Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: september 2012
A bunch of people on the South Ridge...we were alone on the East Ridge. Pleasant climbing on generally sound rock, good belays in place. Summit needle is awesome!
Attempted the Takala variant (4 additional pitches of 4c/5a), but turned around after 8 pitches as it got too cold, weather seemed uncertain, and we (four friends in two rope teams) started late and were too slow, in hindsight, chatting too much. Weather had been totally out the previous few days, so we were quite disappointed to turn back on a relatively good day; weather held up though and a lot of people finished that day. Hope to come back, it seemed like a nice challenging route.
Gemsplangen, via Huttengrat (12 pitches of 4b/4c) done the previous day in mountain boots in somewhat wet/snow conditions was still a nice climb.
For any of the routes up this mountain, the normal return is via a coluoir; ice-axe and proper boots was very handy for me! (not applicable if you go later in the season)
We went up to the bivak (jep to climb this long one, but decided not to). So next morning we followed the kettenweg (nice wake-up call wearing sneakers) and went to climb the Niedermann (direkter S-wand) on the Zwillingsturm. Very beautifull climb with different types of rock. We had a two hour break on the top and abseiled down the route.
Route Climbed: W ridge Date Climbed: 2 and 3 Aug 2003
We chose to climb it in two days. We wanted to do a bivy along this beautiful ridge as the weather was perfect. One of the most beauriful climb I've ever done.
Ginger an I have done it very early in the year, we have done the second ascent of that year according to the book in the salbit bivy. Wonderful route, awesome rock, less people, we enjoyed it very much.
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 2001
It's not so easy for everyone Ulli. ; )
The Salbit Bivouac is tricky to find in the dark.
Stefan and I did make it up the First Tower, but considering I had been vomiting en route we decided pressing on the remaining 24 pitches would be unwise. Beware expired budget Camembert cheese!
The next day we did the other route on the first tower, and enjoyed it's more consistent technicalities even more, also savouring the nice rappel route of the main route.
TheNobleSunfish - Jul 23, 2014 1:51 pm Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2014
East RidgeAmazing (and amazingly well-bolted by American standards) ridge climb. Didn't tag the true summit due to thunderstorms.
il.rocciatore - Sep 25, 2012 4:45 pm
Route Climbed: East Ridge Date Climbed: september 2012A bunch of people on the South Ridge...we were alone on the East Ridge. Pleasant climbing on generally sound rock, good belays in place. Summit needle is awesome!
LoneRanger - Jul 24, 2012 9:51 pm Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2012
South RidgeAttempted the Takala variant (4 additional pitches of 4c/5a), but turned around after 8 pitches as it got too cold, weather seemed uncertain, and we (four friends in two rope teams) started late and were too slow, in hindsight, chatting too much. Weather had been totally out the previous few days, so we were quite disappointed to turn back on a relatively good day; weather held up though and a lot of people finished that day. Hope to come back, it seemed like a nice challenging route.
Gemsplangen, via Huttengrat (12 pitches of 4b/4c) done the previous day in mountain boots in somewhat wet/snow conditions was still a nice climb.
For any of the routes up this mountain, the normal return is via a coluoir; ice-axe and proper boots was very handy for me! (not applicable if you go later in the season)
DoJo - Aug 26, 2011 7:02 pm
South RidgeWe climbed the South Ridge in Aug. 2011 - only another party in the route
RoyD - Jul 10, 2010 4:20 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010
Parallel East ridgeClimbed the parallel east ridge during the alpine instructor course of the dutch alpine association under perfect weather.
Vinny - May 28, 2010 2:36 pm
one of fav placesI did return with Robin and Toby several times and we enjoyed some easier routes than the full rideg main event.
One of my favourite places in CH!
RoyD - Aug 24, 2009 12:48 pm Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2009
South ridge with TakalaSouth ridge with the alternative start via Takala
Leendertschwab - May 2, 2008 7:42 am
Niederamnn zwillingsturmWe went up to the bivak (jep to climb this long one, but decided not to). So next morning we followed the kettenweg (nice wake-up call wearing sneakers) and went to climb the Niedermann (direkter S-wand) on the Zwillingsturm. Very beautifull climb with different types of rock. We had a two hour break on the top and abseiled down the route.
Lortnoc - Dec 7, 2005 6:33 am
Route Climbed: Paralelle Ostgrat Date Climbed: July 2005First alpine rock route for me. Beatifull experience. Nice route, well protected.
Lorenz - Sep 23, 2003 5:45 am
Route Climbed: W ridge Date Climbed: 2 and 3 Aug 2003We chose to climb it in two days. We wanted to do a bivy along this beautiful ridge as the weather was perfect. One of the most beauriful climb I've ever done.
kletterwebbi - Dec 17, 2002 7:23 am
Route Climbed: S-ridge Date Climbed: 1986, 2000I've climbed the S ridge two times. It's a very nice, not to easy route. The crux is demanding for a route of that rating.
kletterwebbi - Jul 21, 2002 11:12 pm
Route Climbed: W-Ridge Date Climbed: Juni 1996Ginger an I have done it very early in the year, we have done the second ascent of that year according to the book in the salbit bivy. Wonderful route, awesome rock, less people, we enjoyed it very much.
Vinny - Jun 26, 2002 7:04 am
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 2001It's not so easy for everyone Ulli. ; )
The Salbit Bivouac is tricky to find in the dark.
Stefan and I did make it up the First Tower, but considering I had been vomiting en route we decided pressing on the remaining 24 pitches would be unwise. Beware expired budget Camembert cheese!
The next day we did the other route on the first tower, and enjoyed it's more consistent technicalities even more, also savouring the nice rappel route of the main route.
Awesome rock!
UlrichPrinz - Feb 1, 2002 3:10 pm
Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: 11-Aug-2000Very nice tour, many people do it on a nice day !
->Start early if you are a fast climber, or you will be
stuck inbetween other parties. The tour starts directly
behind the hut, we started with headlamps.
Unbelievable, but the real Paper Summit Log acutally
has a number of bivouacs halfway on that route !
We were at the top for lunch: 35 pitches in < 7.5 hours ;-)
Climbed two nice long routes on the west ridge the next day.
Ulli Prinz & Guenter Haas