The routes

Established in 2011 ground-up during 12 days, the route takes a 700m line just to the left of Via Italia on Reissend Nollen and ascends "perfect limestone".

Climb the drip for circa 30m to where it changes angle. Belay in a niche to the left. Continue for a further 30m to reach the narrowest section of the icefall, where a belay is located with peg and bolt.

The Lauterbrunnen Obersteinberg Classic Loop is a trail runner's dream at the back of Lauterbrunnen Valley, unarguably one of Switzerland's masterpieces. On each side of the valley sit the car free villages of Mürren and Wengen, and also the tiny...

Leap of Faith takes a line on the lefthand side of the granite Poncione d’Alnasca pyramid above Valle Verzasca in Switzerland and was established ground-up by Matteo Della Bordella, Davide Bacci and Luca Auguadri between 2015 and 2016. Protected...

A fabulous route which often remains in condition when the Föhn has already rendered icefalls unsafe lower down the valley. The route offers dream climbing along all five pitches.

Located in the Valle Verzasca, this is a wild run in a quiet region of the Alps. Traditional, gray Rustici, stone farm houses, dot the hillsides and goats graze in the high terrain. You may even have the summit...

Short alpine outing up excellent weathered limestene past runnels and small pockets. Technical, smooth slab climbing.

Parzival on Westliche Dreifaltigkeit in the Alpstein group was established ground-up by Markus Hutter, Fabio Lupo and Michael Obendrauf and freed in May 2017 by Michael Wohlleben. Hutter had made an early ground-up foray in 1998 together with Obendrauf, but after a...

This variation climbs the lefthand drip and breaches the jutting roof. Curiously, during the first ascent a Swiss team comprised of Daniel Benz and Marcel Dettling happened to be in the same place at the same time. They chose a...

M12, WI5, 165m up the impressive Breitwangflue above the Swiss village of Kandersteg, established after numerous attempts spread out over the years, always ground-up and without bolts, protected with ice screws, pegs and nuts and friends. These are the main...

205m high climb established by Stephan Isensee and Thomas Wolf up Gendarm de Gramüsèd, to the left of Il mito della Caverna with difficulties in the region of 7c+/8a.

Scharf, mit alles… is an interesting and unusual ice climb for the Bernese Oberland,  with almost 600m of vertical height gain (and 1000m of climbing) it is one of the longest climbs of this genre in the Alps, ascending four...

Silbergeier is a fantastic route in a marvellous position. The route is perfectly vertical and offers super technical face climbing on small edges and microscopic footholds. The moves are hard to decipher, especially the first time on the route which...

Not extremely difficult gradewise, but with many obligatory crux sections. Definitely an interesting route for ambitious alpinists who like to climb in remote places.

Transocean is a beautiful route up compact limestone, first ascended from the ground-up in the summers 2007 and 2010 and although equipped with bolts it needs camming devices for additional protection. Very technical slab climbing, the line was freed by...

Velocità Limitata is an interesting route which climbs good rock. The first section is more technical up a series of slabs via balancy climbing and few holds, typical for this area. In the upper section the holds become more generous...