Laura Rogora

Competition climbing

In 2019, Rogora qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games,^[1] by finishing second in lead climbing at the IFSC Climbing European Championships^[2] 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.^[3]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's combined Olympic climbing.^[4][5]

Sport climbing

In 2015, aged 14, she became the second youngest climber to redpoint a 9a (5.14d)–graded sport climbing route. In 2021, she became the third-ever female in history to redpoint a 9b (5.15b)-graded sport route.^[6]

In 2023, Rogora made the first female ascent (and, as it was a free ascent, the first female free ascent) of the Lapsus, a 9a+ (5.15a)–graded sport climbing route in Italy.^[7]

On July 28, 2025, she became the first-ever woman to onsight a 8c+ (5.14c)–graded climbing route, by ascending Ultimate Sacrifice at the Gorges du Loup in France.^[8]

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.
• 9a+ (5.15a)
  • 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)^[7]
  • Ali Hulk Sit Extension Total, Rodellar, Spain, July 2020 (was once considered potential 9b)^[9][10]
  • Pure Dreaming Plus, Arco, Italy, 30 May 2020 (First female ascent and first repeat of the route, established by Adam Ondra)^[11]
  • The Bow, Arco, Italy, November 2020^[12]
• 9a (5.14d)
  • 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, Perles [ca], 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
• 8c+ (5.14c)
  • Joe Blau, Oliana, Spain, January 2017
  • Hulk Extension Total, Rodellar, Spain, July 2020
• 8c (5.14b)
  • 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, 8c+ (5.14c), Cueva di Collepardo, March 2017
• It segid narg, 8c+ (5.14c), Grotta dell'Arenauta Sperlonga, December 2017
• Sitting Bull, 8c+/9a (5.14c/5.14d), Cueva di Collepardo, April 2018
• Rèveille-toi, 9a (5.14d), Cueva di Collepardo, June 2019
• Iron Man, 9a (5.14d), Trentino, September 2021
• L’Ultimo Ruggito, 9a (5.14d), Gole del Melfa, October 2025

Onsighted routes

• 8c+ (5.14c)
  • Ultimate Sacrifice, the Gorges du Loup, France, July 2025^[8]
• 8b+ (5.14a)
  • Ixeia, Rodellar, Spain, July 2020
  • L-mens, Montsant, Spain, January 2020

IFSC Olympic qualifying

• IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019
  • Women combined: 8th (qualified)

IFSC Climbing European Championships

IFSC Climbing World Championships

IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships

European Youth Championships

• 2017 European Youth Championships (Lead & Speed) (Perm)
  • Female Youth A lead: 4th