Sport route

Excalibur9b+

Style
Sport route
Grade
9b+
Location
Arco
Country
Italy
First ascent
Stefano Ghisolfi, 2023

Excalibur is a highly overhanging sport route characterized by very small holds and continuous, sustained movement on roughly 40° terrain. The line demands exceptional finger strength, precise footwork and sequenced rehearsal to link its long, pumpy sections into a redpoint. Presented by the film as one of Italy’s hardest routes, it exemplifies modern endurance-and-finger-strength sport climbing where success hinges on meticulous preparation and the ability to execute a rehearsed sequence under redpoint pressure.

Films featuring Excalibur

1 film, free to watch.