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Omot
Trad climber
The here and now
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Jul 17, 2008 - 05:25pm PT
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Gotta speak up for Raetikon. It's in the NE of Switzerland. I went there several times when I lived in Munich. Multipitch limestone, bolt protected (some way runout though), beautiful area with an easy approach from the hutte at the base. Unfortunately, I don't have any up-to-date beta, as that was 12 years ago. There was a guidebook. I remember my Swiss friend had one. If you read German, check out www.raetikon.ch
Switzerland is awesome. Enjoy!
Tomo
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Fishy
climber
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Jul 18, 2008 - 07:40am PT
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Hi There,
I am living in Zurich, have a big pile of guide books, can point you in lots of directions, and give you all the insider tips.
Also have a spare room - feel free to come and crash with us if you like - we are always happy to receive visitors.
Can also help you find all the books you need, or make copies of the relevant pages of mine. There are lots of options in all the different regions of Swtizerland, each with its own character.
Just send a mail to me (see profile) if you are interested. My wife and I are also into easy multipitch, and so can suggest quite a few areas from experience.
Cheers
Pete.
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Michael D
Big Wall climber
Napoli, Italy
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Jul 18, 2008 - 12:11pm PT
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Hi Jeff, as a bonus for staying at the hostel in Gryon, there's bolted routes within minutes down the hill. If you like skiing, the Glacier 3000 might still be run-able above Villar (an easy 8 minute trolley ride from the hostel) Cheers, enjoy!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 18, 2008 - 12:30pm PT
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Cool place.
Did my first roped climb there (wednesday was the 40th anniversary of that), my first mountain bivouac, and a few other firsts as well. (Lost my cherry there. lol)
One first I haven't repeated; had a date go to the hospital to get stitched up!!! (we went to a hockey game and when she went to use the facilities she wasn't watching and got hit by the puck!)
Hope to make my third trip there sometime.
I like my swiss assault rifle. The swiss have the best armed civilian population in the world.
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BrianRI
Trad climber
Wakefield, RI
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Jul 23, 2008 - 05:48pm PT
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Check out the Engelhorner area. It is just east of Grindelwald and Interlaken. There is a great hut right at the base of the climbs.
Brian
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Ron Raimonde
Big Wall climber
Sedona,Az
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Jul 23, 2008 - 08:09pm PT
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PM. Grimsel has tons of Granite multipitch stuff, There is the slab area, then there is a ton of other stuff up and down canyon. Good for a few days anyway. There is lots of multi pitch limestone routes right in Interlaken. "Harderklum" There is not much up near the Eiger in the way of "casual" routes. There is a TON of granite within every direction of Interlaken though. If you go canyoning Do "Chli Schlieren". I worked for Seven years for a guide service in Interlaken and have Many hundreds of trips down most of the canyons in the area. that one is the best one that you can hire a guide for. Then there is Chamonix......... Im not even going to start. I spent a month every year living in caves and climbing endless granite. For Me there is no reason to climb anywhere else. Oh and RADICAL in your picture of the Lauterbrunnen Valley. The Wall on the right side is where Xavier Bongard made his last BASE Jump from. RIP Xavier. Super cool guy Have fun, whatever you do. RR
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