BERNESE ALPS — GRIMSEL · GRANITE
Handegg (Grimsel Pass) climbing conditions
Good — dry and climbable
Right now
Assessment
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- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
- Good conditions for granite
About Handegg (Grimsel Pass)
The birthplace of Swiss granite slab climbing — smooth, glacier-polished Aar-massif granite above the Handegg valley station (1378m) on the Grimsel Pass road. Fair Hands Line (Kaspar Ochsner / Martin Scheel, 1978) is the definitive alpine-feel slab route, with a distinct E1/E2 feel despite being partly bolted. Slabs face broadly south-west and receive full sun from about 11am — mornings the rock is often damp from dew or cool air, dries fast once the sun hits. Popular sport lines from 5c to 8a live alongside the trad classics. The Grimsel road is normally open early summer to late autumn; check for Kraftwerke Oberhasli power-station construction access notices before driving.
- Region
- Bernese Alps — Grimsel
- Rock type
- Granite
- Aspect
- south-west-facing
- Altitude
- 1400m
- Exposure
- high
- Seepage
- low