Thomas Zuppa

done as trad line, easily protectable with 2x BD C4 0.2-3, maybe triples in green/red

great. madonna onsight 3 years after first try

pumpy gym climb

2nd try

2nd try. very solid 7c if you climb on the right at the last bolt (lots of chalk). escaping to the left, over the bulge, makes it a lot easier for me (no chalk). climbed the right hand version

very long, nice finish. bad quality rock in the middle. wear a helmet as a belayer and pay attention

pretty stiff

great climbing in the middle

superb and soft

varied, very good!

quite polished, very bouldery start. Pre clip 1st draw very much recommended

not so nice

very good. done as warm up ... easiest route around. Wall is too warm in the sun, but perfect on a cloudy day

feels harder than other 7b in the area. 2nd try. thanks to Tim from 27Crags for the beta

2nd try

soft. pumpy and steep

good climbing. felt easier than other 7bs in the area

good climbing, soft

grade or name not clear. on the lowest part of the wall. was very cold, only 1.5h of sun. with Jose and Chiara

the very top is maybe less nice for shorter people

first real try this year. tried a few times over the years

done as one long pitch

very good pitch. done as one long pitch together with Aus die Maus.

good climbing, just a bit short. went right at first two bolts. maybe more like 7b

weird

soft, so soft. 2nd try. no downgrades on 8a.nu. come on people :)

the only try given to a sport route on this trip. Ersfjorden is nice!

40m super

not a give away, good rock

nice climbing and good bolts :) quite easy for me, until you reach the bouldery crux just before the chains

bolts need to be replaced, quite rusty. climbing is good though! had lots of chalk and tickmarks on it. first real 7c onsight. yeay :)

not so hard for the tall people

top part is 3*, the lower part is a bit dirty, still very worthwhile route

fantastic

really good line, probably quite a bit harder if you dont have long arms. FA 17.05.2023

bolt below the crux needs replacement

one of the nicer routes I have done

2nd try this season, one try last season. great line, hard fingerlocking and thin hands. Also climbed Orlando 7c and a second RP of Linda Poco Linda, trad 6c+ on the same day :D

yes! perfect conditions today and a mega fight to haul my ass up through the second crux through those letters. perfect conditions today. for sure the hardest I have tried being so close to fall off for several moves, but somehow not falling off. Thanks Graeme for encouraging me to give the last try from the ground and not from sitting in the rope :) probably not the hardest of the hardest 8b around, but for me harder than the other long established 8b in the valley (Hopp oder Flopp) so I think the grade is justified. (note to self Had to tweak my beta one last time. After the hardest move, i. e. bringing the left hand into the undercling/sidepull raise the left leg to the 8cm higher foothold and only then go with the right hand to the sloper)

2nd try. -3 degrees and no sun. So cold

not sure about date. did it in 2022 summer I think. second try I think. very soft 7c+, more like 7c, but very nice. repeat alzheimer flash on 10/2023

done as one pitch

done as one pitch

done as one pitch

graded 9/9+ so 7c/7c+. For me (1.93m) felt more like 7a+ or 7b. Short and bouldery

done on trad

3rd sessions this season. some tries in the past as well. Training works! :)

2nd try. bouldery

second 8a, 6 tries. short and bouldery with nice crimps.

good warm up route

nice warm up

quite hard for 6b. nice

so good! tufa paradise again

so good! tufa paradise. pumpy

not 8a. 7c+ max i think. But also easier for the tall and my style. 3rd try. first 8a. Done first on 24.07.2018 (3 tries)

finally! multi year project :) ultra short, ultra technical route

vertical route with a bouldery crux on sharp holds. Happy to make this FA

7b+/7c in the topo. fantastic dihedral to start and a hard boulder on small crimps at the top

beautiful! compression moves on cracks and a pumpy finish

hard boulder at the top

kinda sharp rock, but nice climbing. pumpy

hard slab finish after good climbing through a short overhang and a roof

fantastic climbing on underclings with bad feet after the easy dihedral start

did not like it as much. kinda sharp and painful holds in the crux with weird moves. Harder for the tall

worthwhile route, very cruxy though at the second bolt

tricky and fingery boulder in the middle

nice slab route with a bit steeper crux at the start. ca. 6c obligatory moves between bolts

very tricky boulder at the bulge

just beautiful climbing. shame that it is so short

needed 3 tries. pumpy but really good

hard wrestle with the huge flake

fantastic line!

fantastic line!

great!!

