{{short description|Italian rock climber (born 2001)}} {{Infobox climber | name = Laura Rogora | image = Laura Rogora WCh 2018.jpg | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | alt = | caption = | nickname = | nationality = Italian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|04|28}} | birth_place = Rome, Italy | death_date = <!-- if applicable use {{death date and age|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd}} --> | death_place = | residence = | education = | occupation = Professional rock climber | height = 152 cm | weight = 43 kg | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | typeofclimber = {{flatlist| *Competition climbing *Sport climbing *Bouldering }} | highestgrade = | highestredpoint ={{Climbing grade|9b}} | highestonsight ={{Climbing grade|8c+}} | highestboulder = | knownfor = {{flatlist | * Second youngest ever (at age 14) to climb at {{climbing grade|9a}} * Third-ever female to climb at {{climbing grade|9b}} * First-ever female to onsight at {{climbing grade|8c+}} }} | firstascents = {{ubl|''Rèveille-toi'' (9a)| ''Sitting Bull'' (8c+/9a) | ''Ercole'' (8c/+) | ''La Gasparata'' (8c+/9a) | ''Supercrack'' (8b+/8c) |''Tomorrowland Ext'' (8c+/9a)}} | namedroutes = | majorascents = | retired = | worlds = |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's competition climbing }} {{MedalCountry | {{ITA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Moscow|Lead}} {{MedalCompetition | World Cup (Overall) }} {{Medal|Third | 2025 | Lead }} {{Medal|Third | 2021 | Lead }} {{MedalCompetition | World Cup }} {{Medal|Gold | Chamonix 2021 | Lead }} {{Medal|Gold | Briançon 2020 | Lead }} {{Medal|Silver | Madrid 2025 | Lead }} {{Medal|Silver | Innsbruck 2025 | Lead }} {{Medal|Silver | Briançon 2024 | Lead }} {{Medal|Silver | Chamonix 2022 | Lead }} {{Medal|Silver | Villars 2021 | Lead }} {{Medal|Bronze | Koper 2025 | Lead }} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2024 Villars|Lead}} {{MedalGold|2024 Villars|Combined}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Edinburgh|Lead}} |show-medals = yes | updated = 30 June 2025 }} '''Laura Rogora''' (born 28 April 2001) is an Italian rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and in competition climbing (and competition lead climbing in particular). In 2021, she became only the third-ever female climber in history to redpoint a {{climbing grade|9b}}-graded sport climbing route, with her ascent of ''Erebor'' in Italy. In 2025, she became the first-ever female climber in history to onsight a {{climbing grade|8c+}}-graded sport climbing route, with her ascent of ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' in France.
==Climbing career==
===Competition climbing===
In 2019, Rogora qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games,<ref name="IFSC Toulouse">{{cite news | url= https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/news/13-tokyo-2020-news/268-six-women-qualify-for-olympics-in-toulouse| title= SIX WOMEN QUALIFY FOR OLYMPICS IN TOULOUSE | date= 1 December 2019 | publisher = International Federation of Sport Climbing | access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> by finishing second in lead climbing at the IFSC Climbing European Championships<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/competitions/lucka-rakovec-adam-ondra-crowned-european-climbing-champions-in-edinburgh.html| title= Lučka Rakovec and Adam Ondra crowned European Climbing Champions in Edinburgh | date= 6 October 2019 | work = Planet Mountain | access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> and won 3 of 4 possible gold medals at the IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships, coming first in lead climbing, bouldering and the combined categories in the Junior age group.<ref name="IFSC Arco">{{cite news | url= https://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php?option=com_ifsc&view=event&WetId=8259| title= IFSC YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - ARCO (ITA) 2019 | date= 31 August 2019 | publisher = International Federation of Sport Climbing | access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref>
