Ascents in Rudolfstein

2nd go

Sehr geiles Finale

One of the most striking lines here, a leaning crack through the whole face. Wide hand crack to the first bolt, then a tricky section up to the point where you can dive into the crack. From there it gets easier, but always interesting 3d climbing. One or two cams in between the bolts are sensible, especially because you need to extend some bolts (they are quite far back). The last few meters are again quite challenging. Fun route!

Got shut down pretty badly here. Managed to reach the second bolt, gorgeous athletic climbing up to that point. Then it becomes unclear where to go. I tried to go directly up and right to the bolt in the lip of the roof, but failed miserably. The line in the topo suggests traversing to the right at that point already (marginal jams, probably super hard without crack gloves or tape), so that's what I ended up doing, but the rope is zigzagging its way at that point already, so I had to backtrack and extend the bolt on the left. Reaching the bolt in the lip from there can be done, but it's tough, too. Another bulge awaits, with strenuous layback moves leading into yet another desperate jam and a weird frog-mode traverse to the right. There you can slowly get up, lean your back against the protruding block and slowly push yourself up. The final slab is dirty and overgrown with lichen. In total, it's a really good route, very unusual and pumpy.

Fantastic route up the striking pillar directly above the picnic area. Exhausting from the first to the third bolt (at least for people like me who are not used to the granite climbing style), then hard to get up onto the pedestal. Two good pockets and some interesting footwork lead to jugs in the final roof. You can top out but there's no anchor on top so you need to climb or jump back down to the big Bühler bolt.