Keyword: Alessandro Zeni

It wasn't until December 2025 that multi-talented Adam Ondra established Niobe (9a), one of the world's hardest slab routes. Shortly afterward, Italian climber Gianluca Vighetti confirmed the grade, although he "wouldn't rule out the possibility that it might be easier." Now Niobe has seen two more repeats in quick succession.

Alessandro Zeni succeeds in the first free ascent of the extremely difficult multi-pitch route Wu Wei (180m, 9a) in Val Nuvola, Italy.