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Christian Brenna (athlete) - Rock Master 2001 "Winning the Rock Master is like a tennis player winning Wimbledon, so all competitors do their best to arrive here on top form, both physically and psychologically. The hardest thing for me at the Rock Master is to always climb my best during the three competition days. Even if the comp seems to be condensed into two days, the challenge actually begins on Friday for us with the redpoint work-out. And unlike other competitions, where after each round one starts a new, here every centimeter of the on-sight and redpoint count, leaving no space for even the smallest of errors." Luisa Iovane (athlete) - Rock Master 2002 “The Rock Master has always distinguished itself from the circuit of international competitions. Perhaps its elitist spirit, the fact that it is reserved for the select few, captures the imagination of even those who aren't necessarily interested in competitions. I think that many people in the crowd do not even know how many World Cup stages there have been this year, who won them, or who is the current World Champion." Leonardo Di Marino (route setter Rock Master from 2000 to 2004) - Rock Master 2000 "One of the interesting and striking things about the Rock Master is that it is carried out at Arco, one of the most important climbing areas in Italy and the world. This only goes to show how crags and competitions can co-exist, and that these two different ways of climbing are not necessarily diametrically opposed.The large number of spectators at the Climbing Stadium are further confirmation of the fact that competition climbing and climbing outdoors can live side by side."