Czech Climbing

In the recent years the climbing areas in German Allgäu and the border areas in Tyrol see a huge boom - at least concerning the difficulty level. Since three years Christian Bindhammer’s ”Big Hammer 9a” is at the top of these routes - now there is a new line, which could possibly take it´s rank: "Hades” at the “Götterwand” (Wall of Gods) in Nassereith (Tyrol/A).
No rest points on a length of 15 mt and extreme shoulder and undercling moves on constantly small edges result in high demands on the maximum strength-resistance - last waiting for a hardly controllable dyno to a three-finger side-hold - often the end to a promising, but finally failed attempt.
The only way to the top of Olympus seemed to lead through Hades – solving the tests, which the green hell of Allgäu would keep for future gods - and the everlasting quest for redeeming the ascent out of the Tyrolean shadows. In other words, the combination of the work on boulder-projects at the first and training in the route itself on the second day came out to be the appropriate way to success.
A cold front in the middle of July finally helped body and soul to reunite: On 05.07.08 Andreas Bindhammer succeed - after several days of intense tries, also during thunder and lightning. Four days later it was Christian's turn to solve the way to the top. Their proposal: 9a. - The hard-won victory over the strains in the underworld.
That the “Hammerbrothers” know what they are talking about is proofed by a huge number of first ascents and repetitions over the past years. The list of new boulders in the Allgäu areas speaks for itself - an ideal preparation for routes at the limit, as both can tell. At the NePaPla-wall, which they discovered last autumn, this season some absolute top-boulders found their way into life: the body-tension test piece “Firestarter 8b/8b+ fb”, the uncompromising line of “Frontman 8b fb”, the sloper-dyno of “Icebound 8a+/8b fb” and the undercling move of “Ristretto 8a+ fb” - to name just a few examples - all first ascents done by Christian and with exception of the last, which already saw a repetition of the boulder specialists Hary Röker, so far only repeated and confirmed by Andreas.
Everybody who ever heard about the ”Hammerbrothers” knows: might the way to (climbing-) Olympus still be long and arduous - it will be taken. So we wait for further news – as long as the steep world still provides enough potential…

Andreas Bindhammer Hades 9a Götterwandl Tirol
photo by © Christian Pfanzelt www.christian-pfanzelt.de

Christian Bindhammer Hades 9a Götterwandl Tirol
photo by © Christian Pfanzelt www.christian-pfanzelt.de

Andreas Bindhammer Hades 9a Götterwandl Tirol
photo by © Christian Pfanzelt www.christian-pfanzelt.de

Christian Bindhammer Hades 9a Götterwandl Tirol
photo by © Christian Pfanzelt www.christian-pfanzelt.de

Christian Bindhammer Hades 9a Götterwandl Tirol
photo by © Christian Pfanzelt www.christian-pfanzelt.de

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From Hades to Olympus

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