Ascents in Gerstenegg having Beta

Very nice route, but be careful with the approach: The route doesn't start at the very bottom of the slab, but some way up at a grass band that should be reached from the side. I started at the very bottom, in a dihedral marked with a red arrow, and did a 4c slab, 40m, with only a single bolt in it for protection, until I arrived at the proper first belay. See picture for clarity.

Had a problem in the second pitch, a small section of orange rock was super slippery and I just could not get any traction on it, slipped and fell after multiple attempts.

6SL nachgestiegen in 3er Seilschaft, danach taktischer Rückzug , Abseilen im Regen

Climbed as alternative to Fliegender Teppich in attempt at the Grimsel Marathon to get around slower climbers...

geniale Genusstour!

2.5 hours. too soft

Climbed on trad gear and extended a couple of pitches above the walk-off.

Sehr schöne Famielentour. Gar nicht so viel Platte ...

With Benno. first real slab!

Slab-walk. Often along a corner which helps with increasing friction. Climbed entirely in pitches. (2h)

Somewhat monotonous "Plattenschleicher" ("slab-sneaker"?!). The crux-pitch was really nice, though.

The route is really easy, one could well subtract a grade from most pitches.

Great alternative if Foxie is crowded (which it nearly always is). This has some surprisingly varied climbing, even though it is still predominantly friction slab. I especially liked p4, a great 5a traverse on rock that is much more textured than the usual glassy Grimsel slab. 5a is a hard grade for that pitch, could also be 5b/+.

The pitches here are drilled for exactly a 50m rope, you often have 1-2 meters left when your partner is at the next belay. Only the last pitch is very short. With a 60m rope you might be able to link the last two pitches, with a 70m you can do it for sure.

keinen Kopf mehr gehabt in der letzen SL.. Gletscherschliffplatten glatt wie ein Spiegel...

Family Climbing

We did this to get accustomed to the mocal friction slab climbing style. But this one is actually quite varied. I felt really shaky in the third(?) pitch avoiding the slab move, stemming up a thin edged and corner to the right instead...

Last pitch is beautiful

Pure friction slab. No particularly difficult moves, but need trust in feet...