Switzerland climbing suggestions
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I'm having trouble finding info on the logistics of climbing for a few days on our trip to the Kandersteg area june 6-15 2014. Can anyone help with some info? |
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Try camptocamp.org |
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Contact Glen Charnoski, he is on this site and is climbing in Switzerland every summer. His wife is Swiss. |
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The stuff we have on this site is the tip of the iceberg. There is rock literally everywhere in that country. |
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Great info, I'll peruse the resources you posted. The "scalamalade" website doesn't seem to work for me at the moment- it wants a password. At least I have a few more leads than I did before! |
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Dan Flynn wrote:The stuff we have on this site is the tip of the iceberg. There is rock literally everywhere in that country. Lots of options, but your best bet is to find a copy of Plaisir West when you get there. The guidebook series is excellent, and I can't do it justice here. Kandersteg itself is mostly known for hard mixed and drytooling, nearby are some good (and some super hard) sport areas. There is hard sport multipitch on the Oeschinsee (lake) nearby. For moderate alpine, consider spending a few days in Gastlosen. Easy to camp there, with water and nice sites, and tons of options. No need for a trad rack, even. Not simple by public transit, but possible. There are places in Canton Wallis (Valais) which would also not be far eg topodb.ch/index.php?functio… Google knowns all about the swiss transit system, down to the minute. Also check out scalamalade-areas.com/en/ for more ideas of places to go. Server seems down now...+1 for the Plaisir series, they cover a good bit of ground in a small volume. ClimbEurope could be an online source for those if you're having trouble finding them. I think this is more south than west, but I ran across this site that has some interesting stuff recently chablais-grimpe.com/index_f… Grimsel is a gorgeous place if you're there in the right season...I think we were there in July and the place was still pouring with snowmelt. Lastly, a very handy piece of gear for Switzerland that you might want to bring: a very large suitcase full of MONEY...so beautiful and so much to climb, but damn, that place is effin' expensive! Have fun! David |
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I have the Plaisir guidebook and it is pretty well made. There are public transportation around Kandersteg that will take you to the trails for the sport multipitch routes at Ueschenen. You can also travel between towns using the bus, train and gondola lifts from Kandersteg. |
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Good call on Ueschenen. Diagonale is in the Plaisir Select book, as one of the top 100 climbs in the country. |
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Not sure where you are headed specifically, but last year I climbed around the Salbit Hut which is quick close to Andermat. The area has a high concentration of good quality rock routes up to around 20 pitches. |
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Lots of good info rolling in. Do any of you think Ueschenen will be snow free enough in the 2nd week of June to have good access? |