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Slideshow (32 photos) |
| Frankenjura (Germany) (map) |
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The formation with Action Direct. The actual route climbs the underbelly of the rear buttress. |
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Super cool crag rising above a small village |
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Super cool crag rising above a small village |
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Super cool crag rising above a small village |
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Standard lowering hardware in the Frankenjura, which isn't the easiest thing to climb in moments of desperation |
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Kurt Albert started the whole red dot thing, which later became the "redpoint" |
| Hartenstein |
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The small town of Hartenstein with several crags nearby |
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On the way out of town to the crag |
| Hartensteiner Wand |
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Igor: An open but amazingly dark forest with a pretty good crag. Rayko runs it out to the first bolt. |
| Klein Wacht |
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Bergzigeunerweg: Rayko gains big holds after a pumpy traverse. Notice the route book midway across the traverse. |
| Lungsdorf |
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Small villiage of Lungsdorf, which is nothing more than a bend in the road. We did climb a pretty cool tower just above town. |
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Trebbla: Signing the route book at the top of the tower |
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Trebbla: Starting up the tower above Lungsdorf |
| Martinswand |
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Schwarzer Riss: In the rain, we lucked upon this severely overhanging amphitheater with several dry routes |
| Napoleon |
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Westriss: A beautiful crack climb reminiscent of the Dolomites (Copyright © Rayko Halitschke) |
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Hiding from the rain in a cave at the base of the Napoleon tower (Copyright © Rayko Halitschke) |
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Südwestwand: This free-standing tower, to our surprise, was about 10" thick |
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Südwestwand: Rayko straddling the top of the tower |
| Riffler |
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Our first climbing stop in Frankenjura |
| Roter Fels |
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Luftige Wand: Random climber seconding a pretty cool line |
| Rötelfels |
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Büberriss: Pretty cool climbing down low, but an unprotected chimney up high (Copyright © Rayko Halitschke) |
| Soranger Wand |
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Sauwetter: Lowering off a super steep climb at the end of the day (Copyright © Rayko Halitschke) |
| Student |
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Amazed by this formation, we vowed to return, only to discover that all the routes are hard |
| Velden |
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Our little apartment in Velden, a 5-minute walk from the main square |
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Best food in Bavaria, or so we thought |
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Standard dinnertime activities -- email, route research, and taking notes from the days outing |
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Buying strawberries and other vegies |
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Purchasing the daily supply of lunch meat |
| Weiße Wand |
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View from the top of the cliff; the approach follows the dirt road |
| Weißenstein |
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It rained, so everybody headed for the overhanging roadside crag |
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Super steep roadside climbing, mostly Czech climbers |
| Wolkensteiner Wand |
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Corazon: A difficult and long route with several cruxes. Too bad it's out of focus. |
