Maurizio Zanolla

Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla (born in Feltre, 16 February 1958) is an Italian rock climber and mountaineer, and a pioneer of sport climbing in Italy during the 1980s and 1990s. Eternit – Vette Feltrine/Baule (ITA) – 24 August 2009. First ascent; continuation of O ce l'hai... – Saint-Loup (SUI) – 2006. Repeat of Fred Nicole's 1993 route. Eroi Fragili – Val Noana (ITA) – 5 March 2011. First ascent. Stramonio – Val Noana (ITA) – 10 October 2010. First ascent. Thin ice – Terlago (ITA) – 25 April 2009. Route freed by Nico Favresse, 2007 El sior Favonio – Fonzaso (ITA) – 2006. First ascent. Diabloluna – Fonzaso (ITA) – 2006 L'Arte di Salire in Alto – Celva (ITA) – 2002. Rare repeat of Rolando Larcher's first-ever Italian 8c route from 1992. The Dream – Val Noana (ITA) – October 1991. First ascent. Appigli Ridicoli – Vette Feltrine/Baule (ITA) – 1990. First ascent; Manulo reclimbed it in 2001 without using his original drilled one-finger pocket hold, and regraded it to over 8c (now considered 9a). Malvasia – Dvigrad (CRO) – 1988. First ascent; Il Maratoneta – Paklenica (CRO) – 1987. First ascent, and only two years after the first-ever 8b+. O ce l'hai… o ne hai bisogno – Vette Feltrine/Baule (ITA) – 1990 Ultimo Movimento – Totoga (ITA) – 1986. First ascent and first-ever in Italy. Terminator – Totoga (ITA) – 1985. First ascent and first-ever in Italy. Il Mattino dei Maghi – Totoga (ITA) – 1981. First ascent, and possibly one of the earliest 7c+ routes.

Onsight Rock and Blues , Kalymnos (GRE) – 19 June 2009. Zanolla was 51 at the time. La Pista , Arco – 1989. La Fissure Serge (7c+), Buoux – 1988.

Free solo Masala Dosa in Totoga, in San Silvestro cliff – 1992. La Gatta , Mount Totoga – 1990.