Adam ondra sent the 12 year old project called Mazawati second go this morning.
Andrew Pedley reports that young Ondra first went up, putting draws up with a bit of strain between moves. Adam then rested for about and an hour, which was necessary because of wet patches on the route that needed to dry out. Then, in the style we've come to know and be flabbergasted by, Adam walked up to the beast of a route and sent it. For the first time this trip he made a few grunts, which says a lot in Ondra language, and he said it was an amazing line and very sustained. Mazawati is probably the hardested climb in Africa graded at 8c+ or 35. All the climbers watching were blown away, saying it was one of the most amazing pieces of climbing they had ever seem. To put this in perspective, some of our best climbers like Ben Harper, Matt Bush and Arjan De Kock have worked this project for years. I am sure they would have loved to see Adam climb it as well - who is currently opening another 32, as we talk. This boy is a machine.
Mazawati (35/8c+) looms ahead deep in the twists and turns of Montagu
Is that the beginnings of a grunt I see?
Adam Ondra klapping Mazawati with a big fat redpoint stick...
Sloper, sloper, sloper, over hang, over hang, over hang...
Look at how the quickdraws are hanging...steep baby.
