First Ascent of Big Twin 9a+ in Dolomites | Adam Ondra

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Here's @thetopoapp link to the Laboratorio sector ⏩ https://bit.ly/adam-yt-laboratorio

This spring, my friend Andrea Polo invited me to finally climb in the Dolomites at a place called Laboratorio ⭐ (you can find it on The Topo app right now). It was a perfect excuse to finally check out this stunning hidden gem in the heart of the Dolomites ☝ The crag was so much higher and so much better than I could ever imagine! I tried a few routes here, but the one that impressed me most was an imposing project called Big Twin. A line bolted by local climber Icio dall'Omo and tried by Luca Zardini. Despite a few chipped holds, I was blown away by the quality of the line, especially how fun it was to climb ✌

On the 3rd day of trying Big Twin, I managed to make the first ascent of this 50m line, with a proper fight and lactic acid bursting from my forearms. Despite initially thinking it could be 9b, I found better betas, and I think 9a+ could be a good grade. But this is just beginning for this crag - it is time to bolt something harder ✊

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00:00 - Intro
01:07 - Day 1 in Laggio Laboratorio (Dolomites)
01:44 - Maurizio "ICIO" Dall'omo
02:30 - Luca Zardini "Canon"
05:03 - Scarspace 8c+ (onsight attempt)
08:19 - The Topo app (27 Crags)
09:00 - The Big Twin
12:15 - Day 2
14:10 - Attempt
18:53 - First Ascent of Big Twin 9a+
21:50 - The Topo app (27 Crags)
22:14 - Maurizio "ICIO" Dall'omo
22:40 - Adam talks about Icio and Canon
23:41 - Outro

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SPECIAL THANKS TO
MAURIZIO "ICIO" DALL'OMO
LUCA ZARDINI "CANON"
ANDREA POLO

STORY BY
ADAM ONDRA

EDITED BY
KUBA SOBOTKA

CAMERA
CRIMP FILMS
LUCA DI SANTO

PRODUCTION
JAN VERNER
JAKUB PÍNA
KATEŘINA KUŘÁTKOVÁ

SUBTITLES BY
JARKA MARČEKOVÁ

© ADAM ONDRA 2026

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