22 August 2018

8c again by Laura Rogora (17)

Laura Rogora, who just won the Youth World Championship in Boulder, reports on Insta that she has done La Reina Murata 8c in Arco. This was her 125th route 8a and harder. Including two 9a's, out of which the first when she was just 14 years old, several 8c+' and 8b onsights her ticklist should rank in the female all time Top-10. Last year, she was 6th in a Lead WC as well as in the European Championship. Interesting is that her home gym in Rome is just a rather small bouldering wall. (c) Giampop Calza Next on her intensive schedule is the World Championship in Innsbruck. starting 6/9. "For the autumn I will train for the youth Olympic games that are taking place in October."
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