Christian Core

Fifth ascent. 9 sessions.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/interviews/christian-core-and-dreamtime-at-cresciano.html

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIGOhSa50k4

First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.infoboulder.com/?mod=news&ID=706

References

[1] http://www.infoboulder.com/?mod=news&ID=739

First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/gioia-fb8c-at-varazze-by-christian-core.html

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBivfjAU_fA

[3] https://www.infoboulder.com/?mod=news&ID=907

Translated:

Last summer we fixed a cave that seemed to have worthy lines. Together we discovered several very aesthetic moves, all on crimps and little for the feet. I initially freed one of the most logical lines: "Gioia" standing: starting from an obvious long crimp halfway up the cave, continuing obliquely towards the right to tip over onto a slab with small grips. The line was splendid, but to be complete it lacked the union with the first half of the cave. So I tried it, initially a little scared of discovering that perhaps a hold or a key foothold was missing (in bouldering the boundaries of "do it or not" are often very close, sometimes even just one missing point is enough for it to become unclimbable), I tried for a while and saw that there were exactly the holds I needed, "God was surely a boulderer too", sometimes the holds are positioned too perfectly for it to be a coincidence. The attempts began, as soon as I had a few free hours I found myself hanging on its severe holds to try the singles. Around Christmas there was a long period of rain, sometimes even snow. I tried it and shortly after the rain arrived, the cave often remained wet for days and working it became difficult. Due to the humidity I chipped a hold while pulling it, on the hardest section, I was scared of losing this perfect line and decided to wait for better conditions so as not to break anything else, until the clouds that seemed to be an integral part of the place finally disappeared, giving everyone perfect conditions: sun and fresh air for a long time. The days of attempts became more and more frequent (holes in the fingers permitting), everything was aimed at Gioia, until the long-awaited day arrived, I climbed this perfect line, and the joy of "Gioia" was immense. I think it is the hardest boulder I have ever climbed. I propose the grade of 8c while waiting for someone to come and try it. - 14 holds plus the intermediate ones, all small holds and always precarious feet. It is located in the cave to the right of the famous line "Chiavi del Regno" in the first boulder of the Antro dei Druidi sector, at Potala. - It starts crouched down on the left, follows the oblique line of pot holders that cuts the cave to the right to exit at the top. I propose the grade of 8c. At the end of April the first official guide of Varazze will be released , with all the sectors and blocks of the place, where you will also find this beautiful line.I would like to thank Marco Bagnasco once again