The true story of my first 9b+

Five years (of 35 years) after my ascent of Perfecto Mundo, I wanted to show you all the details and secret behind the ascent of my first 9b+, Perfecto Mundo in Margalef, sharing moments with Alex Megos and Chris Sharma during the siege of this iconic route.

[@GPatronymic]

I know it gets mentioned fairly often, but I love to see the camaraderie with Stefano and Megos and Sharma and Ondra and Bosi and all the other S-tier legends. Instead of cutting each other down, like you see in so many professional sports, these guys support each other and build each other up and are equally stoked no matter who gets the send. Just pure badassery all around 🔥🔥🔥

[@jensen8230]

You saw the same thing when Will Bosi did the send of Burden, and Shawn was just genuinely happy that Will got the second ascend, even though he was "competing" with him for the SA.

[@GPatronymic]

@@jensen8230💯💯💯

[@adrianwalter4438]

Such a pity that we haven't seen Megos joing forces with the other top tier climbers like Stefano and Ondra for a long time. Would be so cool to have him back with these guys.

[@petersotherland9230]

Good to see Old Stefano is holding up well since the last time we saw him.

[@highonakaya7644]

never did i expect to see stefano and alex trying to twerk in between attempts on perfecto mundo

[@ScribblesAndHighlights]

You can almost hear tears in Sarah's voice when he sent at 18:18. What a great partner, she was just as psyched as he was. Another awesome video, Stefano.

[@middle-agedclimber]

Thanks for the tips on entry-level 9b+, Stefano! I hope it will come in handy.

[@balaenopteramusculus]

😂

[@nieziemskim]

I really love, how professionally the sword is taped to the wall 😊

[@juliangrube6319]

Gotta show the loot

[@Arthur-ru5mm]

"Dancing" with alex megos

[@juliangrube6319]

😏😏

[@brycespryce]

Old Stefano has a Bishop bouldering guidebook, that must meen he’s been there quite a bit. Looking forward to the Old Stefano episode talking about him polishing off all the classic Bishop highballs during the 2024 bouldering season. Slabby top outs high above pads are the best!

[@benjamindavenport2011]

Stefano is my perfecto mundo

[@patrickbryant_]

Does this mean you and Seb are the only two people to belay and send 9b+? I hope you can become the first person to belay and send 9c :)

[@koobzor]

Hasn’t Seb belayed Adam on Silence ?

[@patrickbryant_]

@@koobzor good point, though not on the send go

[@koobzor]

@@patrickbryant_ ok I wasn't sure about it, thanks !

[@notapplicable7292]

I can't imagine how disheartening it must be spending multiple whole trips failing at one spot. The mental game of top climbers is absolutely incredible

[@gabethomas8123]

18:00 The triumphant screams when he clips the chains are beautiful

[@cienciadedados]

Dude, I see myself very very old, and still listening to your stories. You have a heart of gold. Great to see someone like you pushing the sport.

[@Renslink]

The sheer delight and passion is just amazing, lovely to see. Congratulations x

[@friedlichequitte4767]

"I became a 9b+ belayer" got me laughing so hard, hehe

[@gustau4764]

Man, Silence is making you age damm fast. Maybe you should look for an entry level 9c?

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

Incredibile mental toughness! I strongly believe you are one of the greatest representative of the climbing community and that you give a significant contribution to it's improvement in collective culture!

[@owenwestpoley1652]

Old Stefano never fails to bring a smile to my face! I love these throwback videos!!!

[@Conoman100]

This series of videos is the best!!!❤

[@hansfrost-schimpf2110]

Eine wunderschöne Gutenachtgeschichte! Danke für das großartige Video!

[@averageandrew82]

I really enjoy watching stories behind the climb!

[@gobl-analienabductedbyhuma5387]

Che bello sentire Sara gioire! 😅 Grandi voi due!! Bella copia. E grazie per il bellissimo racconto che mette tutto in prospective

[@Hugodayglo]

Dude, appart from inspiring and beautiful, this was funny! You made me laugh out loud a few times 😂 Grande!!

