Brittany Griffith on Only After Dark (6c.11c), Cinema Paradisio, San Vito. Photo by Andrew Burr

Whitney Boland and All Cats Are Black at Night (7b/5.12b), one of many single-pitch sport routes near the resort of San Vito Lo Capo. Photo by Andrew Burr

Whitney Boland, on Mi Puo Fare Accendere (8a.13c), Crown of Aragon. Photo by Andrew Burr

Relaxing among the white, sea-worn scoops and steps of La Scala dei Turchi on the southern coast of Sicily. Photo by Andrew Burr

Jonathan Thesenga lanuches up a new line, Blow It Up On the Internet (5.12c), on the multi-pitch walls of Monte Monaco. Photo by Andrew Burr

Chris Kalous new routing on Monte Monaco, San Vito. Photo by Andrew Burr

Gut check on La Lingua Pura (7c)/5.12d. Climber: Whitney Boland. Photo by Andrew Burr

JT improvises after the fateful failure of the batter charger. Photo by Andrew Burr

Chris Kalous and JT occupy basecamp at Trailer 8. Photo by Andrew Burr

The sprawling, multilayered, many-times-conquered city of Palermo. Photo by Andrew Burr

Brittany Griffith goes old school. Photo by Andrew Burr

Brittany Griffith susses the moves at the Never Sleeping Wall. Photo by Andrew Burr

The remains of seven Doric-style temples in the Valle dei Templi (Valley of Temples), a major archeological site in Agrigento. Photo by Andrew Burr

Gut check at the market. Photo by Andrew Burr

Whitney Boland navigates the chandeliers of La Banda del Bucho (5.12b). Photo by Andrew Burr