Climbs 60
Rocktype Limestone
Altitude 1934m a.s.l
Faces SE
Pete on Pink Panther © Tom Livingstone
During the summer there is fantastic sports climbing on the south side of the valley; all recently bolted with abseil points as well. The rock is superb limestone, slabby but with friction, unlike the mostly polished and over-climbed rock we have in the UK! There are many water-flutings on the crag which are a pleasure to climb. The aspect is southeast-facing so gets the sun most of the day.
When the temperature drops a steep crag on the north side becomes one of Europe's premier bolted mixed venues. I don't currently have a topo of these and can't find one on the internet anywhere. If you have one can you please let me know. A recent guidebook has been published (called Hot Ice Cold Rock) and is available from Cordee or here. This is now listed as a separate crag (https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/ueschenen_mixed-31318/).
The views in this region are outstanding.
The best access is by car from Kandersteg but there is a toll for the road of 10 Swiss Francs. This gets you to a carpark about 20 mins walk from the crag in the summer. With snow the walk up to the valley becomes a bit more arduous and ski touring is the best option.
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