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[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/maurizio-manolo-zanolla-climbs-vertical-8c.html

I clipped the rope, reached out on nothing and everything seemed to capsize once again. I couldn't take it any more, I wanted to slip and alleviate the pain from my arms, from my head. I delegated all the responsibility to my feet, my shoes, the rubber. I didn't want anything to do with it anymore, slip, just let them slip. But there was still a spark of anger left within me, I loaded and sprung up, far away to the edge of those 11 minutes, 38 seconds and 60 moves of my life. Exactly 19 years after having thought it was impossible... [1]

References

[1] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2009/09/maurizio_manolo_zanolla_climbs_f9a_slab-49162

[2] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/manolo-tops-vertical-slab-climbing-with-eternit-at-baule.html