11 March 2021
Omen Nomen 9a by Davide Picco
Davide Picco, who started climbing at age 19, has done Omen Nomen 9a in Arco. The 28-year-old has now done six 9a's and one 9a+, all in Arco. He explains that he is working full time as a welder and have not had time to travel that much, besides that he loves Arco and it's surroundings.
"It took me several attempts to figure out the best beta to reach the chain mostly because of the last boulder at the very top of the route. Then, once I thought I had found my way, the weather changed: it started raining and being freezing cold, I had sore skin and there was always something wrong in the universe that stopped me from giving my all. I think I fell about ten times in front of the top hold ๐but last week I was finally able put it all together. Even though it was a harsh journey I enjoyed climbing something almost (! ) vertical ๐. It was useful indeed.!
"It took me several attempts to figure out the best beta to reach the chain mostly because of the last boulder at the very top of the route. Then, once I thought I had found my way, the weather changed: it started raining and being freezing cold, I had sore skin and there was always something wrong in the universe that stopped me from giving my all. I think I fell about ten times in front of the top hold ๐but last week I was finally able put it all together. Even though it was a harsh journey I enjoyed climbing something almost (! ) vertical ๐. It was useful indeed.!
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