[@gavyndame3700]

Love hearing the story it’s always amazing when you can collaborate with other legends in your craft to create a beautiful memory

[@matthoskin3572]

LOL....the EXCALIBUR sword!!!!!! - that is pure FLEX 101!

[@adamstackable7336]

Great video! Thanks for sharing! Stef had me laughing multiple times with his great jokes too.

[@Schlongusdongus]

thanks for telling the story of the pure beauty, the climbing experience can bear. love that you love the process. with all its ups and downs. keep it up!

[@tommasose733]

gran bel video Stefano, non immaginavo fosse possibile ma la parte in cui tu e Sara avete urlato di gioia mi ha commosso

[@SebaCufer]

Glad for you to mention what was the most important thing for you. The whole subtile experience and sharing feeling with other climbers in this adventure. Thats whats all about😊

[@eddgodoy]

Thanks for sharing Stefano

[@vickvick3710]

I love old Stefano! He is so wise!

[@gardenhose590]

Great stuff, as always, Stefano!!

[@matteobecchi1210]

Oh, Change it's entry-level 9b+. I'll try that, then.

[@neilgjohnson]

Tu sei un goof, proprio! I'm not sure how to translate goof into Italian... This was great. Thanks for sharing your story

[@simeoncheshmedjiev-shraik4719]

Nice story you got there, i love it. :)

[@AwsomeNinja001]

Love story time with old Stefano!

[@Johnny-zs6vo]

Awesome video!

[@fernandoolsen1530]

I love the Excalibur sword sticked to the wall 😆

[@pauldj6]

Heartfelt and inspiring story. ... but Excalibur?!??

[@sergiodubgaku]

great video and very great humor!

[@matteofrau1378]

L'altro giorno, durante un simpatico simposio tra amici, sei stato usato come esempio su come i robot siano molto lontani dal raggiungere il potenziale umano. A parte questo il video è una figata, ottimo lavoro!

[@juliangrube6319]

A book about crack climbing on the side 🤣 he be coming for the silence

[@durabelle]

Not just the book, he's been practising in the crack cellar too! Must be preparing for silence.

[@fstew1]

I love the implication that stefano is able to time travel in the future, what other secrets does he possess?

[@BoboBish]

Conspiracy theory: the celebratory scream here does not match with his scream in the North Face video. Either it's all a lie or these sends occurred in different parts of the Ghisolfiverse.

[@tressom3]

You're right! You cannot hear Sara in the North Face video at all. Besides that he's also clearly wearing blue pants in this video (on the send-go) and black pants in the other video. I'm guessing they just fooled us with the other video and came back after the send to record some shots pretending that that was the send-go. Kind of awkward to have to pretend the screams after having already sending it hahah

[@jonathanrossddsmhs1271]

Old Stefano reveals Stefano’s real life goal. To have more subscribers than Magnus.

[@boogaloo4640]

Not sure I'm ready for Stefano in uniform, or coaching some random muscle dude up a jug ladder though

[@Dexter-lk8if]

I LOVE old Stefano

[@achjo123456]

I really like these videos..🙂

[@michaelbraendel]

Very entertaining as always 😂

[@josephdeuis178]

This is gonna be epic

[@nachob5107]

LLEIDA climbs !!! 😍😍😍

[@denislejeune9218]

Good story. Can you single out anything in particular that made the send possible? And say you would have been working on BoD just before, could it have helped (stronger fingers)?

[@juliangrube6319]

The juice ;)

[@chrissmithdoe2100]

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[@PB-sk9jn]

Old stefano is looking pretty slim, trim and fit for an old guy. I hope I look that good when I hit his age. I'm only 50 !

[@philclimbr8763]

Did he just downgrade Bibliographie again? 😅

[@abelabel3664]

Any plans on trying La Dura Dura?

[@letsgo759]

so good!

[@floijd]

Soooo, for grade chasing I should try Change? 😅

[@Simon-PierreLetarte]

Did Old Stefano got his climbing gym finally?

[@jarinmuscoloni7713]

💪fantastico😜

[@Scrungii]

Anyone know the name of the song around 9:30?

