Adam Ondra Midnight Lightning Yosemite / Climbing USA Road Trip #1

Adam Ondra and his USA climbing trip, autumn 2018. In this first episode: travel to the US, arrival at Yosemite and flash ascent of legendary Midnight Lightning, freed in 1978 by Ron Kauk and a strong contender for being the most famous boulder problem in the world.

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November 2018

Boulder

10/03/2026 - Climbing

Nicolai Užnik frees Full Gem (8C+) at Chironico

09/03/2026 - Climbing

Eternal Solo - Stefano Ragazzo and the first rope-solo of Eternal Flame on Trango Tower

05/03/2026 - Alpinism

Bonatti on the Matterhorn, with Matteo Della Bordella, François Cazzanelli Francesco Ratti

12/02/2026 - Climbing

Giovanni Placci sending Erebor at Arco

12/02/2026 - Alpinism

Benjamin Védrines & K2 Chasing Shadows

11/02/2026 - Climbing

Esteban Daligault sending Bon Voyage at Annot

06/02/2026 - Alpinism

Matteo Della Bordella, Marco Majori make first winter ascent of Casarotto route on Fitz Roy in Patagonia

06/02/2026 - Climbing

Will Bosi makes first ascent of Pôr Do Sol (8C+) at Sintra in Portugal

06/02/2026 - Climbing

Gianluca Vighetti climbing Lapsus (9a+) at Andonno

26/01/2026 - Climbing

Alex Honnold Free Soloing Taipei 101 in Taiwan

21/01/2026 - Alpinism

Yashkuk Sar first ascent in Pakistan by August Franzen, Dane Steadman, Cody Winckler

21/01/2026 - Climbing

Odyssea Borealis, big wall climbing in Greenland by Matteo Della Bordella, Alex Gammeter, Silvan Schüpbach, Symon Welfringer