Elias Iagnemma

Elias Iagnemma is an Italian professional rock climber who specialises in bouldering. He was born on 17 November 1995 in L'Aquila. In March 2024 he became only the fourth person to repeat Burden of Dreams in Finland, the first bouldering route in the world graded 9A (V17). In January 2025 he made the first ascent of The Big Slamm in Tintorale, the first 9A in Italy, and in November 2025 he completed the first ascent of a boulder in Italy called Exodia, which he proposed at 9A+ (V18); had that grade been confirmed it would have been the first boulder of that difficulty ever climbed. In October 2026 Adam Ondra made the first repetition of Exodia in four days and suggested downgrading it to 9A, calling it harder than Soudain Seul and similar to Alphane or Monte Fato.