Hardest route climbed (free solo)

Hardest route climbed (free solo)
Who
Alfredo Webber
Where
Italy (Arco)
When
March 2021

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.