Elias Iagnemma


Quick Info

From: Italy 🇮🇹
Date of birth: 17th November 1995
Age: 30 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A+

Elias is an Italian boulderer and arguably the worlds strongest.

In 2021/22 he made ascents of Gioia and Ganesh both at 8C+.

He was shot into the limelight in early 2024 with the fourth ascent of Burden of Dreams, using a unique beta. In 2025 Elias first ascented Italys hardest boulder in The Big Slamm giving it 9A/V17, taking him around 35 sessions.

In late 2025 Elias established Exodia, the first proposed 9A+/V18 in the world. He spent over 200 sessions on the boulder starting in 2021.

Contributors
125 contributions since 4th June 2021.
13 contributions since 26th March 2024.
12 contributions since 22nd September 2024.
NHS
9 contributions since 17th January 2026.
6 contributions since 18th November 2025.
3 contributions since 13th February 2025.

Quick Info

From: Italy 🇮🇹
Date of birth: 17th November 1995
Age: 30 years old
Gender: Male
Hardest Boulder (Worked): 9A+

Elias is an Italian boulderer and arguably the worlds strongest.

In 2021/22 he made ascents of Gioia and Ganesh both at 8C+.

He was shot into the limelight in early 2024 with the fourth ascent of Burden of Dreams, using a unique beta. In 2025 Elias first ascented Italys hardest boulder in The Big Slamm giving it 9A/V17, taking him around 35 sessions.

In late 2025 Elias established Exodia, the first proposed 9A+/V18 in the world. He spent over 200 sessions on the boulder starting in 2021.

Contributors
125 contributions since 4th June 2021.
13 contributions since 26th March 2024.
12 contributions since 22nd September 2024.
NHS
9 contributions since 17th January 2026.
6 contributions since 18th November 2025.
3 contributions since 13th February 2025.

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Ascents

19 recorded ascents.

This timeline is missing some ascents where the date of the ascent is unknown.
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Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent. 211 sessions.
Fourth ascent. 25 sessions.

On the day of the send, I was alone. I did not get to grab the holds perfectly but I was so motivated. A couple of weeks before I fell on the last move but this time I had a perfect mindset and could control the padel finishing dyno. I started screaming and then ran down to check if I got it on tape and then I called my wife and my parents. They have been such a great support. [2]

Interestingly Ellias used very different beta to the other ascentionists: after sticking the first move he uses a heel hook to establish on the final hold, then instead of dynoing for the last hold he does a paddle dyno to the top edge of the problem.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/C49dbMFoL34/

[2] https://www.8a.nu/news/elias-iagnemma-repeats-burden-of-dreams-9a

[3] https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5TdA0lNRhQ/

[3] https://www.youtube.com/?v=aQUYgdLXY5w

First ascent. 35 sessions.
First ascent.
9 sessions.
Kryptos 8C Boulder | worked 20th Jan 2021 8C
Der Mit dem Fels Tanzt 8C Boulder | worked 29th Jan 2021
Kimera 8C Boulder | worked 9th Aug 2021
Second ascent.
Third ascent.
First ascent.
Skadoosh 8B+ Boulder | worked 20th Jan 2021 8B
The Kingdom 8B+ Boulder | worked 20th Jan 2021 8C
First ascent.
First ascent. 5 sessions.
First ascent.

The hardest boulder he had done on the Moon Board up to the send

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CZH9CPSorf2/

First ascent.
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
Climb Grade Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent.

The hardest boulder he had done on the Moon Board up to the send

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/reel/CZH9CPSorf2/