Bielatal Day 2

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Kleine Herkulessaule

Kleine Herkulessaule.

On our second day, we returned to the same parking lot and this time were met by Helmut and Sophie’s son, Tim (he’d be our interpreter for the day). We climbed an easy warm up (Südriss on Sonnenwendstein) and then the 2-pitch Alter Weg (tiny pitches) on the handsome looking Kleine Herkulessaule (Little Hercules) Tower. Still pretty easy but a little more runout. We rounded out the day on the harder Direkte Westkante on Vorderer Schroffer Stein which Helmut referred to as a sport route: 3 ring bolts in about 30 meters of climbing, though I did supplement those with a few, decent sling placements. Pretty fantastic movement – or maybe the euphoria of surviving those routes is clouding my memory.

Photos

Czech Republic

On the way to some sandstone (August 2021).

Czech Republic

Charming Czech (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Starting up Sudriss route on Sonnenwendstein (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Leading Sudriss on Sonnenwendstein belayed by Shirley and photographed by Helmut (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Higher on Sudriss (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Sudriss. Photo by Helmut (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

A large ufo (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Sudriss. Photo by Helmut (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Shirley starting up the Sudriss route on Sonnenwendstein Tower.  Photo by Helmut (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Shirley on Sudriss (August 2021).

Sonnenwendstein

Nearing the top of Sonnenwendstein (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Moving on to climb Kleine Herkulessaule (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

The two Hercules Towers. Ours (the Kleine Herkulessaule) is the left one (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Kleine Herkulessaule is on the right (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Leading pitch 1 of Alter Weg on Kleine Herkulessaule (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Why bother (August 2021)?

Kleine Herkulessaule

More pitch 1 with the bomber piece of pro below (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

At the first belay (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Shirley starting up the first mini-pitch of Alter Weg on Kleine Herkulessaule (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Views from the route. Chinese Tower from the previous day is somewhere in that cluster (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Shirley arriving at the first belay (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Pitch 2 of Alter Weg (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Probably good enough (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Pitch 2 (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Same instant in time captured by Helmut. Click photo for a full res. version (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Looking back at Shirley from the lead of pitch 2 (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Nearing the summit. Photo by Helmut. Click photo for a full resolution view (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Shirley on pitch 2 (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Shirley on pitch 2. Photo by Helmut. Click for high res. (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

More of Shirley on pitch 2 (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Shirley on pitch 2 (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Arriving on the summit (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Shirley on the summit of Kleine Herkulessaule (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Signing the summit register (August 2021).

Kleine Herkulessaule

Shirley rapping off the summit (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Starting up the sport route (3 ring bolts) that is Direkte Westkante on Vorderer Schroffer Stein (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Supplementing the ring bolts with some funk, i.e. slings (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Leading the Direkte Westkante. Photo by Helmut (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

At the summit overhangs (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Another cool shot by Helmut (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Shirley starting up (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Shirley on Direkte Westkante. Photo by Helmut (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Another gem by Helmut (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

More of Shirley on the pitch (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

At the summit overhang (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Shirley on the summit of Vorderer Schroffer Stein (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

A different angle of Shirley on the summit (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

The two Hercules Towers from the summit of Vorderer Schroffer Stein (August 2021).

Vorderer Schroffer Stein

Time to go drinking (August 2021).

Decin

Shirley in action. Though we were light on climbing gear on this trip, our checked luggage was filled with a gallon of the finest coconut milk (for curries) and assorted SE Asian spices.  Thought for sure we were gonna get searched in Prague (August 2021).

Decin

Another family dinner at the house (August 2021).

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