| From November 2000 the very strong mountaineer
Mauro Bole from Trieste has entered the "La Sportiva" team. Better
known in the well-informed circles under the nickname "Bubu" he is
without doubt one of the strongest climber-mountaineer of the world. To his
credit extreme climbs at the maximum world's level and in all disciplines.
Regarding being extremely all-round, Bubu is together with Stevie Haston, the
top exponent of the emerging phenomenon of modern mixed climbing.
What does it mean, mixed climbing?
It is a matter of climbing routes, of one or more pitches,
climbable lines that connect overhanging rock and ice stalactites. If the
Englishman Stevie Haston has been exploring the high difficulty world in this
style for some time now, Bubu has been the one who better than anybody else has
demonstrated to be able to recognize and carry forward the message of the
Englishman. Today, to the credit of the specialist from Trieste, there is a
repetition of the world's hardest mixed route, The EmpireŠ. M10+/M11, and the
world's only on-sight ascents of M10 routes. Bubu isn't only a top ice climber,
but also a very good rock climber, 8a+ on sight, 8b/c worked, including first
red-point 8b ascents of long routes in the mountains, like the Couzy on the Cima
Ovest di Lavaredo, 600 meters of thrill in the middle of the yellow rocks of
Lavaredo. A true phenomenon, also. A great enthusiast of the mountain lived at
360°, gifted with a big talent and an incredible will power. Here is the
interview of the man, the climber, the mountaineer Mauro "Bubu" Bole,
last acquisition of the prestigious team La Sportiva.
Bubu, when did you discover ice climbing?
15 years ago, in 1985, together with friends. I began with
icefalls. But this activity was a part of a series of initiatives bound to the
mountain world. Such as alpinism, extreme ski, sport climbing, climbing, etc.
When did you begin to climb in the mountains?
The first route has been Tempi Moderni in the Marmolada, always with friends. I
was 16 year-old. I continued for a while to practice mountaineering at 360°. We
lived it as a life style, as a medium through which to socialize, be together
and have fun.
How long lasted this period?
A few years. Then came the time of the intense moments
and the strong passions. Here the time of the solo ascents, the one of the
winter ascents, the season of the classic ascents, the Marmolada period, the
extreme ski period….. And so on.
From a "generic" mountaineering to a "specialized"
one, more or less….
I would say an instinctive mountaineering. I have been always
very instinctive in my life. Everything that happened to me has always
happened
naturally without constrictions.
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