31 March 2018

April Fool's by Ghisolfi but also serious

Stefano Ghisolfi 9c+ was an April Fool's thing and we actually did get some emails showing that people believed it :) "Obviously, it was an April Fool. I’ve never climbed a 9c+ called Pelirpa (if you read in the opposite way, it is Aprile P., or April 1st in Italian), Nasa is not my sponsor and I cannot levitate for resting on a route! It was absolutely absurd, but it was very fun set up this prank. The best part is that a lot of people and websites made it bigger than expected, sharing the picture in collaboration with me. It was fun, and so crystal clear in its senselessness that I hope very few of you believed it. However, it’s time to focus on a (real, this time) problem that often our beloved sport shows. In rock climbing we have no judges, we are the jury of ourselves and for this reason it is crucial to be honest with everyone. I always try to record all the attempts on my projects (especially when nobody is at the crag). In this way, digital stuff is now very affordable and easy to use, and if you have a video proof there are no doubts about the ascent. This would be one feasible solution to avoid this problem. In alternative, if you have access to more technology (or to the NASA sponsorships), build a Hyper Gravity room and train to climb the first 9c+ of the world!"

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Jorge Diaz-Rullo FA’s Café Colombia (?) after 240 sessions

Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, he’s already stacked four 9b+ sends and now he’s ad…

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26 January 2026

Sean Bailey FA’s Duality of Man (9c)

Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. ” After four total years and three seasons of climbing,…

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23 March 2026

Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Café Colombia

Jorge Diaz-Rullo elaborates on the reasons for him to suggest 9c for Café Colombia on Instagram, which he took down last week after projecting it for 240 sessio…

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24 October 2010

Annecy Euro Youth Cup

91: Manuela Sigrist - Jan hojer 93: Magdalena Röck - Stefano Ghisolfi 95: Anak Verhoeven - Geoffray de Flaugerues Complete results Among the boys, the germans dominated and among the girls, the austrians had the best results. The fifth and last event will take place in Kranj.

6 January 2013

Two 8b+ OS by Stefano Ghisolfi (19)

Stefano Ghisolfi had a nice day in Montsant where he onsighted two 8b+, L-Mens and Falconetti. Two days previously, he onsighted his first 8b, Photo-Shoot in Ma…

6 May 2013

Melloblocco #10

Planetmountain has the full report from the tenth Melloblocco which gathered some 2 000 boulderers. (c) Klaus Dell'Orto Video by Gianluca Bosetti. Results from…