15 Feb Winter FA of La spada nella roccia (Valmasino)

Taking advantage of good weather and mild temperatures, Daniele Bernasconi and Simone Pedeferri have done on  Feb,10th "La spada nella roccia" on the east face of Monte Qualido in Val Masino.
 
The route, opened by the unforgettable Tarcisio Fazzini with his cousin Ottavio (Fazzini) and Norberto Riva in 1989, passes in a logical way the impressive wall on the right side of the huge blade of rock known as  “La foglia” (the leaf ).
 
The route is 450meters long and has difficulties A3 7a. Daniele Bernasconi and Simone Pedeferri are member of the Ragni (Spiders) di Lecco group.
Bernasconi, current president of the association, is a versatile climber, known internationally for the new route on the north face of Gasherbrum II (8,035 meters), completed in 2007 with Karl Unterkircher and Michele Compagnoni.
Simone Pedeferri is one of the strongest Italian climbers in the latest generation