Silvio Reffo tackles Noia at Andonno

Although the first attempts at the end of October went well, Reffo failed to redpoint the line, confirming that even by today’s standards this route is tough and technical. Then, on Sunday 22 November, the climber of Vicenza added his name to the list of repeaters - non exhaustive - that includes the likes of Cristian Brenna (who made the first repeat in 1995), Christian Bindhammer, Andreas Bindhammer, Axel Franco, Yuji Hirayama, Rikardo Otegi, Josune Bereziartu, Alberto Gnerro, Giuseppe Nolasco, Patxi Usobiaga, Adam Ondra, Matteo Gambaro, Fabrizio Droetto and Stefano Ghisolfi . And also Francesco Bosco, the climber from Cuneowho sent the route the day before Reffo. For the record, Bosco was born in 1997, four years after Scassa’s ground-breaking performance.

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04/11/2015 - From Noia to Lapsus at Andonno in Italy. By Severino Scassa