Will this be the first 9c+ route in the world?

In this video, Stefano Ghisolfi returns to the route Excalibur (9b+), which he was the first to free climb a few years ago. Now he is planning a sit-start version that adds 6 ultra-difficult moves to the route.

The new and additional entry to Excalibur is in itself a boulder rated 8B+, from which you then go to Excalibur without a rest point. From this point of view, the route Excalibur Sit could easily be rated 9c+. But see for yourself what Ghisolfi thinks about it.

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