Jonathan Siegrist Repeats Erebor 5.15b
Originally graded 5.15b/c, the Stefano Ghisolfi route is one of the hardest lines in Italy
Yesterday, Jonathan Siegrist redpointed Erebor 5.15b (9b) in Arco, Italy. The power endurance test-piece was bolted by Stefano Ghisolfi who made the first ascent in January 2021. Coming off his repeats of Perfecto Mundo 5.15c and Change 5.15c, Ghisolfi believed Erebor to be 5.15b/c.
Laura Rogora made the second ascent of the route in October 2021, becoming the first woman to climb a proposed 5.15b/c. The following month, Adam Ondra repeated the line after only four days of effort and suggested a downgrade to 5.15b. Ghisolfi agreed with the downgrade, and subsequent ascensionists have all graded the line 5.15b, including Jakob Schubert, Stefano Carnati, Gabriele Moroni, Gio Placci, and Siegrist.
“I hate that so many of my recent projects have come down the final moments of a trip, but I’m so proud that l’ve kept the fight to stick with it time and time again,” said Siegrist on Instagram after his send. “No photos from the route, so I share a weightless smile after climbing ‘Erebor’ 9b today. Absolutely psyched and somewhat in disbelief. Thanks so much for the support [Shaina Savoy] and thanks for such a brutally hard and inspiring route [Stefano Ghisolfi].”
Siegrist, 39, is one of the world’s best sport climbers. According to his 8a.nu page, he has sent seven 5.15b’s, 25 5.15a’s, and 52 5.14d’s. He’s had an incredible 2024. In February, he repeated Don’t Die in Linares 5.14d and Me I Eat Dust 5.15a, both in Texas. In May, he made the first ascent of Anemology 5.15b at Utah’s Sunset Alley. In June, he made the second ascent of Cameron Hörst’s Martial Law 5.15a at Robber’s Roost on Mount Charleston, just outside of Las Vegas.
The following month, in July, he repeated two 5.14d’s: BJ Tilden’s The Ritual in Ten Sleep and Crise de Panique in Switzerland. He also sent two 5.14d routes in August: an FA of Walk the Line in Colorado’s The Monastery and a repeat of Tilden’s Pneuma in Ten Sleep. On November 1st, he made a rare repeat of L’étrange Ivresse des Lenteurs 5.15a at Céüse. The Adam Ondra first ascent is known for being hard for the grade and having some huge runouts, even by Céüse standards. In December, he repeated one of Arco’s newest hard lines, Tre Mou Polacche 5.14d, a shared first ascent from Stefano Ghisolfi and Gio Placci.
Stefano Ghisolfi’s FA of Erebor
Laura Rogora climbs Erebor
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