Elefantenhimmel (pt. 2) 5.11+
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| Type: | Sport, 50 feet |
| Consensus: | 5.11+ [details] |
| FA: | Ruth & Kaspar Ochsner, Felix Meier |
| Submitted By: | Braxtron on Apr 12, 2011 |
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Going horizontal @ the crux of Elefantenhimmel.
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Description After the 5.5 'approach pitch' comes this gem. Incredibly fun tufa pulling on a gradually increasing angle to a no-hands rest between the wall and the elefant's trunk. Then it's a short, strenuous sequence to turn the roof and reach the anchor. Your reward for clipping the 'biners? A 20 meter (no joke) swing fit for a king!
Location On the right-side of the cave. Runs up the black streak, where 'Elefantenhimmel' is painted on the rock, slightly trending left.
Protection Bolts, 4 point anchor with 1 permanent, SS carabiner.
Ram high on Elefantenhimmel.
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| Comments on Elefantenhimmel (pt. 2) |
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By Braxtron
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Apr 19, 2011
| Note: due to extreme seepage in/around the anchor, one of the carabiners (the aluminum one) has been nearly corroded-through (as of April 2011). I sacrificed one of my own as a temporary fix, but it will undoubtedly suffer the same fate. The only remedy seems to be another stainless steel carabiner. |
By MPuser10840
Administrator
From: Erlangen, Germany
Jun 10, 2011
| Wow! That sounds like an amazing route! What exactly do you mean by a 20 meter swing? |
By Braxtron
From: ...
Apr 27, 2012
| If the route is cleaned (rope is only running through the anchor), one can TR up to a bolt or two past the first anchor and let go for a really big swing. 20 m is not much of an exaggeration, if at all. |
By WAGbag
Administrator
From: Denver, CO
Oct 7, 2012
| Marginal route in my opinion. Do not clean by tramming in. Clean by TR only. |
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