After breakfast we head back down to the Raeterichsbodensee. Stop at the first point with phone reception to move our Friday night hotel reservation to Thursday (one of the couples we ate with is doing the same thing), then down, down to Azalee Beach for some more slab climbing.
We do the first set of easy routes (just the first pitches of these routes) in the big boots for practice:
- Moritz (3b)
- Kristall (3c)
- Felix (4a)
- Rostmarie (4a)
- Hopp Riss (4b)
- Ernstli (4b)
Then move over a bit to the right and do the first pitches of a couple of 5a's in climbing shoes:
- Haerdoepfel (5a)
- Traverse Stupid (5a)
Climbing in the big boots went amazingly well once we got into it and was really good practice, but switching into the climbing shoes for the last two was a total delight.
At this point we probably could have still climbed some more, but it was pretty hot in the sun (finally sun!), so after a snack we hiked up to Grimsel Hospiz and checked into the hotel.
It was so nice to be back at the Hospiz! After a shower we had a quick drink out on the terrace, then had a bit of a rest before doing a 5 course fancy dinner. Yay Grimsel Hospiz! :-)
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