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Salbitschijen (Central CH)

I've been on Salbitschien really often now - it's one of the best granite climbing areas withe easy access from Zürich. I fell in love with the "Südgrat" and then followed "Jatzi", "Jimmy", "Villiger Pfeiler", "Direkte Südwand", "Westgrat", "Hammerbruch", "SO-Wand, 1. W-Grat Turm"...

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Still a lot of snow around Salbitschijen at end of June 2001.
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In the first pitch of "Villigerpfeiler"
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Perfect crack-climbing on "Villigerfpeiler" (climber: Stephan Husen)
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Mark just below the overhanging roof of "Villigerpfeiler" - it looks much more difficoult as it is.
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On Salbitschijen you have to be good at lay backs - else you will learn it!
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Lovely red granite in the "Direkte Südwand" which we climbed to reach the summit-needle after we had done "Jatzi" on the Zwillingsturm.
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From "Direkte Südwand" we had perfect views on the "Westgrat" (Climber: Mark Pauly).
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Abseiling from the summit needle of Salbitschijen.
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"Salbitschijen Westgrat" a long route over never ending towers, with a lot of rappels in between.
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The second tower on the "Westgrat", which I climbed with Charlotte Steinmeier, July '99.
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Abseiling from the second tower on the "Westgrat" with Galen- and Dammastock in the background.
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The knife sharp "Westgrat" just above the key-pitch.
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A party in front of us on the key pitch. In earlier times this was done by aiding the pitones in the thin crack below the edge - now there are bolts on the slab (6 A0 or 6c).
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"Plaisier" climbing at the sharp edge.
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After 10h of climbing on the Salbitschijen "Westgrat" we are on top.
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Charlotte in the key pitch of "Jatzi" on the Zwillingsturm.
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From Zwillingsturm we had a great view back on the "Westgrat", we climbed the day before.
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Still not tired, after three hard days of climbing on Salbitschijen - here on "Hammerbruch", 2. Westgratturm.
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On the weekends cimbers sometimes have to queue up on the "Südgrat".
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A really nice granite crack - Mocca on Gemsplanggen.
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Just another Weekend (18.8.'02) on Salbitschijen with Barbara - climbing the gigantic dihedral wehere the route Clock&Stock leads up.
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Once again climbing Villigerpfeiler on 25.7.2004, this time with Bruce.
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Bruce leading the pitch under the big roof.
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After the Villiger pfeiler we continued to the to via the "Direkte S-Wand". In the background are the towers of the west ridge.
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Bruce sitting on the small top of the Salbit needle. In the background is the west ridge.
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Sun and fog produces a nice halo around us.
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Bruce rappelling from the summit-needle of Salbitschijen.
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