Parimbelli frees Zuper-Mandrake 8c/8c+

On 18 December Yuri Parimbelli made the first ascent of the super technical Zuper-Mandrake 8c/8c+ at Cornalba, Italy.
On 18 December Yuri Parimbelli made the first ascent of the super technical Zuper-Mandrake at Cornalba, Italy. The 30 year old Mountain Guide managed to chain pitches 1 and 2 of Mandrake, and has tentatively graded the 35m line 8c/8c+.

Pitch 1 is the super classic Mandrake, graded 7c, while pitch 2 was established in 2003 by Bruno Tassi and graded 8b/8b+.


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Photo: Yuri Parimbelli climbing Zuper Mandrake, 8c/c+ at Cornalba. (ph archivie Y. Parimbelli)



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