Gabriele Moroni, first repeat of Masoniamoci 8c+/9a

It's no secret that he's on form. He proved this recently during the Petzl Roc trip in China where he managed the first ascent of Coup de bambou 9a. Now the Italian climber Gabriele Moroni has succeeded closer to home in the first repeat of Masoniamoci 8c+/9a, the route freed by Adam Ondra at Masone, above Lecco, during one of his Italian raids in 2009.

Moroni needed 8 attempts spread out over 3 days to get to grips with the route which he described as being an 8B boulder sequence followed by an 8a route. Before checking out the video below, it's worth noting that Moroni recently freed both Siamo squali nelle reti 8b+ and Bella Regis 8c+ at Bus de Vela a Trento. This crag also hosts Il Frutto del Diavolo 8c+/9a and according to Moroni it has all the makings of becoming the hardest crag in Italy.


Gabriele Moroni - Masoniamoci 8c+/9a