Gianluca Vighetti climbs Lapsus (9a+)

Gianluca Vighetti, who sent his first 9a at age 12, has done Lapsus (9a+) in Andonno. The 17-year-old has been competing actively since 2022, and this season has been his best, winning the Euro Youth Cup U-19 overall and taking gold in Toulouse three weeks ago.

Can you tell us more about the ascent?
After the competion season, I wanted a challenging project outdoor. Lapsus was a great option because it's the only 9a+ in the part of Italy where I live, and I already knew the first part Noia (8c+). Lapsus connects Noia with the two cruxes of Cobra Reale (9a) which I tried two years ago but I wasn't even able to do the single moves. After all the training in these years I improved my finger strenght a lot and I decided to come back. I was expecting to struggle a lot more with this route, but, in the end, It came down quicker than I expected, in 8 sessions. The day after I was also able to climb Cobra Reale that shares almost all the moves with Lapsus. I really loved trying these wonderful routes💎