Uncut: watch Stefano Ghisolfi make first ascent of Excalibur (9b+)

After months of attempts, on 3 February 2023 Stefano Ghisolfi managed to free one of the most difficult routes in the world, Excalibur at Drena close to Arco, Italy. With its tiny crimps on a 40° overhanging sheet of rock, the route heralded a new level of power needed to reach the chains and, unlike most 9b, 9b+ and 9c routes which are fairly long, this is the exact opposite: short and incredibly intense. Here is the uncut video of Ghisolfi's masterpiece.

Stefano Ghisolfi 9b or harder
11/2015 - Lapsus 9b, Andonno, Italy, first ascent
01/2017 - First Round, First Minute 9b, Margalef, Spain
11/2017 - One Slap 9b, Laghel, Arco
01/2018 - La Capella,9b, Siurana
12/2018 - Perfecto Mundo 9b+, Margalef, Spain
12/2019 - Stoking the Fire 9b, Santa Linya, Spain, first repeat
09/2020 - Change 9b+, Flatanger, Norway, first repeat
01/2021 - Erebor 9b/+, Eremo di San Paolo, Arco, first ascent
08/2021 - Bibliographie 9c, Céüse, first repeat
12/2021 - The Lonely Mountain 9b, Eremo di San Paolo, Arco, first ascent
02/2022 - L'Arenauta 9b, Sperlonga, Italy, first ascent
02/2023 - Excalibur 9b+, Drena, Arco, Italy, first ascent

Links: FB Stefano Ghisolfi, IG Stefano Ghisolfi, La Sportiva, CAMP