Gabriele Moroni climbs Underground 9a at Massone
Italian climber Gabriele Moroni has repeated Underground 9a at Massone, Arco.
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Gabriele Moroni repeating Underground, Massone, Arco
Luka Fonda
Underground at Arco is becoming a classic cutting-edge testpiece. After the recent repeat by Domen Škofic, Italy's Gabriele Moroni also managed to send this beautiful 9a at Massone, bring the tally of repeats to more than a dozen and making this one of the most popular 9a's of all, at least in Italy.
Perhaps it's due to the route's location, right there in front of everyone at one of Arco's most popular crags, perhaps it's because of it's peculiarity, the fact of the matter is that sooner or later all the world's strongest descend down into the "bunker" - the name was chosen on purpose since the quarry was used as an air raid shelter by the inhabitants of Massone and San Martino during the Second World War.
Moroni needed just 8 attempts to clip the chain: the first date back to 2005 together with Cristian Brenna and these were followed by a few attempts in 2006 together with Daniel Woods. Moroni jumped back onto the line during this year's Rock Master Festival and sent it on Friday.
TOPO: Climbing at Massone, Arco
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