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The American succeeds in becoming the first woman to climb a route of this grade with Stefano Ghisolfi's testpiece Excalibur (9b+) in Arco.

In this video, Stefano Ghisolfi returns to the route Excalibur (9b+), which he was the first to free climb a few years ago. Now he is planning a sit-start version that adds 6 ultra-difficult moves to the route. The new entry is already a boulder rated 8B+ in itself, from which you then go to Excalibur without a rest point. From this perspective, the route Excalibur Sit could easily be rated 9c+. But see for yourself what Ghisolfi thinks about it.

On February 3, 2025, Will Bosi succeeded in repeating one of the most difficult sport climbing routes in the world: Excalibur (9b+). Exactly two years to the day after the first ascent by Stefano Ghisolfi.

Up close and unfiltered: Accompany Stefano Ghisolfi on his hardest first ascent to date: Excalibur (9b+) - uncut.

With the first ascent of Excalibur, Stefano Ghisolfi made himself a knight. Now there is the inspection video for the mega line.

The two top climbers Stefano Ghisolfi and Will Bosi asked themselves this question and immediately put it to the test. For their superlative campus experiment, they chose the 8b/+ sport climbing route, appropriately named Gravity Games (8b/+).

Stefano Ghisolfi climbs his long-term project Excalibur in Arco. The route, rated 9b+, is not only the hardest first ascent of the Italian climbing professional to date, but also the most difficult sport climbing route in Italy.

The potential 9c route Excalibur has been attracting the best climbers in the world to Arco for a year. Adam Ondra also followed the call of the heavily overhanging route with her micro holds. Now the strong Czech surprisingly gives up and says: Game over, I'm out.