Watch Stefano Ghisolfi send L'Arenauta 9b at Sperlonga, Italy

At the start of February Stefano Ghisolfi freed a project that had been bolted over 20 years ago by Giuliano Tarquini in the huge Grotta dell'Arenauta cave at Sperlonga. Graded 9b, L'Arenauta is now the hardest sport climb in Central Italy. The first section is about 8b+ and leads to a tricky knee bar rest, before tackling the intense 10-move crux. Here's the video documenting the first ascent.

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

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