Exodia | 9A+ Boulder problem at Rifugio di Barbara

Italy / Piedmont / Metropolitan City of Turin
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Quick Info

Grade 9A+
Type Boulder problem
Crag Rifugio di Barbara
Country Italy 🇮🇹
Rock type Serpentinite
History
First ascent Elias Iagnemma (11th Nov 2025)
Recorded repeats 0

Quick Info

Grade 9A+
Type Boulder problem
Crag Rifugio di Barbara
Country Italy 🇮🇹
Rock type Serpentinite
History
First ascent Elias Iagnemma (11th Nov 2025)
Recorded repeats 0
Grade breakdown: 8B+ 8C+.

The first proposed 9A+/V18. The name refers to a monster in the Yu-Gi-Oh card game.

The project was first tried by Christian Core. Elias Iagnemma started trying the line in 2021, then after more than 200 sessions he made the first ascent in November 2025.

Contributors
53 contributions since 17th November 2025.
9 contributions since 10th February 2026.
6 contributions since 17th November 2025.
2 contributions since 17th November 2025.
2 contributions since 26th February 2026.
1 contribution since 29th May 2026.
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Ascents

1 successful ascent and 2 unsuccessful attempts recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent. 211 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/elias-iagnemma-establishes-exodia-possibile-first-9a-plus-boulder-in-the-world.html

[2] https://www.escalade-alsace.com/articles-escalade/news/exodia-9a-plus-bloc-fa-elias-iagnemma-

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/DRKaKTwjOvx/

[4] https://web.archive.org/web/20251211215650/https://brazz.it/en/blog/outdoor/exodia-the-forbidden-boulder

[5] https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ4J8ThITN4/

[6] https://www.instagram.com/p/C7sJ1Fpt-Wl/

[7] https://www.instagram.com/p/C5wMZSWt1ZP/

[8] https://www.climbing.com/news/the-worlds-first-v18-just-went-down-the-backstory-is-even-cooler/

[9] https://www.8a.nu/news/elias-9a+-interview-and-font-9a-plans-himug

[10] https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/elias_iagnemma_on_unique_beta_hard_repeats_and_his_9a+_boulder-16756

[11] https://youtu.be/HPof2INoW6M

[12] Josh Rundle visits the problem with Elias (2026) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2CP8QdYJE
Suggested grade breakdown: 8B+.h 8C.

Adam made quick progress on the problem, linking from three moves in after only 2 sessions.

References

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gCLlyh9xBAmSgNxR67gcI

Christian discovered the problem and tried it while it was a project.