- Who
- Alfredo Webber
- Where
- Italy (Arco)
- When
The hardest climbing route to be free soloed is "Panem et Circenses", a 5.14b climb near Arco, Italy. The 15-m route was climbed without ropes by 52-year-old Alfredo Webber (Italy) in March 2021.
Though not as high or as long as what Alex Honnold free soloed on El Capitan in 2017, “Panem et Circenses” has a higher level of technical difficulty, consisting of very shallow finger holes and small grips on a smooth, overhanging crag. Honnold's famous ascent of El Capitan used the "Free Rider" route, which is a 5.12d climb, though it spans 914 m and takes around four hours for an expert climber to complete.
