23 August 2025
Claudia Ghisolfi ticks La reina de la Piscineta (8c)
Claudia Ghisolfi, who placed sixth at her sole Euro Cup appearance earlier this summer, has climbed La reina de la Piscineta (8c) in Rodellar. The Italian, who previously sent TCT (9a) in 2022, currently holds the #4 spot in the VL/8a ranking game.
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I'm in Rodellar with my boyfriend and my friends and my only project was not to have a project. I needed to climb without pressure and I wanted to try something flash or onsight or something with few tries so in the first 3 days of climbing in La Piscineta, I sent three 8Bโs "Le blesse bg", โPequeรฑa estrella" and "Cada loco con su tema", all on my second go and an 8a onsight "pies nus Dan's la terre sacrรฉ".
Yesterday my boyfriend [Alessio Voghera], after sending "la reina de la piscineta", he convinced me to try it too and I did it on my third go with the sun in my face! It's my first 8c in a day!
Can you tell us more about the ascent?
I'm in Rodellar with my boyfriend and my friends and my only project was not to have a project. I needed to climb without pressure and I wanted to try something flash or onsight or something with few tries so in the first 3 days of climbing in La Piscineta, I sent three 8Bโs "Le blesse bg", โPequeรฑa estrella" and "Cada loco con su tema", all on my second go and an 8a onsight "pies nus Dan's la terre sacrรฉ".
Yesterday my boyfriend [Alessio Voghera], after sending "la reina de la piscineta", he convinced me to try it too and I did it on my third go with the sun in my face! It's my first 8c in a day!
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