BRUENDLER

This bloc is right above the parking. You can spend easy the whole afternoon there. The Bloc at Bruendler has the first ever developped boulder in Engelberg. It was in spring 2003 when I called Simon Wandeler to check out this bloc. We spent 5 hours until we figured out the moves to the most obvious line on this bloc. We thought it was going to be a 6a and felt like loosers ... Looser Line was born.

BRUENDLER BLOC 

Character: Limestone, small crimps

Number:    6 Lines
Exposion:  Never Sun

Best:      Kiana        8a+
           Get Down     7c+ 

Walk:   3 min from the car parking

Pics:      U L: Domi action in looser line
           U R: Chris on the swing of kiana 
           D L: Dave ready to fly on kiana

 ************* Bruendler   *****************************************************

(1) Alpaeroesli        6a+    The obvious arete from left to right. Slopers on
                              limestone to big holds 
(2) Maenteli           6a     Excellent mantle if you don't use the crimps
                              only the slopers
(3) Montags Maler      7b+    Sit start like Maenteli, then 5 middle hard moves 
                              going slightly to the right and up before the jump 
                              to pocket, a bit contrived since the logical line is 
                              Maenteli and then Alpaeroesli.
                              check out video below.
(4) Looser Line        7c     Find out where to place your butt. this is a classic
                              rhythm boulder, once you find it, its not too hard.
                              Start left hand in pocket, right hand low on big hold.
                              (See video below)
                              FA Simon Wandeler 
(4) Get Down           7c+    Deeper start to Looser Line. 3 more moves, but you get
                              better into rhythm.
(4) Vivai              8a+/b  Sitstart on Get Down then to the right and topout
                              into crux of Kiana.
                              FA Hary Roeker
(5) Kiana              8a+    Smaller crimps and longer moves than looser line. 
                              First it seems impossible, then it seems close,
                              then so impossible again :)
                              FA Dave Gisler
(5) Kiana (Stand)      7b-8a  Kind of ungradable. Very technical and powerful 1 mover. 
                              Tiny holds, to a not really ok hold (for me) ... sometimes
                              it feels impossible and then it feels easy again.
                              FA Dave Gisler 
(5+4) Sisters Line     8a     Morpho! Sit Start on Kiana and then go left into
                              Loosers line
                              FA Dave Gisler
(6) Killer Kante       6b+/c  Sooo friction dependent. There is a long traverse 
                              from way down, too. 
(6) Low Traverse       Proj   I have no clue how 

Beta for the contrived line Montags Maler:
But hey, do it just the way that is most fun!    

Beta for Looser Line

AGENT ORANGE SECTOR

We always knew there were blocs in the woods on the other side of the river, but no-one had the courage to go and conquer them. Dave Gisler finally did what had to be done. 3 fresh blocs with over 10 lines all close together are ready for a great warm up and burn out.

From the Bruendler parking walk to the Corner block and cross the bridge to the right. Then turn right again and go over the next bridge and go down the trail to the point where the barbed wire ends (on the right side of the trail) and go there into the forest (about 30-40m) and you'll find the Agent Orange block.

If you go a bit further towards the river, you'll find the 'Hoher Zwerg' a big block with no real line but tousands of combinations ... excellent to get start the day.

And if you walk a bit further down the river, you'll find two excellent lines mitake and mifune!

	AGENT ORANGE SECTOR Character: Gneiss Number: 10+ Lines Exposion: in the forest Best: Agent Orange 7b+ Walk: 10 min from the car parking Pics: U L: Tabea checking 'Mooslos' U R: Hoher Zwerg front D L: Mitake and Mifune

 ************* Agent Orange   *****************************************************

 Orange Mantle (a)         6c     Mantle straight up 
 Agent Orange  (b)         7b+    short intensive traverse with a hard crux move
                                  FA Dave Gisler
 DDT     (c)               7a     low start on big hold and straight up
 Mooslos (d)               7a+    same start and go to the right

 ************* Hoher Zwerg     ****************************************************

 a lot of lines around 7a and some hard projects, too. 
 Have fun like a first ascender and create your own lines :)


 ************* Mitake & Mifune     ****************************************************
 Mitake                          7a+      technical on small river washed crimps
 Mifune                          6c+      the arete, excellent climb, too

CORNER BLOC

This was a late discovery. In summer it's a bit dense to get there. It is not far from the Bruendler Bloc. From the parking you can walk up 500m the path until you see on your right side a bridge. On the first pic you see the bridge and path in the background of the corner block. During all summer it's in the bush and too hot. November / March it's the best to boulder on it.

