Bouldering on the competitions is getting more and more different compared to outdoor climbing or “old school” competition style and it is getting progressively more difficult to train for it. I set on a pilgrimage to a city where some of the best “new school” boulderers live and train – Tokyo.

Credits:

Camera
PAVEL KLEMENT

Post Production
ADAM LIGOCKI

Executive producer
PAVEL BLAŽEK

Thumbnail Picture
BERNARDO GIMÉNEZ

© 2019 AO Production s.r.o.

50 Comments

  1. I've never went rock climbing before..I live an Alberta, Canada close to the mountains and love nature. You have inspired me to take the jump! I'm going rock climbing tomorrow.

  2. Gotta love first clip he's walking and eating which is pretty much illegal in Japan

  3. You're such an inspiration Adam, keep up the awesome videos. I hope that one day I can reach close to your level ✌🏼

  4. I don't know much about climbing, but so far all the pro climbers I've seen have been ultra chill, friendly and humble people, regardless of their incredible achievements… I've never climbed a wall in my life yet I'm drawn to these amazing, unique human beings…

  5. Welcome to Japan!! It’s sad that Adam Ondra was sick on the day of The North Face competition…. Hope I’ll see him in Olympics!

  6. Seems like you're in the right place then Adam 🙂
    Can't imagine trying hard while jet-lagged though!
    Good luck and have fun out there! Japan seems to be such an amazing country, would love to go there sometime!

  7. Cinematography and storytelling were great in this one, great video.
    instead of Tokyo, I made a Joshua tree video that needs
    some feedback from the community!
    thank you love u all!

  8. I was at Ogikubo on that day, you can see my girlfriend sitting behind Adam in one of the shots. It was so surreal seeing you walk into the locker room while I was there. Good seeing you around.

  9. It’s calm!?!? You don’t know why that is. It’s because you are training!!! Nobody make a noise to interfere with your training…

  10. can someone please help me and tell me where to find the second song?? i believe its called ryokosan – entanglement. but i am not able to find it anywhere…its driving me crazy!

  11. For those keeping score at home: there was absolutely no reason for him to travel to Tokyo to train other than to collect footage for this video series in order to generate revenue for his sponsor.

  12. I know it is a sort of black humor, but it would be funny if in the train suddenly make a break and everybody falls, only Adam keeps holding the bars.

  13. For some reason it was very satisfying to see Adam failing. This is how 9 out of 10 sessions of mine look like. Feel much better now indeed.

  14. When do you learn to speedclimb?
    Isnt speed the Main discipline that you have to get better?
    You are already one of the best boulderer/lead climber in the world, If Not the best.

  15. Lmao this is just a sick documentary broken up into videos. Hope you kill it in Tokyo, Adam

  16. when i top my v2 and im super happy i want every1 in the gym to be like yoooo, nice fist bump, and just have a wall of fists great me as i fall to the mat.

  17. Never boarded a plane other than for climbing and competition. This time I'm… training for climbing. Huuuge difference hahha

  18. The national culture is to try hard, to think how to improve, and to contribute to the whole group improving.They campus with heavy weights attached.

  19. Awesome video, thanks! We all can learn from you especially while you're learning something new! Love your humility.

  20. So sad i wasnt into climbing when i lived in tokyo :S But nvm that, im doing it now!

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