Giovanni Placci claims Trofeo dell'Adriatico (9a+) at Arco, Italy
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Stefano Ghisolfi
Taking advantage of crisp November conditions and his amazing run of form that netted him Beginning at Eremo di San Paolo at the start of the month, 21-year-old Giovanni Placci from Italy has now sent his second 9a+, Trofeo dell'Adriatico.
Described as "the best hard route in Arco" and located on the panoramic balcony at Bus de La Stria, the line was bolted a decade ago by David Lama and freed by Gabriele Moroni in January this year.
Two top-notch repeats by Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi confirmed the beauty and difficulty of the route, which has now been climbed by Italian Lead Cup winner after just six days of attempts all this month.
Like Ondra and Ghisolfi, Placci sent the route with a kneepad, and his comment after the redpoint was "Congratulations to Gabri Moroni for the F.A. (crazy that u climbed it without the kneepad ;-)"
GIOVANNI PLACCI'S PROGRESSION
8b Shaolin 2018
8c Una vita nomada, Covolo 2019
8c+ Zauber fee, Arco 2019
9a Biologico, Rovereto 2020
9a+ Beginning, Arco, 2022
9a+ Trofeo dell'Adriatico, Arco 2022
Giovanni thanks SCARPA and his trainer Stanislao Zama
The video below features a good attempt last week.