	CORNER BLOC Character: Gneiss, Funky Vertical Number: 10 Lines Exposion: No sun in the bush Best: all Pics: U L: block and bridge U R: just 4 the colour D L: when u look south

 ****** Corner Block  *************************************************************
 Alles ist erlaubt         5c start on the bloc 
 With                      6b If you use the bloc of 'alles ist erlaubt'
 or without you            6c without the block
 Tango                     5c dance left, right, left, right :)
 Umarm mich                5c hug is the trick
 Schnabel Kraft            6b pinch it hard
 Surprise                  6a surprisingly easy with the beta
 the mess we're in         6b watch the rock, the tree and the lykon. 
 sandflies                 7a find your way with both corners 
 proj                      ?

FUCHSSTEIN

The Fuchsstein is on the other end of the area. It is just the biggest block you can see from the restaurant Staefeli. 'Ehrlich Lump' was the first line done on this block. It is a looong line, starting on almost roof climbing and ending on slopey crimps. Rene and Tabea found an easy end to it (cause they are smarter), so it got named 'der gschiid lump'. I still prefer my more difficult and now obviously contrived way :)

On 'Lieblingslaster Eitelkeit' i needed 4 months to find a beta to it. I was several times told that there is no line there, but it turned out to be one of the most beautiful lines with the funkiest beta.

In 2006 David Noden put up Effervescent Elephant which was 8a when he did it. But when i tried it i cleand the lycon and moss away cause i just could not hold this stuff. It is somehow easier now ... probably 7b+ or so ... It makes a huge difference when you brush very very slopey mossy slopers :)

In 2010 Rene Schweizer brought back the endurance to bouldering and put up a couple of pumpy lines to fuchsstein.

In 2012 Adam Ondra payed a visit to the Fuchsstein and showed me that all moves are possible on some projects. Now we have it all on one bloc :)

	FUCHSSTEIN BOULDER Character: Gneiss, slopey and crimpy Number: 15 climbed Lines, 3 projects Exposion: all expositions Best: E. Elephant 7b+ Eitelkeit 7c+ Gschiid Lump 7a+ Ride the tide 7c Fox chase 6b+ Pics: Up L: Domi on the ehrlich Lump Up R: Fred flashing Eitelkeit D L: Chris kicks ass in Eitelkeit

