Ascents as sport by Christoph Rauch having Distinct route

Feels hard for the grade, but maybe it's just the slightly hidden holds.

I somewhat cheated the hard moves in the beginning by just jumping up after grabbing the good hold in the crack. The real fun waits at the end in the form of a nice offwidth crack.

Nice crack line, much easier if you know how to jam. Crux in the middle, where the crack is too shallow to jam, so you need to use the small holds in the wall. Felt more like 7, a good deal easier (and far less pumpy) than "Peitsche".

The best route here I would say. Phenomenal pocketed overhang with a little two-move boulder problem in the beginning. Might be 7+ if you climb up to the top, which is probably hardly ever done.

Nice flowy line (if you find it; not sure if I branched off correctly). The top section is great climbing, but didn't feel like 7+ to me.

Logical finish to the classic "Grünbauer Gedenkweg". The top section didn't feel much harder than the cruxy parts of Grünbauer, so I'd say it's around 7-/7. Great exposure. Pretty cold today, good to have the cave in the middle to warm up your hands …

More a highball boulder than a route, but cool Frankenjura jugs.

Similar to "Kumulus", but a little less exposed. Didn't find it much harder either.

Somehow overlooked the last bolt, so it felt quite run out for a #warmup But other than that, nice route, easier to the right of the bolts.

Feels neverending, but actually never tiring, there are quite a few ledges to rest. Great, varied route with fantastic view from the top.

The hardest part can be circumvented by going up in the crack to the right. I tried to stay in the wall from the second bolt on (seemed too hard even for 7+ between the first and second). No chalk on the holds, so it's a bit hard to read, but there's always a good crimper hidden somewhere. Nice line! Careful, the big block on top is just standing there, better don't climb it.

Astonishingly good holds and quite solid rock. Great, sensible traverse along the obvious crimps, even with a little bit of downclimbing. Crux at the beginning of the traverse. There's an anchor on the ledge just above the wall, best to crawl over to that one in case you don't have anyone to second the route. In comparison to the other routes here rather 7 than 7+.

Directly from the 3rd to the 4th bolt is much harder than 6b, but if you go slightly to the left into the juggy slit, it's still stiff, but okay. Feels longer than it is.

(Originally logged as "Loy Gedenkweg".) I'm quite certain the line that is climbed nowadays has next to nothing to do with the original "Loy Gedenkweg", which I still have to identify. Nevertheless, this line makes a lot of sense the way it is set up and it's a lot of fun. There's only one very short difficult section above the second bolt and I don't think it's 8-, especially compared to "Die Gelbe", but this section is also quite chossy, so the grade might change. After the crux, you crawl up the diagonal ledge to the second pitch, which is just fantastic. Massive huecos with pronounced edges unlike any I've seen in the Frankenjura certainly make this the easiest pitch on the wall. Probably not even 7-. Great rock quality up there, only the lichen is quite thick because it's so rarely done.

Tricky in the upper part, high feet are helpful. The polish doesn't help. #lastrouteoftheday

Difficult start and then sustained on good holds to the top.

Didn't climb the easy second pitch due to lack of time. Looks like a fun little traverse on jugs, though. The hardest part is getting over the roof above the first bolt. There are jugs, but it's quite athletic nonetheless and you have to keep an eye out for the choss around. Nice little crack section at the bolt in the upper part. Take some gear for the middle.

Climbed both pitches. The first starts off like "Kurzweil mit Klemmkeil", draws up along the nice, thin layback crack via 2 bolts to an anchor. The second pitch is an easy traverse (hence the name) to the right. In order to reach the book case as indicated in the old guide books, you need to climb down a little at the end (there's a tiny little tree you can sling to protect the downclimb). Currently there's a bird breeding right next to the book case, so I refrained once again from climbing "Schlafwandler".

Also a great route, with ridiculous pockets in the overhang. The finish (which apparently was bolted later on) is a bit contrived, but bolted along the best rock quality.

Probably hasn't seen many ascents this year yet; still quite dusty. Nice pocket climbing after a boulder start on small holds.

Interesting traverse, felt pretty hard and holdless for the grade. Had to double the one available pocket.

Quite burly when not climbed as an aid route. High first bolt (high only because you're starting from a ledge that you would plummet down in the event of a fall), then two more bolts in short succession, and up the grass and moss to the summit.

Not a bad route; the holds and the moves actually turn out to be quite nice. A bit sandy (duh!) in the beginning.

Hard for the grade, I'd say it's 7 due to the two hard moves in the upper part. Up to there, it's a funny climb with basically just one hold shape, positive flakes/crimps.

Somehow felt harder than its right neighbour. Lots of shallow pockets.

The climbing itself is actually quite good, but I can't really recommend the route because of the two big, loose blocks in the crux. They can't really be avoided and you need to use them as both handholds and footholds. If one of them comes off, a helmet won't help your belayer. The top section is basically the finish of "Südschlucht", which is nice. The bridging to the summit is actually quite challenging (and the important jug dissolves more and more). #jahreserste2021

Logical variant of "Hattrick" and according to some sources the finish is also different, because Hattrick used to go up and right after its second bolt (which is shared with this route). Strenuous start on the sidepull flake, then technical slab climbing.

