EP 210: Stefano Ghisolfi — Chasing the Impossible, Using Humor to Send, and Two Drills for Legendary Endurance
About this episode
Stefano Ghisolfi is an Italian professional climber and one of the most accomplished sport climbers in the world. We talked about racing bikes growing up, discovering climbing, using humor in his YouTube videos, how having fun helps him send, why he loves projecting limit routes, chasing the impossible, trying ‘Silence’ 9c, sending ‘Excalibur’ 9b+, two drills for legendary endurance, supporting his girlfriend Sara through hard times with her health, and much more!
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Show Notes:
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Nuggets:
(00:00:00) – Intro
(00:01:28) – Young Stefano
(00:08:18) – Humor and fun
(00:12:09) – The Dawn of Climbing
(00:14:20) – The whole process
(00:17:41) – Trying ‘Silence’ 9c
(00:20:52) – Chasing the impossible
(00:23:33) – Learning new skills on ‘Silence’
(00:25:53) – Comparing ‘Silence’ and ‘Excalibur’ 9b+
(00:28:45) – Limiting factors on ‘Silence’
(00:36:08) – Tips for building legendary endurance
(00:44:49) – ‘Excalibur’ and ‘Burden of Dreams’ 9A
(00:55:35) – Trying ‘Excalibur’ with Adam Ondra and Will Bosi
(01:02:14) – The sword earring
(01:04:06) – How ‘Excalibur’ got its name
(01:09:22) – Trying ‘Hubble’ 8c+/9a
(01:11:41) – Engaging with climbing history
(01:14:48) – Stefano’s climbing heroes
(01:17:51) – ‘Demencia Senil’ 9a+
(01:20:29) – Fortnite and Mario Kart strength
(01:22:52) – Sara’s health challenges
(01:29:29) – Supporting one another
(01:33:28) – Wrap up and EXTRA for Patrons!
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