The hunt is on. In a bid to climb the world’s hardest sport route, Stefano Ghisolfi introduced Monday that he began projecting ‘Silence,’ 5.15d/9c.
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Adam Ondra’s 2018 masterpiece has entertained few suitors within the intervening 4-plus years because the first ascent. The truth is, nobody else has actually tried it — at one level, Pete Whittaker jugged as much as see whether or not he might climb the crack within the wildly steep roof.
Turned out his alternate beta labored, however the “impossibly exhausting trying” V13/14 boulder issues surrounding the fissure discouraged him from making an attempt some other strikes on the rig.
Now, Ghisolfi will make a concerted effort to seize the second ascent of the world’s first 5.15d — and he promised to broadcast his progress.
Control Instagram and tune in to Ghisolfi’s YouTube channel each Thursday night (U.S. Central time) for the freshest dishes from the collapse Flatanger, Norway. “I’ll attempt to let you know the entire course of behind this mission,” the Italian crusher mentioned on Instagram.
Ghisolfi vs. 5.15d
Put merely, “Silence” is a beast. It’s relentlessly steep for kind of the whole thing of its 148 toes, and we’d say Ondra’s descriptions of the cruxes land between demoralizing and horrifying.
When Whittaker discovered the brand new, feet-first “conventional” methodology for climbing the crack, Ondra commented, “Nice information is that the route is feasible with out dislocating the knee although, which makes the route significantly better!”
Certain. If there’s anybody who’s bought shot at ending “Silence,” it’s Ghisolfi.
Flatanger forces a definite climbing fashion, as multi-directional holds and various rock surfaces demand inventive sequences. Ghisolfi’s Flatanger resume already consists of “Change,” 5.15c, which he climbed in 2020.
Although he referred to as the trouble a “massacre” and took over an hour to climb the 180-foot marathon, he did say on the time that his battle with the route ended “unexpectedly quickly.”
So keep tuned to Ghisolfi’s channels — he’s liable to clip the chains anytime.
