Stefano Ghisolfi ticks Gioia (8C+)

Stefano Ghisolfi, who last year sent his first four 8Cs, has done Gioia (8C+) in Varazze, which FA Christian Core gave 8C back in 2008. Later Adam Ondra gave it a personal 8C+ grade. The 32-year-old Italian is best known for having climbed four 9b+ routes and for winning six World Cup events, as well as the overall World Cup title in 2021. (c) Sara Grippo

”This one means a lot to me, I tried it for the first time in 2012 when I sent the stand start, and focused on the full line a bit more between 2015 and 2016. For 10 years I haven't been back in Varazze and then this season I felt I was ready for it. The name of the boulder means Joy, and it couldn't fit better for the feeling I had once I climbed it. It is the hardest boulder I've ever climbed and it is incredible how @corechristian was ahead of its time when he did the FA back in 2008, it is considered one of the first 8C+ in the world (maybe the very first?)”