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Grade Route Gear style Popularity
6b+ West Side Story
1 6b+ 20m
2 5c 10m
  1. 20m (6b+) From the rocky base climb up the leftmost wall to a ledge to the double bolt belay station.

  2. 10m (5c) Up the arete to join P2 of Sandstone Wonderland.

From here either find the Abseil point further up and right, or follow P3 of Sandstone Wonderland to the summit.

FA: Alexander Hölke, Sep 2016

Sport 30m, 2, 10
5b Bako Squeeze

Starts at the rocky base up large holds to the ledge in into the chimney. Climb finishes on top of the chimney on the platform (anchor). This anchor is suitable for toproping.

FA: Alexander Hölke, Apr 2016

Sport 15m, 3
6a Sandstone Wonderland
1 6a 20m
2 5c 20m
3 6a 20m
  1. 20m (6a) Start at the rocky base up the large holds and slabs to a platform. Climb up the wall to the first belay station. To your left is an Abseil Point.

  2. 20m (5c) Walk to the back wall, step over the crevice and traverse left past some bolts then climb up to a ledge then further up to the second belay station. To your right is another Abseil Point if you need to come dowm.

  3. 20m (6a) Walk over the plateau towards the main summit till you reach the abyss. Jump over (Saxony jump grade S1) and scramble through the bushes to a wall. Climb past 2 bolts to the 3rd belay station (6a). Walk to the summit plateau.

Abseiling you have 3 options:

  • 3 pitches down East Face, from the top out anchor near the edge,
  • back down your last pitch into the abyss, then through to bushes to the Abseil Point near the 1st belay.
  • find the Abseil point at the west, at 40m you need 2 ropes.

FA: Noh Muhammad, 2013

FA: DS, Sep 2014

FA: Soh, Jun 2015

Sport 60m, 3, 13
6b Red Heat

Starts to the right of Sandstone Wonderland, you need to steo down from the rocky platform to the sandy beach. Climb up the leaning wall to the platform. Shares the anchor with Bako Squeeze.

FA: Alexander Hölke, Jun 2015

Sport 15m, 5
6b Early Wakeup Call

Climb up the prominent slightly leaning face further to the right up on the beach.

FA: Noh Muhammad, Sep 2014

Sport 20m, 8
Abseil Point
Unknown 40m
A0 Access Route

Scramble up on top of a pillar then clip slings to step up on gain the 1st bolt. Then climb the slab past 2 more bolts and built and anchor using the small trees. Either continue up the last pitch of Sandstone Wonderland or find he Abseil Point facing West.

FA: Noh Muhammad, 2013

Aid 10m, 4
Bolting Project

Starts at the big face to the right of Access Route. Not completed, one section needs cleaning an additional bolt placement. Also the top out gully is still dirty - it may be better to place a lower off anchor below. Crux is the overhanging wall difficulty about 6c+..7a.

Set: Alexander Hölke, Aug 2016

SportProject 20m, 8

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