Orvin climbing

 An absolutely beautiful sunny and and cool Spring day!

We went to the crag NNN above Orvin. There were just a few other people there when we arrived, but it ended up being pretty crowded. I guess not that surprising considering the quality of the rock and routes. I shudder to think what it must have been like at the crags that have shorted approaches!

Sector NNN

G starts

Routes:

 Yakari 5a+

La poursuite de bonheurs 5b+

Verdon facile 5b+

Toit va bien 5c+

Hammer 5c (A only)

Gerpete 6a (A only)

G ran out of motivation at the end and just did belaying.

Instead of going directly back to Orvin, we continued along the path to the ridge and then walked down to Frinvelier.

Trailrunning Reigoldswil/Passwang to Grellingen

 G started in Reigoldswil and went up to Vogelberg via the Jaegerwegli, then down to Passwang. A took the bus to Passwang and we met there.

We continued together along to Hohe Winde (very different today than last time we were there), then down to Beinwil, eventually through the Chaltbrunnental to Grellingen.

The part we did together was almost all runnable and very flowy, super fun and nice views.

Good day out!

Track and stats to come.

Climbing vacation in Finale Ligure

Sunday

Morning:

Trail run together

Afternoon climbing

Crag: Avancorpo Di Boragni

g starts

• Quinta Elementare 5a
• Primi Passi 5b
• A Naso 5b+
• Passera 5c
• Via Senza Nome 1 5c

Monday

First we tried Casa del Vacche, but it was too wet

Crag: Falesia dello Scoiattolo

A starts

• Nuvole 5a
• Corridoio 5c (A on TR)
• Struzzo (6a+, g TR, A TR with an alternate beta for the overhanging bottom)

Tuesday

Crag: Falesia della Coccinella

g  starts

• 14 5a
• 15 5a
• 10 5b
• 9 5c (this one was tricky between the 1st and 2nd bolt. We both did it lead with some hanging, then top roped it to refine the movement)
• 16 5c (no problem)
• 17 6a+ (g lead, A toprope; a start that looked athletic, but wasn’t that bad, then a tricky bit of slab before an easy finish)

Wednesday

Crag: Falesia della Coccinella

A starts

There were some things that looked good left to climb, so we came back.

• 20 5a
• 21 5b (very physical at a couple of points. A did TR)
• 18 6a 
• 23 5c+ Fun climb; harder in some ways that the 6a
• 22 6a (A did TR with a bit of help over the physical crux). Super nice after the physical crux

Thursday

Crag: Falesia del Gorilla

g starts

Alone in the morning, then more people showing up in the afternoon. Really nice, long routes.

• 9 5a
• 10 5b
• 14 5c (35m, lovely!) (g with a fall going over one overhang)
• 12 5c+ (34m, lovely!)
• 1 6a fun!
• 8 6a (31m, soooo nice after the weird start)

Friday

Crag: Falesia del Condor

A starts

Really nicely situated crag; we were alone all day.

• 1 5b
• 2 5c (start looks super physical but is actually pretty easy)
• 7 5c
• 8 5c+
• 9 6a
• 10 6b (A in TR) This was g's first 6b onsight
• 5 6a

Saturday: 

Some rain in the morning, so we went trail running. After the first loop together (with three different sets of people asking us how to find a famous cave with easy climbing routes), g repeated the loop from the first day on his own.

Other stuff: 

• we rented a car in Basel and drove down. The drive, less than 6 hours since we didn't have traffic, wasn't bad at all.
• the flat worked well and the location up on the hill above town was great.

This was a great trip and we definitely need to go back. :-)

Barenfels climbing

 It was a fantastic, warm, spring day, so we went climbing in the afternoon at Barenfels.

Routes:

• Steinbrunnenwand: Green River 5b
• Ostgruppe: Bel Ami 5b
• Ostgruppe: Level 2 5c+ (g only)
• Ostgruppe: Oliver Twist 5a (A only)
• Ostgruppe: Chruetlischwur 6a (g, toprope)

We were, unsurprisingly, not alone (at least until we moved over the Ostgruppe) :-)

We are both still very much getting used to climbing on rock again, so this was good progress.

Falkenflue climbing

 First time outside in the Jura in a looooong time!

Climbing in sector Piazza Grande, we found five routes that shared a common anchor

• T18 5a
• Oazapft'is 5b (TR)
• Freibier 5c+ (TR)
• La Bete 6a (TR, g only)
• Kanal Fatal 6b (TR, both of us played at the beginning, but couldn't get past the first slabby bit

We both almost need to re-learn how to climb on rock; it was super nice to be able to do the last routes in toprope and to be able to practice with a smaller mental component.

Also: Falkenflue is great!

Rigi winterhike

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Breakfast hike to the Belchenflue

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Winter hike: Beinwil - Hohe Winde - Mervelier

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Winter hike: Sigriswil - Habkern

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