in question.
Here are a few articles with the picture you posted in the OP, along with photo credits and name of subject:
Adam Ondra, Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Adam Ondra climbing the Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Heinz Zak - Planetmountain
Adam Ondra climbing the Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite
www.planetmountain.com
For this link, scroll down about 1/4 of the length of the article for the pic in the OP.
Adam Ondra: Dawn Wall ultimate interview | eMontana
Big interview with Adam Ondra after climbing Dawn Wall
stara.emontana.cz
This one is pretty hard to miss...
Adam Ondra, Yosemite, and a Dawn of a New Era
Tommy Caldwell reflects on how the rangers are now friendly, and the free climbers reign
eveningsends.com
Scroll down a bit - it'll show up...
So at this point, I'm pretty sure I have established that it is Adam Ondra in the above pics, which exactly match the pic from your OP. Next, let's find out exactly who Adam Ondra is. Pay particular attention to the parts about his groundbreaking ascent of Dawn Wall on El Cap.
Adam Ondra - Wikipedia
Summing up, from the evidence thus provided, it would seem that a whole helluva lotta folks seem to believe that the photo in question was taken by Heinz Zak, and that it is a photo of Adam Ondra on the Dawn Wall of El Capitan. A review of notable ascents of the Dawn Wall would indicate that Adam Ondra is in that company. Wikipedia seems to believe that Adam Ondra is Czech, and not French.
In conclusion, I'm going with "not French" as I originally asserted. Short of me interviewing Ondra and asking him point blank what his nationality is, I believe I proved my assertion unequivocally. Care to rebut? Or do you wish to retract?
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Hoisted by his own, snarky petard. Well done.Challenge accepted...
Adam Ondra, Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Adam Ondra climbing the Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemite, Heinz Zak - Planetmountain
Adam Ondra climbing the Dawn Wall, El Capitan, Yosemitewww.planetmountain.com
Pay particular attention to the parts about Dawn Wall on El Cap.Adam Ondra - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Adam Ondra: Dawn Wall ultimate interview | eMontana
Big interview with Adam Ondra after climbing Dawn Wall
Adam Ondra, Yosemite, and a Dawn of a New Era
Tommy Caldwell reflects on how the rangers are now friendly, and the free climbers reign
see bottom center of page
From the evidence thus provided, it would seem that a whole helluva lotta folks seem to believe that the photo in question was taken by Heinz Zak, and that it is a photo of Adam Ondra on the Dawn Wall of El Capitan. A review of notable ascents of the Dawn Wall would indicate that Adam Ondra is in that company. Wikipedia seems to believe that Ondra is Czech, and not French.
I'm pretty sure he's not French, and short of me interviewing him and asking him his nationality point blank, I believe I proved that statement unequivocally.
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Just picking up the gauntlet that was thrown down...
As Hamlet observed, let Claudius be undone...
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Could have done 2 minutes of research before his big "akshully" moment, but no.
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Could have done 2 minutes of research before his big "akshully" moment, but no.
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Watch Free Solo on the largest screen you can to get a better sense of size and scale that Alex is climbing. Mind blowing freaky!
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Never go full petard!
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‘Mr. El Cap’ has died. He led first paraplegic climb of iconic Yosemite Valley monolith
“He’s known for his climbing but he was just so multifaceted and full of life.”
'Mr. El Cap' has died.
Mike CorbettHis wife, Jennifer LaDuca, said a friend found him dead of unknown causes in his bed on Sunday. Corbett was 68.
I hope he was having a great dream.
Sad to hear. 68...seems young. Corbett was a heavy heavy smoker back in the day.‘Mr. El Cap’ has died. He led first paraplegic climb of iconic Yosemite Valley monolith
“He’s known for his climbing but he was just so multifaceted and full of life.”news.yahoo.com
'Mr. El Cap' has died.
Mike Corbett
His wife, Jennifer LaDuca, said a friend found him dead of unknown causes in his bed on Sunday. Corbett was 68.
I hope he was having a great dream.
