I think speed climbing is kind of an artificial discipline. Climbers compete on the same holds and train on the same holds, which doesn't have much in common with the climbing philosophy in my opinion.

More Quotes by Adam Ondra

I don't really think about why I climb, I just simply love it.

My diet is mostly composed of whole-grain cereals, legumes, beans, lentils. Lots of cooked, baked, or steamed vegetables. Lots of spices like curcumin or cumin that help aid digestion. Some superfoods.

I remember when I started climbing more seriously. That was when I was six years old.

Climbing in a beautiful location, the goal is not to power my way up but to become for that moment a part of the landscape, part of the rock.

I finished my degree so I'm definitely hoping I have some more time to climb.

My mother and father met through climbing and it was totally natural that I would become a climber too.