Short finish variant to "Schlaumeier".

So I suppose this line is meant to be some direct variant of the original "Hohe Wand" (AW). It pulls up in a relatively straight line, first left of the AW, then together with it for two bolts in the middle (the AW sets up another belay on the little ledge on the left here), then up through the steep layback crack (an old rusty peg here makes me guess this was originally a variant of the AW, but I strongly assume that this variant traversed to the right around the corner here), over the little rooflet via new bolts, and then to the right into the cave, merging with the AW again. Didn't like the start, and the finish neither; both are a bit contrived. The middle part, however, is great, the layback crack/flake is phenomenal, but a bit too short. I guess AW is a lot more fun.

Fantastic, airy route in rough rock. Spicy bolt distances that can be cut short a bit using the odd cam in a pocket. The difficult passages are well-protected, though. Pretty long and nice pockets!

Nice route that loosely follows an old, forgotten aid route ("Bergseite", first described in Bühler guide from 1973) but then merges into "Südriss" towards the top instead of going directly left into the chossy overhang. Good rock and nice moves.

The best line here, actually (of course I, as a lover of classic routes, have to say that). Finds the easiest way through the wall and doesn't force a straight line.

Easy lower part on jugs. Wonderfully exposed finish with interesting sequences in steep terrain.

Very good route, but quite polished. Athletic start, some balancy sequences, great pockets.

Would be worth two stars if the start was similar to the rest. Hard boulder on small pockets before the first bolt, then enjoyable pocket climbing.

Only a few powerful moves in the initial overhang, not the ideal #warmup but not a bad route. The pockets in the vertical part were extremely dusty so I brushed them for future aspirants.

Used to traverse left into "Höhlenweg" back in the day, but is hardly ever climbed in that way nowadays; instead, it goes directly up to an anchor in slightly grassy rock. Good moves on jugs.

Quite a high first bolt, but if you keep your cool and climb slowly, it's no big deal. Nice jugs in the upper part, also the protection has been upgraded in recent years.

We did it in two pitches. I led the chimney and the traverse to the arête, Markus the rest. Funky chimney, quite hard to get out to the first bolt. Great juggy traverse, and then the finishing hand crack that most people only experience when climbing "Monsun". #warmup

Might be deceiving, but felt like the third bolt was too high. Other than that, wonderful climbing on sidepulls and slopers with a juggy finish.

Good line, nice holds, sensible protection and solid rock.

The start was dripping wet, so we pre-clipped the first bolt. Interesting, but easy slab traverse into the east face, then steeper along the arête to the top. Quite nice, actually.

Long, exciting journey. Easy wall climbing in the chimney to a dusty slab, a nice overhang with good holds and a finish in a slippery crack with slopers. Murderous rope drag if you don't extend a few bolts (I didn't; trust me, you don't want this in the upper part). Great view from the top. The lower section is quite chossy, unfortunately.

A bit vegetated at the start, but not too bad. Actually a nice climb; crack start, then step onto the little arête. The sling in the peg below the final bulge (which you can't clip directly) is almost worn through, but it's also not an issue to leave that one out. The holds towards the anchor are a bit dirty, should be done more often.

Striking arête that screams "climb me!", nicely bolted. Hard part above the second bolt. The crack looks so inviting but turns out to make everything much harder. The rest is easier but still fun.

Hard start over the bulge, followed by actually pretty good climbing. Bolts in the right places and you can add nuts if you want.

Classic material. Delightfully homogeneous vertical to slabby climbing with spicy bolt distances. One cruxy section at the bolt after the big rock tunnel. Perfect rock quality in various colour schemes. Unfortunately, "green" is also part of those colours, meaning I had to clean lots of vegetation during my onsight. Should be climbed much more often, the line really deserves it.

Another fantastic line with lots of interesting passages. Most of the time there's a hidden jug somewhere. Quite long; can be done in one pitch, but the belay bolt on the big ledge should be extended quite a bit. Also, there's only rusty pegs and rings from there (but a good bolt to lower off at the end).

Placed a nut before the first bolt, a bit scary otherwise. Tricky wall climbing; the third bold sits quite far to the left, but I guess it's due to the better rock quality. Still okay to fall into, I guess.

A bit scary from the second to the third bolt (possible grounder); I placed a tiny nut to ease my mind, not sure if the rock would have been strong enough to hold a fall. Huge runout after the fourth bolt, too, a good nut or small cam protects the last meter to the bolt in the overhang. Awesome moves through the overhanging crack, then a few meters of nice pockets and a hidden clipping hold for the anchor.

Great wall climbing with a cool bulge in the end. The first (high) bolt is scary to climb to because of chossy rock, unfortunately.

Spaced but sensible bolting, good wall climbing. Crux is to get above the second bolt.