2.5 tries. Exposed arete. Bouldery start

madonna flash. 2 bolts should be replaced

another bouldery crux. easier for the tall

all routes are heavily chipped at this crag

short and bouldery. nice for hot summer days.

Quite some loose rock. 35 m long. Well bolted route by R. Jasper in 05/20. Not the hardest 7b around

bouldery crux.

sharp and crimpy

2nd try. nice moves along cracks and underclings. hard 7b after a hold broke

new route by Robert Jasper, put up in May 2020. 2nd ascent?

2nd try. bit short but nice moves

harder than the other two 7b in this sector

some nice crack climbing, bolted of course

hard! route was quite dirty, looked like it hasn't been climbed in a while. Now it is clean :)

a short but tricky crux lower down

bouldery crux section, bit run out at the top

very technical on some sharpish rock

really good moves in the bouldery crux

quite pumpy, tricky at the top

super technical in the crux, got a bit lucky. dynamic move out left from an unstable position

climbing at its best. tricky layback and stemming action in this smooth runnel

super runout, a bit dangerous in the beginning even. Grounder danger from quite high up still. Besides that, super climbing!

Dave Graham Route. of course very bouldery, but nice

technical climbing. nice moves.

hard. technical slab into a even more technical dihedral. then nice and easy cracks to the chains

smooth and slabby. balancy moves

superb layback/crack climbing

super technical slab.

fingery, not so good rock

tricky to get over the bulge

nice crack

steep slap. technical start, then nice, flared crack

laybacking and roofing. I like

"warm up" screaming barfies big time.

madonna flash. Really good climbing. flared crack. with bolts

brilliant!! steep, nice moves

2nd try. Short and bouldery, nice moves

first try. so good, pumpy layback at the top

nice line, but very brittle and sharp start

hard and nice

short and bouldery. needs a proper clean

nice but cruxy

3rd try. good line

2nd try. preclip to 3rd bolt recommended

2nd try. beautiful grey vertical/slabby limestone

40m

Happy 30th Birthday. 2nd try. Fantastic steep line

runout. exposed. great

great climbing on vertical rock

hard pulling on pockets, then hard to get over the bulge

2nd try. shortish and cruxy

a la Boux!

very soft 7a

2nd try

jes! first 8b for me. one of 2 hardest routes in the valley. mega!

2nd try. quite bouldery. hardest part is to clip??

bouldery boulder at the start, some endurance and an other boulder at the end. Great stuff!! 35m, 4th try

inspiring slab.

maybe 4 tries over 2 years. bouldery crux

2nd try. Nice boulder, than endurance. Harder for shorties

I found the second pitch easier than the first pitch. I went from the good crimps on the right straight up to the underhold. Not sure if this is only possible for tall people.

2nd try. Classic sport climb in yosemite. good stuff for rainy days!

:)

nice line, 2nd try. Maybe easier for the long

rather easy 7b, very technical

birthday mega pump. felt hard

nice line, but there were like 10 fixe knotted roped stuffed in cracks. kinda ugly and making it almost a sport climb

typical Dschungel route. Hard and fingery. 3rd try. recovering pulley

Nice way to end 2018. Easy 4 pitch Paarl classic, not as hard and scary as they say.

Not as good as the other routes I did

Nice, felt easy. Maybe got used to the hard grades in Boven. Got attacked by birds multiple times :o

Long reaches, got lucky to do this with my broken finger

Even better than endless summer

So much fun!

hard 7c+. so good! long project

2nd try. Great moves

nasty business!

2nd go. crimp away! 7b+/7c