A perfect line with tiny holds on a 40-degree wall: this is ‘Excalibur’. Stefano Ghisolfi accepted the challenge to climb this route, which is only a few steps from his home in Trentino. After two years of dedication to the project, Stefano succeeded in making the first ascent of what is now the most difficult route in Italy and one of the hardest in the world: Excalibur 9b+. 

[Andrea Bandinelli, Director​]

Excalibur is Italy's hardest and one of the world's toughest routes. Beyond its technical difficulty, we explored Stefano’s introspective journey with this challenging project near his home and highlighted how athlete collaboration drives the future of elite sport climbing.