She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's combined Olympic climbing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-30|title=Laura Rogora, arrampicando verso Tokyo|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/sport/storie-sport/2021/04/30/laura-rogora-intervista-arrampicata-sportiva-campionessa-tokyo-olimpiadi|access-date=2021-09-25|website=VanityFair.it|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sport Climbing ROGORA Laura - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/sport-climbing/../../../en/results/sport-climbing/athlete-profile-n1322363-rogora-laura.htm|access-date=2021-09-25|website=olympics.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
===Sport climbing===
In 2015, aged 14, she became the second youngest climber to redpoint a {{Climbing grade|9a}}–graded sport climbing route. In 2021, she became the third-ever female in history to redpoint a {{climbing grade|9b}}-graded sport route.<ref name="age 14">{{cite news | url= https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/fifteen-year-old-laura-rogora-sends-joe-cita-5-14d/| title= Fifteen-Year-Old Laura Rogora Sends Joe-Cita (5.14d) | date= 28 February 2017 | work = Rock & Ice | access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref>
In 2023, Rogora made the first female ascent (and, as it was a free ascent, the first female free ascent) of the ''Lapsus'', a {{Climbing grade|9a+}}–graded sport climbing route in Italy.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/laura-rogora-makes-first-female-ascent-lapsus-9a-plus-andonno.html|title=Laura Rogora makes first female ascent of Lapsus (9a+) at Andonno|website=PlanetMountain.com}}</ref>
On July 28, 2025, she became the first-ever woman to onsight a {{Climbing grade|8c+}}–graded climbing route, by ascending ''Ultimate Sacrifice'' at the Gorges du Loup in France.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/laura-rogora-claims-historic-first-female-8c-plus-onsight-ultimate-sacrifice-gorges-du-loup.html|title=Laura Rogora claims historic first female 8c+ onsight, 'Ultimate Sacrifice' at the Gorges du Loup|website=PlanetMountain.com}}</ref>
==Notable ascents==
===Redpointed routes===
* 9b (5.15b) **''Erebor'', Italy, October 2021 (bolted and first ascended by Stefano Ghisolfi); only third-ever woman in history to climb a 9b route. *{{Climbing grade|9a+|link=no}} ** ''Punt'X'', France, November 2025 ** ''La Castagne'', France, November 2025 (First female ascent. Established by Adam Ondra) ** ''Super Crackinette'', France, October 2025 ** ''Bombardino'', Italy, November 2024 (First female ascent) ** ''Trofeo dell’Adriatico'', Italy, November 2024 (First female ascent) ** ''Goldrake'', Italy, September 2024 (First female ascent) ** ''Lapsus'', Italy, November 2023 (First female ascent of the route)<ref name="auto"/> ** ''Ali Hulk Sit Extension Total'', Rodellar, Spain, July 2020 (was once considered potential 9b)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Climber News|title=Laura Rogora Second Woman To Climb 9b "Ali Hulk Sit Extension Total"|work=Climber News|url=https://www.climbernews.com/laura-rogora-second-woman-to-climb-9b/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | website=8a.nu | url=https://www.8a.nu/news/ali-hulk-extension-total-sit-start-9a+-b-by-alex-garriga | title=Ali Hulk extensión total sit start 9a+ (b) by Alex Garriga | date=23 August 2021 | accessdate=21 January 2022}}</ref> **''Pure Dreaming Plus'', Arco, Italy, 30 May 2020 (First female ascent and first repeat of the route, established by Adam Ondra)<ref name="Pure Dreaming">{{cite news | url= https://www.8a.nu/news/pure-dreaming-plus-9a+-by-laura-rogora-18| title= Pure Dreaming Plus 9a+ by Laura Rogora (18) | date= 1 June 2020 | publisher = www.8a.nu | access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> ** ''The Bow'', Arco, Italy, November 