Iris Bielli sends her first 8c, Endangered at Corni di Canzo

Those who avidly follow the climbing news may have already noticed the name of Iris Bielli, the 19-year-old from Italy who, despite preferring to avoid the limelight, is quickly establishing a first-rate climbing curriculum,

Her hard ascents range from the mountains, with standout climbs being her onsight (!) of Invisibilis on Marmolada, a repeat of Giallo Dream at Torre Mezzaluna and the first ascent of Madre Roccia on Marmolada, to the crags, where on Saturday 20 January she climbed her first 8c, Endangered on Pala del Frate at Corni di Canzo. This is a hyper-technical slab put up by Stefano Carnati which Bielli sent in just 8 sessions.

At the same crag the student of Environmental and Land Engineering pulled off two other notable ascents: the 8b+ Lo sprito del bosco in just 5 goes and, above all, an onsight of the 8a+ Les Communistes. 8a+ slab onsight... now that really is impressive.