09 Oct Bella Regis 8c+ FA by Gabri Moroni

 
Gabri Moroni has made today the first ascent of Bella Regis, 8c+, in a crag near Trento.
"Best route i’ve ever bolted! perfect line! " writes on his 8a.nu Log-Book.
 
During the last 2 months, Gabri climbed in  Frankenjura, ("My favourite place in the world!") where he sent WallStret 8c, Stonelove, 8b+ and Markus Bock’s Armstrong, 8c  and in the crag of Esino, near Lecco – Italy.
 
According to Gabri, Esino is “a beautiful and unknown crag. The climbing here is beautiful and the routes suit perfectly my style. Not too long, bouldery and complex.
To get in the style of the crag I started climbing the already estabilished routes… after those I tried a couple of projects! One I could climb it in a day, in a few tries at around 8b+! The other one was harder and I spent a couple of sessions to find the right beta for the crux This project is called Pizza Connection and it is basically the logical link up of two already existent 8b’s with a hard sequence to connect them together.."

Here is the list of the routes Gabri Moroni climbed in Esino this season:

– Dirty dancing 8b 2nd ascent
– Moby Dick 8b 2nd ascent
– Take it easy 8b
– Asado 8b 2nd ascent
– La grande illusione 8b 2nd ascent
– Questione di feeling 8b+ 1st ascent
– Pizza Connection 8c 1st ascent
 
Source: Gabri Moroni blog  8a.nu
Pizza Connection photos by Luca Passini