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Via Leni 6b

5.10b, Sport, Alpine, 700 ft (212 m), 6 pitches, Grade III,  Avg: 4 from 4 votes
FA: Eggenberger, Bardill, Kilchör
International > Europe > Switzerland > Albigna Valley > Spazzacaldeira

Description

Via Leni was one, if not the first modern route in the E face of Spazzacaldeira. Due to the easy access (15 minutes from cable car) on weekends it draws lots of crowds.
It begins with an uneven slab/face. Crux is a slightly overhanging move at the end of pitch 2.

Descent: 20 Meter rap into a small couloir. walk/scramble down SW

Location

The route is located on the left side of the long E face of Spazzacaldeira.

Protection

Almost completely equipped with bolts. Light complementary rack suggested for pitch 3 and 4

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Last moves on pitch 6
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The route!
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Cécile and Claudio following in pitch 4
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Cécile
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The short finger crack in pitch 3
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Ursi traverses to finger crack in pitch 3
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Jan-Thijs Menger
Utrecht, The Netherlands
  5.10b
[Hide Comment] Great route! The difficulty as described in the guidebook is P1 5c, P2 6a, P3 5c, P4 5c, P5 5c+. I brought (and used) a small rack of middle sized cams. Aug 8, 2014