 ****** Fuchsstein ****************************************************************************

 Effervescent Elephant           7b+       Start big hold, crimp left and big move to slopers  
                                           FA by David Noden from Wales
 Project     Proj                8b/c      Start on Eitelkeit and end on Effervescent Elephant 
 Eitelkeit geht weiter           7a        Start where Eitelkeit ends. Big move to slopey arete
                                           and bring your feet around that arete
 (1)  Lieblingslaster Eitelkeit  7c/+      Classic! Start lying down underneath the prow. 
                                           the heels are going to heal your soul
 (2a) Cows in the Bikinis        8a+       Start ehrlich lump, go left around the prow into the
                                           last moves of Eitelkeit. 
                                           FA by Adam Ondra 2012 
                                           2nd by Hary Roeker 2016
 (2)  Project                    8b/c      Start ehrlich lump, go left and up 
 (3)  Naked in the Rain          7c+       Start ehrlich lump, go straight up to big hold 
                                           for both hands (High Ball)
      Naked in the Brain         7c+       FA Joe Mohle. Top out after 'Naked in the Rain' (Solo)
 (4a) Der nackte Lump            7a+       start like ehrlich Lump and end on naked in the Rain 
 (4)  Der ehrlich Lump           7b+       Steep 6c to 7a+ slab. So it is more a short
                                           route (~ 14 moves) than a boulder. Since there is
                                           now an easier way to the left (Der gschiid Lump), 
                                           this line has become 'contrived'. But hey, it is
                                           still the nicer line :)
 (4b) Der gschiid Lump           7a+       FA Stefan Lustenberger. Same as ehrlich Lump, but 
                                           avoid the crux move on the bad slopers and take a 
 (4c) Ride the Tide              7c        FA by Rene Schweizer. Start on ehrlich Lump and
                                           start to traverse when you reach the sloper. The
                                           whole thing ends up on the highball 'easy ticks'
                                           40 moves! It is the only line that has a sit start
                                           sharp crimp up left (Rene and Tabeas way)
 (5)  Zwischen Lump und Held      Proj      Yet another playground ... 
 (6)  Der falsch Held             7b+       Crimpy shit, same finish as 'ehrlich lump'
 (7)  Chipp n Tales               7b        Another crimpy shit with a nice mantle to finish
 (8)  Easy Ticks                  6c        FA by Sebi Huber, super nice Highball and the 
                                            first line that tops out the fuchsstein :)
 (8a) Easy Ticks for easy chicks  7b        FA by Harald Roeker, Sit start to easy ticks
 (9)  Foxy Lady                   7a        work up you way through the slopey groove. another
                                            topout on the fuchsstein
 (10) Lucky Looser                6a        right of the easiest way to the top of the fuchsstein
                                            excellent dyno!!!
 (11) Fox chase                   6b+       trav from Soultaker to the left to the beginning of
                                            lucky looser
 (12) Soulmate                    7a+       Shouldery first move on right crimp, then campus board
                                            fest!
 (13) Seelenwaermer               7a+       Soultaker but no eliminates, follow the big holds to
                                            the end of Soultaker. Last move with the right hand to the upper
                                            right hold is the crux.
 (14) Soultaker                   Proj      8a/b Hard first move to big hold and then keep low.        
                                            Before the hold broke it was a 7c by Rene Schweizer Now
                                            way harder ...
 (15) Soultaker Stand             7b+       Start with 2 crimps. Your right deltoid muscle will be
                                            very sore the next day :). Finish with right hand on upper
                                            right jug that is marked with a little man. left hand on the left
                                            little dude on the big sloper.
 (16) Soulmaker                   7a        Just the hard first move of Soultaker and then top out
                                            as soon as you can. Variation: start both hands on the
                                            right hold (7a+)
 (17)  Project                    8c/9a     on the steep roof right of Soultaker ... a line for
                                            the next generations

Domi after the first move of Ehrlich Lump, supervised by my cousin Vanessa

The beloved Fuchstein

The awesome traverse fox chase, from 10 am it's in the shade

  
Sector Soultaker, in the shade till 5 pm. Sometimes with a fresh cold
wind on hot summer days.

KOTLET

The Kotlet has its name cause it looks like a piece of meat. it is just above the Fuchsstein and has two excellent lines. Kotlet itself is a deluxe slab 6a and Big Steak is a wonderful Arete.

	KOTLET BOULDER Character: Gneiss, Arete n Slab Number: 5 Lines Exposion: mostly afternoon sun Best: Kotlet 6a Big Steak 6c Pics: Up L: Domi styling Steak Up R: Barti desperate on Kotlet Down L: Jude jugging on big Steak

 ****** Kotlet ******************************************************************

 Chicken Curry   6c      Go as low as your table manners ;) 
 Big Steak       6c      Climb the whole arete and mantle 
                         when you get the perfect hold
 Steak           6c      mantle in the middle of the arete
 Kotlet          6a      classic slab, easier top over crimps to the left 
 Kotlet sitstart 6b      if you like meat 
 Bratwurst       6b-c    Somehow weird, but in the end you get the sausage 
 Zwoei a         5       Not as easy as you think 

MOLOTOV

Molotov is just right in front of the Fuchststein. As you can see you can spend all day between this three blocs.

This Block is like the Band Molotov. Full of fun, it has some funky lines. Then some serious social critics and a lot of punk rock as well. Read between the lines, read between the holds. The truth lies there ... in between i mean ... oh well, just enjoy yourself.

	MOLOTOV Character: Gneiss, Slabs, funks Number: 12 Lines Exposion: mostly in the sun all day Best: Puto 6c El Salto 7a-c Pics: U L: Domi, mista style in Puto U R: Barti on molotov traverse D L: Dave on getting the kick of el salto

 ****** Molotov ************************************************************

 0-T              7a+   same start as puto, try to mantle 
                        over the left side of the arete.
 Puto             6c    complicated foot hook at start, 
                        then swing :) 
 El Salto         7b    2 moves to jump. funky .. if there 
                        was a sitstart  
 Molotov          6c    That is the traverse. Many many many 
                        variations end wherever
 El Poder         5c      
 Dame             6a  
 Latino           6b  
 Piolin           5a  
 Secreto          4c  
 Sin Calzetin     4   
 Boca de Vaca     5b+ 
 Frijolero        7a+   one mover ... try it when you are bored 

