Hannibal and Eldorado

Another perfect automne-like weekend. With Steffi we left Friday evening by Cämperli direction to Grimsel, as we wanted to go climbing to Eldorado. But saturday morning, when we stood up, it was cloudy, wet and cold. So we decided to go to Furka, which was actually the plan for the next day. Arrived on the Furka, we meet amazing weather, but still cold temperatures. But soon on the way up direction to Hannibal, we were getting warmer. Via the snow coverd "path" we arrived at the base of Hannibal, where we climbed the route Hanimoon 6a+. And on the top on the bench :-) we were having lunch and looking at the clouds which were coming and going. Back to the Grimsel, we found a perfect camping side and enjoyed the last shafts of sunlight. Sunday morning we walked along the Grimselsee direction to Eldorado and were astonished by the beauty of the landscape. We climbed the 16 pitch route Septumania 6a+ and were having a lot of fun :-)

 the Furka-region: Galenstock und Grosses Bielenhorn

 Hannibal

 Hannibal closer

 last pitch of Hanimoon

 the famous bench and bus stop on the top of Hannibal

 on the way to Eldorado, Grimselpass, background: Finsteraarhorn

 1st pitch of Septumania

 Septumania

 Steffi in pitch number 9

 me in a slabby slab ;-)

 happy in the perfect surrounding

the athletic crux of pitch number 14

sunset atmosphere on the way back to Cämperli

Wiwanni

It's many years ago, when I first time was on the Wiwanni. At that time we went there with all the familiy during a "family-mountaineering-week" with Egon Feller. This weekend we did a revival with the whole family and my 10 year old niece Janice.  For her it was first time in the mountains and first time climbing :-)

Ready for the way up to the hut

 the famous fences which had to be passed

 our target

on the way to the hut, with the Wiwanni in the background

 at the Wiwannihut

 Janice first outdoor climbing experiences

 my mum...like a pro

 on the way down from the climbing crag

 my family and Janice

 the view from the hut (Stockji in the background)

 the view from the hug (Wiwanni and Augstkummenhorn in the background)

morning atmosphere, Weisshorn in the background

 on the way up...Trittji

 family

 nearly on the top

 on the top, with Bietschorn

 on the way down via W-ridge

 W-ridge

W-ridge

 the 50m rappel

our picnic place

Witze des Tages: :-)

- Was haben Bergsteiger und Teenager gemeinsam? Pickel

- Was haben Wolken und Lehrer gemeinsam? Wenn sie sich verziehen, gibt es einen schönen Tag

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