20 February 2025

Elias Iagnemma does Ephyra (8C+)

Elias Iagnemma, who the last month did the FA of The Big Slamm (9A), reports on Instagram that he has repeated Jimmy Webbโ€™s Ephyra (8C+) in Chironico. (c) Alessandro Rinaldi

The 29-year-old Italian has sent close to 20 boulder problems graded 8C and harder, placing his ticklist among the most impressive in the world.

How do you compare the difficulty of Ephyra and The Big Slamm?
The six hardest moves on The Big Slamm, 35 sessions, is harder or equally hard as the hardest on Ephyra which took me nine sessions.

What is next?
Spots of Time (9A) in England, if the weather is good next week. Otherwise I will go to Chironico and try Vecchio Leone Sit (8C+) or Alphane (9A).
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