Ascents of Halve Hahn

Groundergefahr vor dem zweiten Bohrhaken und tough...

I passed by this route a few times already, not noticing it at all, even though I had heard about it. Finally got around to trying it and I was not disappointed. Lots of small pockets to choose from, but only few of them are positive. Good rest after the second bolt, but then follows an uncompromising, sustained crux from the third to the fourth bolt. Got pumped up really hard and desperately tried to reach for the seemingly big pocket below the fourth bolt, but my reach was not enough. As a last resort, I put my right foot a bit higher and pulled dynamically into the pocket … just to realise that it was a damn sloper. Just like a few weeks ago with "Jonathan" at Bandstein, I was hanging there, bolt before my eyes; but this time, I needed to climb on because I felt my powers dwindling. Thankfully, only two horrifying moves later, I reached a set of pockets which was barely good enough to clip the bolt, just below my hips, and walk out onto the easy finishing slab, panting. Might be easier when you know all the holds, but 8- is probably still an understatement.