Melloblocco is an international bouldering competition, which is held annually in Val Masino and Val di Mello since 2004.
History The 2011 edition, the eighth time the competition was hosted, had 2600 participants from 22 different countries. The competition usually takes place the first weekend in May and lasts three days. The bouldering problems are plotted in the three to four months before the meeting by Simone Pedeferri. The problems are of varying difficulty, but only the most difficult, usually eight men and the same for women, are counted for the prize. On the last day, rewards are given to athletes who are able to climb as many of the boulders as possible during the competition.
Winners Year Men Women 2004 Chris Sharma Stefania De Grandi 2005 - - 2006 Mauro Calibani Anthony Lamiche Barbara Zangerl 2007 Mauro Calibani Stefania De Grandi Anita Manachino 2008 Adam Ondra Barbara Zangerl 2009 Adam Ondra Yulia Abramchuk Olga Bibik Alexandra Balakireva Anna Gallyamova Chloé Graftiaux Silvie Rajfovà 2010 Adam Ondra Chloé Graftiaux 2011 Adam Ondra Gabriele Moroni Barbara Zangerl 2012 Michele Caminati Anthony Gullsten Alexey Rubtsov Shauna Coxsey 2013 Stefano Ghisolfi Barbara Zangerl 2014 Stefano Ghisolfi Gabriele Moroni Marcello Bombardi Anthony Gullsten Alexey Rubtsov Michael Piccolruaz Sachi Amma Yulia Abramchuk Mélissa Le Nevé 2015 Adam Ondra Anthony Gullsten Martin Stráník Stefano Ghisolfi Janja Garnbret 2016 Stefano Ghisolfi Jenny Lavarda References
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