2020<ref name="The Bow">{{cite news | url = https://gripped.com/routes/laura-rogora-sends-the-bow-5-15a/ | access-date=2020-11-25 | title=Laura Rogora Sends The Bow 5.15a}}</ref> *{{Climbing grade|9a|link=no}} **''Le Cadafist'', France, October 2025 **''Il Terzo Occhio'', Italy, October 2025 (First female ascent) **''Just Two Fix'', France, July 2025 **''Trip Tik Tonik'', France, July 2025 **''Tre Mou Polacche'', Italy, March 2025 **''Martin Krpan'', Slovenia, January 2025 **''Xaxid Hostel'', Slovenia, January 2025 **''Sanjski Par (Extension)'', Slovenia, January 2025 **''Estado Crítico'', Spain, November 2024 **''Flipping the Bird Direct'', Italy, October 2024 **''Prima Classe'', Italy, October 2024 **''Grandi Gesti'', Sperlonga, Italy, March 2016 **''Joe-cita'', Oliana, Spain, February 2017 **''Esclatamasters'', {{ill|Perles, Spain|lt=Perles|ca|Perles (Fígols i Alinyà)}}, Spain, January 2019 **''La Bongada'', Margalef, Spain, January 2020 **''The Bomb'', Rodellar, Spain, July 2020 *8c+/9a (5.14c/5.14d) **''Pal Norte'', Margalef, Spain, December 2019 **''Underground'', Massone, Italy, June 2020 *{{Climbing grade|8c+|link=no}} **''Joe Blau'', Oliana, Spain, January 2017 **''Hulk Extension Total'', Rodellar, Spain, July 2020 *{{Climbing grade|8c|link=no}} **''Ciccio Formaggio'', Grotta dell’Aerenauta, Sperlonga, Italy, December 2014 (her first 8c at age 13). **''Il Corvo'', Ferentillo, Italy, April 2015 **''Wallstreet'', Frankenjura, Germany, August 2016
===First ascents=== *''Tomorrowland extension'', 8c+/9a (5.14c/5.14d), Cueva di Collepardo, November 2016 *''Supercrack'', 8c+/9a (5.14c/5.14d), Cueva di Collepardo, December 2016 *''La Gasparata'', 8c+/9a (5.14c/5.14d), Cueva di Collepardo, January 2017 *''Ercole'', {{Climbing grade|8c+|link=no}}, Cueva di Collepardo, March 2017 *''It segid narg'', {{Climbing grade|8c+|link=no}}, Grotta dell'Arenauta Sperlonga, December 2017 *''Sitting Bull'', 8c+/9a (5.14c/5.14d), Cueva di Collepardo, April 2018 *''Rèveille-toi'', {{Climbing grade|9a|link=no}}, Cueva di Collepardo, June 2019 *''Iron Man'', {{Climbing grade|9a|link=no}}, Trentino, September 2021 *''L’Ultimo Ruggito'', {{Climbing grade|9a|link=no}}, Gole del Melfa, October 2025
===Onsighted routes === *{{Climbing grade|8c+|link=no}} ** ''Ultimate Sacrifice'', the Gorges du Loup, France, July 2025<ref name="auto1"/> *{{Climbing grade|8b+|link=no}} ** ''Ixeia'', Rodellar, Spain, July 2020 ** ''L-mens'', Montsant, Spain, January 2020
==Competition climbing highlights==
===IFSC Olympic qualifying=== *IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019 **Women combined: 8th (qualified)
===IFSC Climbing European Championships=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! Discipline ! Edinburgh<br>2019 ! Munich<br>2022 ! Villars<br>2024 |- | align="left | Lead | style="background: Silver" | 2 | 26 | style="background: gold" | 1 |- | align="left | Boulder & Lead | - | - | style="background: gold" | 1 |- |}
=== IFSC Climbing World Championships=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! Discipline ! Innsbruck<br>2018 ! Hachioji<br>2019 ! Moscow<br>2021 ! Bern<br>2023 ! Seoul<br>2025 |- | align="left" | Lead | 10 | 20 | style="background: #cc9966" | 3 | 7 | 9 |- |}
===IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! Discipline ! 2017<br>Youth A ! 2018<br>Youth A ! 2019<br>Juniors |- | align="left | Lead | 4 | 6 | style="background: gold" | 1 |- | align="left | Boulder | 4 | style="background: gold" | 1 | style="background: gold" | 1 |- | align="left | Combined | 6 | - | style="background: gold" | 1 |- |}
===European Youth Championships=== *2017 European Youth Championships (Lead & Speed) (Perm) **Female Youth A lead: 4th
== See also == *List of grade milestones in rock climbing *History of rock climbing *Rankings of most career IFSC gold medals
== References == {{Reflist}} https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2025/07/first_female_8c+_onsight_for_laura_rogora-74017
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