EXCALIBUR | The North Face

Excalibur is presented as a 9b+ sport route on a roughly 40° overhanging wall with very small holds. The film follows Stefano Ghisolfi across two years of work on the line and culminates with his first ascent. The climbing sequences make clear the route’s sustained, steep movement and the importance of precise footwork and finger strength on tiny holds. The camera focuses on the process of projecting a top‑end sport route: rehearsing sequences, working individual moves, and assembling a redpoint. For viewers who follow grading and first ascents, the film records Ghisolfi’s claim of what the producers describe as the hardest route in Italy and one of the hardest in the world, and it gives a close look at the physical and logistical effort behind that ascent.