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Hystrix - Pizzo Campana - Rocca Busambra
8a+
Demanding and continuous climb up the completely vertical and smooth North Face. The max difficulties still need confirming. At present the first free ascent is still outstanding and this represents a great challenge. The Pizzo Campana limestone is very smooth...
I Colombiani - Monte Pellegrino - Parete dei Rotoli
7b+
First ascended ground-up, the route climbs the north face of the Rotoli wall, located above the Palermo cemetery (Rotoli cemetery). The route runs just to the right of Silvan and significantly to the left of Pompa funebre, and is completely...
I gladiatori - Tofana di Rozes
7b
The route climbs to the right of La danza del tapiro and is similar in style but somewhat more demanding and run-out. Excellent quality rock.
I sogni di Baku - Corno Gioià
TD+ VII max. R2+/III
Opened ground-up, the new route I sogni di Baku - Baku's dreams - is a demanding climb in a grandiose and solitary setting. The route breaches the compact granite slabs and vertical cracked corners to reach the red summit tower.Despite...
Ich liebe dich - Dente di Mezzaluna
V/VI
The route is located on the lefthand side of the bastion that dominates Valtronella, Pizzo di Mezzaluna, in the Orobie Alps.
Icterus - First Sella Tower
Beautiful route which offers technical and pumpy climbing up good to excellent rock. In 2009 the two mountain guides Alberto De Giuli and Renato Bernard re-equipped the routes with bolts, at times run-out, while the third pitch now ascends direct...
Il bianco calimero - Croz del rifugio
6c
Rock climb first ascended by Andrea Galizzi, Francesco Carrara and Gabriele Carrara up the East Face of Croz del rifugio. Bolted belays.
Il colpo di coda - Presolana
7a+, S3 I
Demanding rock climb up excellent rock, with 9 stainless steel bolts up the pitches + bolts at the belays with abseil rings. The first bolt is located at circa 30m height and tied off with an orange sling.
Il lato oscuro - Sergent
II/S2+/6c max
Varied and interesting climing with some great pitches which need to be protected with trad gear and two difficult bolt-protected slabs.
Il mio criceto - Tofana di Rozes Primo Spigolo
7b
The 30-year-old and his girlfriend established the route over two weekends, chosing a line close (circa 10m) to "Aspettando la vetta", the route established by Massimo Da Pozzo and Giammario Meneghin in 2004. The new line crosses Aspettando on the...
Il sole e la luna - Transatlantico
7a+/7b
Il sole e la luna, the sun and the moon, was established all free and ground-up without the use of aid between one bolt and the next. The rock is excellent, the third pitch is spectacular. The climb is totally...
Il vecchio leone e la giovane fifona - Primo Spigolo Tofana di Rozes
6c
Another fun and nice da Pozzo route up the Primo Spigolo of the Tofana di Rozes. First ascended together with Natasha Alexander in July 2006, from the large ledge at circa 100-150m beneath the summit it shares the final two...
Il volo di Pegasus - Monte Monaco
7a R/S 3+,II
Volo di Pegasus is a beautiful route which climbs perfect rock and is marked by the incredible rock formations and tufas. First ascended on-sight from the ground-up by visiting Austrians Albert Leichtfried & Reinhard Ranner, the route climbs difficulties up...
Illusione Ottica - Col Becchei
7b
Beautiful route on solid rock up the left-hand side of the face. The 2nd and 5th pitches are outstanding.
Incantos - Su Accara, Ulassai
7a+ max (6b+ obl)
Demanding stamina climbing up the yellow, often overhanging face.
Infiniti Spazi, Aikido, Tai Chi - Guglia di Sussiu
6a max (5c obl)
Interesting climbing with a spectacular final pitch and abseil.
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