[@implausibleduck]

Ha I have that Lleida climbs book at home!

[@fallandclimbsr]

Tieni duro per i Rock Master

[@a-j.2002]

Grande

[@unclepasha2718]

Why didn't anyone even try to climb La Dura Dura after Adam and Chris? Ten years gone!

[@jens1525]

Janja tried it about a year or so ago, but I haven't read anything about further activities on her part. It would be super cool if this, as well as other top routes (Silence, DNA, BIG, …) were to receive further ascents.

[@lucaricci6722]

Super Stefăno..!!! 😂

[@GiorgosPlanar]

What's with the sword on duct tape?

[@grahmtheoverstoker]

Is this a story true?

[@juliangrube6319]

Nah

[@BramHeerebout]

If it is a good story, does it matter?

[@Voidload]

I enjoy slabs!

[@grimpepartout3744]

why nobody trying la dura dura

[@MrClarktom]

I believe it has been fire damaged

[@grimpepartout3744]

@@MrClarktom the bolt or the hold

[@juliangrube6319]

Too much dura not enough passaa

[@noelfrey5522]

Janja garnbret projected it before the fire

[@grimpepartout3744]

@@noelfrey5522 so what happened ? The bolt need to be replace ?

[@Rockmaster867]

I enjoy slab because I have weak arms but strong legs

[@juliangrube6319]

What about the schlong ?

[@jmek8868]

The real route was the friends we made along the way...

[@biomorphic]

Since Megos climbed this way faster, do you think at the time you climbed with him, he was considerably stronger than you?

[@peterkapunkt6783]

I think it was the belayer, who made the difference.

[@La0bouchere]

Megos just seems to be an absolute genetic freak for climbing. If you look at specific routes he's shared with other top climbers, he almost always outperforms everyone for effort, even Ondra. He'd probably be climbing 10a's if he pushed himself like Adam, but it seems like he prefers chilling and onsighting 8c's all the time. Bibliographie was just him being dumb about the beta, if he had it right he'd probably give it 9b like his other recent FA's on hard projects lol

[@biomorphic]

Ghisolfi did Bibliographie quite quickly, I think quicker than Megos. Megos is strong, but I don't like his climbing style. I think, at the moment I am writing, in this order, there are: Bouin, Bosi (I am confident he will send Excalibur), Ghisolfi, Schubert, Ondra, Megos. Adam is not at his best. Megos is a training freak, I do not think is genetic. Sharma has a superior genetic.@@La0bouchere

[@emilyscloset2648]

I love slab

[@audetetvincit]

i 💛 slab!

[@Andre-lv9bs]

So we are not talking about the fact that megos is literally useing super glue to climb?😂 Jokes aside, these guys are beasts! Well done 🔥🔥🔥

[@felipesandoval2794]

xcalibur on the wall XD

[@Arnau_climbs]

Madonna quanto parla il vecchio Stefano, ma quanto è saggio 😂

[@nikko9116]

Certo che dopo sei viaggi, avere un video del genere per la chiusura della via è proprio una sfiga pazzesca😅😅😅😅😅

[@MrSoeren99]

9:10 the German: da ist er 😂

[@alexanderbonnet3494]

I will never become a 9b+ belayer 😢

[@fedorrik]

I enjoy slab))

[@juanpablomantecon448]

Eres la mera verga padrino

[@dark-o]

There is a not true story! Have we been lied to? 😂

[@TWO_DOWGS]

will you grow a mustache when you get old?! :D

[@alexandersvensson7830]

Wow, he aged badly!

[@juliangrube6319]

It the climbing that did it to him.. yall better stop while you can

[@NeuralGamerAI]

Adam said that final slab is a 6b 😂

[@juliangrube6319]

But he did not flash the 6a in font so what does he know after all ?

[@rookjameson]

You should get that haircut and beard for real, once you are actually that old xD

[@FedericaAlagna]

Ciao

[@juanpablocisneros9007]

Only psychos enjoy slabs

[@thenayancat8802]

Hi

[@McEspada]

well dome

[@luca_8409]

Tu nn stai bene Ste