Uncut: Giuliano Cameroni: Deal with the Devil (8B/V13)

Giuliano Cameroni steps onto Switzerland’s legendary Devil’s Stone for the second ascent of “Deal with the Devil” (8B/V13) in this punchy Mellow Uncut. Filmed on April 16, 2018, the session distills four minutes of pure bouldering focus—sharp movement, controlled power, and the quiet intensity it takes to unlock a world-class line. What makes this worth your time is the collision of myth, history, and modern difficulty in one place. The bloc itself was famously moved in 1972—2,000 tons hauled 127 meters uphill to save it from highway construction—and local lore claims the Devil once abandoned the very rock after an old woman marked it with a cross. Against that backdrop, Cameroni’s precise battle with a V13 feels like more than a send: it’s a compact, high-stakes story of commitment on stone that’s been testing people for centuries.

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Giuliano climbing the second ascent of Deal with the Devil (8B/V13). (April 16, 2018) Fun Fact: in 1972, in order to be saved from the highway construction, this 2000 ton boulder called "The Devil's Stone" was moved 127 meters uphill, costing the Swiss government 350,000 francs. According to a local legend, the people of Uri's region asked the devil to build a bridge through the Schöllenen Gorge. To trick the Devil, who expected to receive the soul of the first man to pass the bridge, the people of Uri sent across a goat by throwing a piece of bread. Enraged, the Devil went to fetch a large rock to smash the bridge, but, carrying the rock back to the bridge, the Devil came across an old woman who marked the rock with a cross, forcing the Devil to abandon it and flee".