Laura Rogora sends the 9a slab Niobe at Arco in a day

Laura Rogora never ceases to amaze but her most recent ascent seems like a statement climb like few others: yesterday the 32-year-old sent Niobe, on her 4th attempt and in just a single day.

The route in question is of course the heinous slab put up by Adam Ondra at the Spettacolo crag close to Arco which immediately caught everyone's attention thanks to the the beauty of the moves, the beauty of the setting, and its 9a grade which makes it one of the hardest of this somewhat unfashionable genre of climbing. Ondra descrobed the line as "definitely one of the best slab climbs I have ever done" and since its first ascent towards the end of last year, it has been repeated by Gianluca Vighetti and Alessandro Zeni.

Rogora's redpoint her 42nd 9a or harder, and also her hardest slab climb ever.  On her Instagram account she said "Yesterday morning I honestly didn’t know what to expect from a slab of this level. Stepping onto something different from my usual style was scary and exciting at the same time. Pushing myself on new terrain, trusting my feet, staying calm and clipping the chain on the 4th go was such a huge satisfaction."

 

 

 

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