Viewed from a distance the "inclined plane" Ebenalp breaks on its south side in a gray and yellow, partly overhanging wall. This is about 1.5 km long, 70 m high and offers for avid climbers more than 150 climbing routes with 1 to 3 pitches. The rock quality is variable, ranging from very good and inspiring compact limestone to splintery. The climbing is often technically on small edges, handles and holes.
The climb can be quite athletic in the higher difficulties and require strength endurance. Intermediate and experienced climbers may select among a large number of beautiful routes. There are no routes up to 5th grade UIAA.
Best time to climb: spring, autumn and winter foehn days.
The routes established since 1990 are equipped with solid, for the most part stainless 10 mm anchors and platter, with belays for rappelling. Few routes have glued Spit. The protection is generally good to very good. More information about the climbing area and the climbing routes can be found in our climbing leaflet: Leaflet: Klettern auf der Ebenalp"
The climb can be quite athletic in the higher difficulties and require strength endurance. Intermediate and experienced climbers may select among a large number of beautiful routes. There are no routes up to 5th grade UIAA.
Best time to climb: spring, autumn and winter foehn days.
The routes established since 1990 are equipped with solid, for the most part stainless 10 mm anchors and platter, with belays for rappelling. Few routes have glued Spit. The protection is generally good to very good. More information about the climbing area and the climbing routes can be found in our climbing leaflet: Leaflet: Klettern auf der Ebenalp"
Grades
Climbing difficulty (French)
- 4c: 1 route4c: 1 route
- 5a+: 1 route5a+: 1 route
- 5c: 5 routes5c: 5 routes
- 5c+: 5 routes5c+: 5 routes
- 6a: 13 routes6a: 13 routes
- 6a+: 18 routes6a+: 18 routes
- 6b: 23 routes6b: 23 routes
- 6b+: 11 routes6b+: 11 routes
- 6c: 20 routes6c: 20 routes
- 6c+: 17 routes6c+: 17 routes
- 7a: 26 routes7a: 26 routes
- 7a+: 15 routes7a+: 15 routes
- 7b: 9 routes7b: 9 routes
- 7b+: 6 routes7b+: 6 routes
- 7c: 3 routes7c: 3 routes
- 7c+: 1 route7c+: 1 route
Most popular time of the year for climbing
- January: 5 ascentsJanuary: 5 ascents
- February: 4 ascentsFebruary: 4 ascents
- March: 4 ascentsMarch: 4 ascents
- April: 29 ascentsApril: 29 ascents
- May: 68 ascentsMay: 68 ascents
- June: 25 ascentsJune: 25 ascents
- July: 17 ascentsJuly: 17 ascents
- August: 24 ascentsAugust: 24 ascents
- September: 30 ascentsSeptember: 30 ascents
- October: 32 ascentsOctober: 32 ascents
- November: 29 ascentsNovember: 29 ascents
- December: 13 ascentsDecember: 13 ascents
Cardinal direction
Areas (16)
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grades |
Routes |
Ratings |
|---|
|
Chlus
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
9
|
|
|
Grosser Zahn
(Sector)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
9
|
|
|
Privatweg
(Sector)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
16
|
|
|
Expo 02
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
17
|
|
|
Gelbe Wand
(Sector)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
23
|
|
|
Fritz
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
12
|
|
|
Kleiner Zahn
(Sector)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
9
|
|
|
Young John
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
9
|
|
|
Stobete
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
8
|
|
|
Aurikeli
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
5
|
|
|
Füessler
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
11
|
|
|
Pilastro
(Sector)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
28
|
|
|
Alfio
(Sector)
|
Mostly Sport climbing
|
|
7
|
|
|
Äscherwand
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
4
|
|
|
Gasthauswand
(Sector)
|
Mostly Alpine Climbing
|
|
11
|
|
|
Wildkirchli
(Sector)
|
|
|
0
|
|
History
Established 1990.
|
Type
|
Title
|
Climbing style |
Grade |
Length |
Pitches |
Bolts
|
Ratings |
|---|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
75 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
65 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
75 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
45 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
45 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
26 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
60 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
60 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
80 m
|
4
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
50 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
50 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
35 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
45 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
40 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
80 m
|
5
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
A1
|
80 m
|
4
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
15 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
70 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
70 m
|
4
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
60 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
60 m
|
4
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
40 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
55 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
55 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
50 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
50 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
35 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
35 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b+
|
50 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
50 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
55 m
|
2
|
19
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
20 m
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
20 m
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
25 m
|
1
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
30 m
|
1
|
12
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
30 m
|
1
|
10
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
30 m
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
30 m
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5c+
|
30 m
|
1
|
8
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5c
|
40 m
|
2
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a
|
20 m
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
50 m
|
2
|
18
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
50 m
|
2
|
16
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
50 m
|
2
|
15
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b+
|
55 m
|
3
|
25
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
75 m
|
4
|
30
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
40 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
3
|
23
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
55 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
55 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
70 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b+
|
55 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
55 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
55 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
5a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
4c
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5c+
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
60 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
70 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
5c
|
80 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
30 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7c
|
60 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7c
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
90 m
|
4
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a
|
50 m
|
2
|
13
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
90 m
|
5
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
5 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
27 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
40 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7c+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
50 m
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b+
|
–
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
–
|
4
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Bouldering
|
6B
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
20 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b+
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
25 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
35 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b+
|
–
|
2
|
16
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
–
|
2
|
21
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
–
|
1
|
14
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b
|
30 m
|
–
|
15
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7b+
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
–
|
4
|
32
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6c
|
30 m
|
–
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
50 m
|
2
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a
|
75 m
|
2
|
20
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
7a+
|
30 m
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
A2
|
–
|
5
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6b
|
30 m
|
2
|
9
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6a+
|
20 m
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c
|
–
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6c+
|
65 m
|
3
|
12
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7a+
|
–
|
3
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
65 m
|
3
|
15
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
6a+
|
40 m
|
2
|
7
|
|
|
Sport climbing
|
6b
|
25 m
|
1
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7c
|
60 m
|
3
|
30
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
A1
|
60 m
|
2
|
–
|
|
|
Alpine Climbing
|
7b+
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
|
Coordinates
SwissGrid
2'749'055E 1'238'559N
DD
47.281081, 9.408952
DMS
47°16'51.9"N 9°24'32.2"E
UTM
32T 530927 5236481
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Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!
Approach
1. From the parking lot Erstböhl in 50-120 minutes. Follow the hiking trail to the Ebenalp and Äscher hut.
2. From Wasserauen take the cable way up to the Ebenalp and follow the hiking trail in direction Schäfler. At the first crossing head south down to the crag.
1,186
Hochhus
(Crag)
3
178
100
A
(Sector)
0
B
(Sector)
0
C
(Sector)
4
D
(Sector)
5
E
(Sector)
12
F
(Sector)
12
G
(Sector)
8
H
(Sector)
6
104
13
Climbing style
Approach
Steep hike
1-2 hour
Descent
Rap off
Maps and trails

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