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8a

never 10- if you are not a minion. Cool boulder anyway.

Morpho par excellence. Main problem involves the thin crack+lack of decent footholds. Havin' thin fingers/being tall helps. It aint over though, cause there's an upper crux as well - which might not be noticeable for the strong, but for me it certainly wasn't trivial. Impossible route for me in less then perfect conditions/weather. Being morpho it is hard to stick a grade to the route. It either goes or it doesn't.

Easy intro to short bouldery middle part @ the 2 fixed quickdraws (thanks!). Perfect hands-off kneebar in the crux makes things easier . Solid jams afterwards towards the belay of Softeis. Maybe just a hard 7b+? #soft

Unfortunately only the top part offers really independent climbing: nice tricky moves on open holds while fridgehugging the basaltic column. The start of the route per sé is rather contrived. After a couple of very bouldery moves with the crack in the middle of the column (no feet but easier than it looks) the holds lead towards the dihedral taken by Glaserne Ringe on the left. Easier moves lead to a great finale. Cold and dry conditions required!

Very cold. About the only route that was almost snow free.

Hard fridge-hugging start with shitty footholds. Did the upper part without the crack on the righthand side which adds a couple of fun compression moves as a bonus. The bouldery start is about 7A, so a 7c route-grade seems justified to me.

At last!!! After years of trying . Low humidity was key. Some additional strength helped as well - could finally rest at the rest. Fantastic conditions today for June. Propose an upgrade to 7c+. #hard

Dirty grotty fun piece of shit. One hard(ish) move does not turn a 7b into a 7c... or does it? Grades aside - its a fun little climb! #2go

Hard on the fingers/body tension at 2nd bolt. Afterwards no real good rest until you get into the dihedral. Nicer moves/climbing than expected! 7b+/7c.

8a: straight fingercrack

Fantastic route. Very small fingery crimps and a nice sequence in the crux. Afterwards you still have to fight a bit, just nice.

A bit dirty, but interesting movements.

8+/9- oder Franz. 7b

Hard to find the right method, but once found the climbing isn't as desperate as it seems on first sight. Cool moves around the 3rd/4th bolt! Morpho. Easier for the tall, somewhere round VIII+/IX-. #2go

Tricky dynamic move in bottom part and very technical climbing on upper edge. Nice!