Ascents in Aschenbrennerwand

Really alpine undertaking. Up a thin layback flake to a good bolt, then tough traverse to the left (keep low!) via a peg to a brittle slab (bigger cam). Up the slab via two bolts below the roof. The traverse to the left below the roof is the nicest part of the whole route, really enjoyable in beautiful rock, then around the corner and up the dihedral to the next roof. The hardest part is getting from the last bolt around the corner again to the belay, via slopers, some of which were wet. I tried a few times, got pumped quite hard, and the rope always snagged, so I couldn't easily pull up rope to clip the peg that was probably used as the anchor back in the day. In the end, I pulled on the carabiner to haul up rope. Not entirely satisfied, but I climbed everything freely, so still counting it. Probably I'll come back again, anyway, because there was no pencil for the book. The start of pitch 2 is actually the hardest part, very powerful layback moves on slopy holds. Took me a few attempts. The rest of the route is comparatively easy, but you should maybe back up the old rusty pegs with some gear. Still quite burly along the crack dihedral. Thorn bush before the exit, too.