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Chironico

Interesting bouldering area for problems from 6a to 6c, from 7a to 7c and starting from 8a (Fontainebleau grades).
Best time(s) :
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • Sept.
  • Oct.
  • Nov.
  • Dec.
Aspect(s) : All     Altitude : 800 m
Approach between 2 min and 30 min up hill.    Kids friendly ? area around the boulders uneven for young kids.

Informations :

More than 1000 problems, from 5a to 9a and some projects , spread over many areas   Bolting : sport climbing
Max Height : 8 m.
Rock : gneiss.    Characteristic(s) : overhang Surplomb, steep wall Dévers, vertical Vertical.    Type(s) of holds : side pulls, crimps, cracks, slopers.
Landing quality : uneven or steep ground (1 crash pad and 1 spotter needed).
Legendary problem(s) :
Serre moi fort 8a
  • Roswell 8a+ sent by Alex Puccio on 5 nov 2012.
  • Conquistadors 8a+ sent by Alex Puccio on 20 nov 2012. Others outstandings sends : Karoline Sinnhuber (2020).
  • La Soucoupe 8a+ sent by Alex Puccio on 23 nov 2012.
  • Walk the Line 8a+ sent by Alex Puccio on 16 march 2014. Others outstandings sends : Karoline Sinnhuber (2019).
  • Einfisch Kleinfisch 8a+ sent by Juliane Wurm on 29 march 2014.
  • Electric Ant (squat start) 8a+ sent by Isabelle Faus on 9 april 2018.
  • Second Life 8a+ sent by Isabelle Faus on 7 april 2018. Others outstandings sends : Karoline Sinnhuber (2019).
  • Delusion of Grandeur 8a+/8b sent by Isabelle Faus on 9 april 2018. Others outstandings sends : Karoline Sinnhuber (2020).
  • Boogalagga 8b sent by Anna Stöhr on 11 feb 2015.
  • Big Paw 8b+/c first ascent by Dave Graham on 27 nov 2008. Firsts repeats : Daï Koyamada (2010), Paul Robinson (2010), Adam Ondra (2010), Sean McColl (2011), Guntram Jörg (2011), Daniel Woods (2011), Toru Nakajima (2014).
  • From Dirt Grows The Flowers 8c first ascent by Dave Graham on 7 march 2005. Firsts repeats : Bernd Zangerl (2009), Radovan Soucek (2010), Mickey Page (2010), Adam Ondra (2010), Paul Robinson (2010), Daniel Woods (2011), Daï Koyamada (2012), Nalle Hukkataival (2012), Rok Klančnik (2013), Manuel Brunn (2015), Nils Favre (2015), Kilian Fischhuber (2015), Jan Hojer (2015), Christof Rauch (2019), James Webb (2019), Kim Marschner (2020), Vadim Timonov (2020), Eliot Stephens (2020), Elias Iagnemma (2021), Florian Wientjes (2023), Yannick Flohé (2023), Carlo Traversi (2023), Nicolas Pelorson (2023).
  • Der Mit Dem Fels Tanzt 8c first ascent by Martin Keller on 25 april 2012. Firsts repeats : Daï Koyamada (2012), Giuliano Cameroni (2017), Martin Stráník (2018), Christof Rauch (2018), James Webb (2019), Michiel Nieuwenhuijsen (2021), Elias Iagnemma (2022).
  • Insanity of Grandeur 8c first ascent by Daï Koyamada on 11 nov 2012. Firsts repeats : Gabriele Moroni (2013), Chris Webb Parsons (2013), Toru Nakajima (2014), Martin Keller (2015), Kilian Fischhuber (2015), Dave Graham (2015).
  • Forgotten Gem 8c first ascent by Kim Marschner on 21 march 2022. Firsts repeats : Aidan Roberts (2022), Yannick Flohé (2022), William Bosi (2022), Nicolas Pelorson (2022), Florian Wientjes (2022).
  • Ephyra 8c+ first ascent by James Webb on 8 april 2019. Firsts repeats : Niccolò Ceria (2020), Giuliano Cameroni (2021), William Bosi (2022), Yannick Flohé (2023).
  • Alphane 9a 5th 9a's boulder by Shawn Raboutou on jan 2022. Firsts repeats : Aidan Roberts (2022), William Bosi (2022), Simon Lorenzi (2022), Jakob Schubert (2023).
  • Arrival of the Birds 9a first ascent by Aidan Roberts on 2024
  • Locations :

    Area : Switzerland, Ticino, Distretto di Leventina, Biasca, Giornico.
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