Mattia Conte

1. If you could only go to one area, what would it be? 
This is harder than which parent you love the most..but I’d go with Leonidio.

2. Which route "punished" you the most and which one was so good that it surprised you?
Punished, a 7a+ in Vall de Ribes, it was wet and had to find the hardest combinations to unlock different moves, but I sent it!
Mosaico, a 6a+ in Tarifa, it was my first sandstone climb and very different..it was the funniest, yet athletic and aestethic route I’ve ever climbed!

3. What OS do you value the most? 
Fisurian, a peculiar 7a in Àger

Lately I rather put enjoying climbing as a priority.
Mattia Conte

4. Do you have a precise training plan, or do you stick to the motto „the best climbing training is climbing“?
I follow a vague training plan, but lately I rather put enjoying climbing as a priority.

5. What about your diet, rest, and compensatory exercise? What has worked well for you personally?
Eating well has helped me in climbing and in other sports, as well as a good meal after a heavy day climbing to recover..a rest day every two days of climbing is my way, but i did manage some 3 or 4 decent climbing days in a row! My skin doesn’t say the same though :-).

6. Would you eventually like to try other climbing disciplines that you haven't tried much yet (races, multi-pitch climbing, winter mountains, etc.)?
I do enjoy bouldering competitions a lot. I did climb a few multipitch routes and I love the thrill and the exposure, the adranaline rush and the height. I would definitely like to do more of them and push the bar a bit higher!