Stefano Ghisolfi Repeats Chris Sharma’s ’Demencia Senil’ (9a+) | The Italian Climbing Files, Ep. 5

WATCH THE VIDS, GET THE GEAR: Drones, Cameras, Skis, and Snowboards from GoPro, Black Diamond, Sony, K2, DJI, Völkl, ION, Union, Magicam, Dynafit, Optrix, Ride, Hitcase and more. Check out more Climbing Gear At Italian strong man Stefano Ghisolfi made a pilgrimage to the Spanish climbing mecca of Margalef to attempt a piece of climbing history. ’Demencia Senil’ (9a /), first established by Chris Sharma in 2009, is a monumentally steep roof climbed almost exclusively on small, sharp pockets. The brutal nature of the climbing means that it has seen relatively few repeats and even fewer since a crucial hold was broken. Stefano and fellow Italian Gabri Moroni are in Margalef to try the line, working out a new way past the broken hold and trying to dial in the insane mono-dyno that is the only way through the final section of roof. While Gabri is unsuccessful, Stefano puts in a precise redpoint effort and clips the chains. His s