AMEISI

A Ameisi is an ant. This is kind of the the highball bloc. It has a superb slab on one side and some crazy crazy highballs on the other. Matthias Trottman and Dave Gisler had the balls to do the first ascent of this cool arete. They were to humble to give it a grade and a name. But this line is a majesty, so it is called Queen of the Ants. And there are 3 new High balls on it of the same quality. There are still the hardest high balls to do ... grab a box of balls next time you come here. You will need them

AMEISI Character: High Balls, Number: 12 Lines Exposion: all Best: Antz 6a Bine Maya 7a Queen 7b Pics: U L: humble the nose * U R: Bine Maya * D L: Annina Atomica D R: Antz * pics by tabea schwab ****** Ameisi ************************************************************** Queen of Ants 7b HIGH BALL FA by Dave Gisler, Matthias Trottman, So high so high Bine Maya 7a HIGH BALL FA by Sebi Huber and Tabea Schwab fucking scary Sch 6-7? FA by Dave, Matti n Stuart Partridge (stuey 8some) 8some 7a/b dyno from small crimp to thumb undercling Nosesome 7a+ Start on 8some and left up the antz nose. Big moves on big holds and 3 heelhooks Antz Nose 7a sit start under the prow. patch your way up Pipicacahuets 6b+/7a Start like Antz. do it static or the 2 hand dyno, which looks better :) Antz 6a First line on this bloc Fugazi 6b+ weird sitstart, stand is better Hormigaz 6b+ even more weird Fourmiz 5b formica bombastica 6c Morpho HIGH BALL FA by Sebi Huber formica atomica 6a HIGH BALL antz trail 6c FA by Rene, trav from formica atomica and join topout of Antz nose PIXIES Walk a bit down from the Ameisi block and you will bump into the Pixies. The Pixies are one of my favorite Bands, so they deserve a whole Block. This Block looks tiny when you get to it. But once you are on it, you see the deepness of the lines. Just like the band, the beauty lies in the secret of knowing how to see the beauty. Once you know how to look at it a whole new world is ready to be climbed. PIXIES Character: Gneiss, funky Number: 10 Lines Exposion: mostly sun Best: Rock Music 6b+ Canonball 7a+ Pics: U L: two muscles no brain U R: dirty minds need clean holds D L: domi canon the balls ****** Pixies ***************************************************** Hey 6c Planet of Sounds 7b Low start underneath the bloc (arrow at the height of your face) better on cold days Where is my mind 7c/+ FA and only ascent by Dave Gisler haaard man, just hard Low start underneath the bloc (arrow at the height of your face) (2016 - Sit start not possible, full of gravel) Los Angelis 6b+ (2016 - Sit start not possible, full of gravel) Is she weird 7a so weird (2016 - Sit start not possible, full of gravel) Bossa Nova 6b Rock Music 6b+ Canonball 7a+ FA Dominik Seitz, so long, endurance test piece Havalina 5c Hang Wire 6a NILPFERD The Nilpferd bloc lies close to the river underneath the staefeli restaurant. The whole summer of 2003 i did not go to explore that boulder until Dave Gisler and Matthias Trottmann came to find out a way up this magic line. It is pretty much slapping up your way on the back of a hypopotamous. Don't ask me why i know this NILPFERD Character: Gneiss, Steep and Prow Number: 2 Lines Exposion: late afternoon sun Best: Nilpferd 7c Pics: Up L: Matt chilling in Nilpferd Up R: Matt on full compression D L: Dave walking on Nilpferd ****** Nilpferd ********************** Nilpferd 7c/+ What a wonderful climb! FA by Dave Gisler (he thinks it's 7b+, try it out) Nil rechts proj Nil quer rechts proj FRAUENBLOCK This one is just opposite of Nilpferd on the same side of the river as the restaurant Staefeli. The Frauenblock has its name from one of the first Schaffhauser Sessions. The first line was put up by the brave bunch of girls that day. Yes, you are right. GIRLS! They are everywhere ... and ... they are wild. WILD. if you don't believe it, come and see. They will kick your ass, cause they are real bad ass hard core climber girls. FRAUENBLOCK Character: Gneiss, really small crimps Number: 2 Lines Exposion: early morning sun Best: Frauenfeind 8a Girlfight 6b Pics: U L: Annina doing the Girlfight * U R: Dave on Frauenfeind Movie + D L: Chris checking the crux on Frauenfluesterer * pic by Sebi Huber + download video by Sebi Huber ****** Frauenblock ************************************************************ Girlfight 5c/6a Frauenfight 6b Standstart to the arete. Frauenfluesterer Proj Sitstart like Frauenfeind but go to the right towards that big hold on the arete Standstart: (dyno to the big hold) 7b Frauenfeind 8a The floodings provided a real sitstart FA by Dave Gisler Frauenfreund Proj Frauenversteher MegaProj Frauenschwarm 6b Der mutige Charmeur 5c Elektra ? Wonder Women ****** Rutschbahn ********************** degres glissants 5? FA by Brice (On the limestone slap further up) HAARNADEL Close to the river and on a sharp turn on the steep part just underneath the restaurant Staefeli you will find an arete with a funny mantle and a high ball. Dave Gisler and Sebi Huber have been working on the highball HAARNADEL Character: Gneiss, High Number: 3 Lines Exposion: early morning sun Best: highball project Pic: Sebi and Dave working in Neuland ****** Haarnadel ********************************************** Kante Proj Mantel of Arete 7a+ Standstart to the Arete Highball Proj Lots of Pads should do BANDS BLOC When you come from the restaurant Alpenroesli there will be a very steep bit. Just before that 40m to the right you will find the biig black massive bloc. This bloc has history. It had the largest number on problems, but the floodings in august 2005 ripped off 2m soil from the riverside of the bloc. 11 problems have become High high balls. And i mean high and i mean balls. Cause that is what you need now to climb these lines. So far we climbed only 3 of the old lines and they became fair a bit harder. The problem is that the river and the big rocks make the landing really hard to protect which result into more static climbing which makes it harder to climb BANDS BLOC Character: Gneiss, crimpy shit and slopey highballs Number: 12 Lines and some projects Exposion: mostly afternoon sun Best: Notwist 7a Smash Mouth 8a Pics: U L: Domi on the funky mantle of notwist U R: Chris T rising into smashmouth D L: Dave crimping the uncrimpable on smashmouth ****** Bands Block *********************************************************************** Fettes Brot 3b how cool ist that one :) The Doors 6a Slayer(highball) 6a FA Martin and Marc. jump to big holds. underneath is the project wall with futuristic lines. Notwist 7a classic, crimps to mantle. FA Dominik Seitz Radiohead (stand) 7a+ Radiohead 7b+ don't do it on the sun, cause it will peel your skin off Tricky 7c+ one move wonder. lot's of coordination. crimpy and painful. Not sexy at all Tricky Sitstart Proj crimpier and more painful 8b? Nomis 7b route grade, cause endurance. FA Simon Wandeler Moloko 6c/7a The first problem on the bands block, now first hard move from sloper undercling L and crimp R Morcheeba 7a/b start on sharp small side crimp L and pinch R Pull up to place a left hook. Grab left crimp and cut loose to place right hook ... and then what? :) Smash Mouth 8a High ball to desperate mantle. Bring lots of pads and even more good friends. Will never be repeated i guess Sitstart Smash 8c? oh man ... i want to see who can climb that ... Riders on the Storm 7a On the complete right. Jumpstart if you are short. Get a ride on the capricorn. Standing up from it is the crux. FA by Matthias Trottman and Lukas Boller FUSSBALL This bloc is between Bands and Downunder on the right side of the road when you walk upwards. If you ever wanted to test the technique of your feet then this is your bloc. All the boulders on the slab side should be possible without using the hands. Unless you do maradona then you are alowed to use the hand of god. The east side of the bloc is now a vegetable garden, so the lines Beckam and Ronaldo are not climbable any more FUSSBALL Character: Gneiss, Slab Number: 8 Lines Exposion: late afternoon sun Pic: I have no pic of this bloc. So i let Matt and Jude entertain you. ****** Fussball ********************** Beckham 6c Ronaldo 6b/c Platini 5 Maradona 5 Pele 5 Ronaldinho 5 Flanke 4 No Hands No Hands! DOWNUNDER When you walk 5min from the restaurant Alpenroesli towards Staefeli you will see that bloc 30m on the left side of the road. In autumn 2003 things were set for a trip around the world. The destinations were New Zealand and Australia. So we had a theme for this block. It is a good bloc to get you body into operational conditions before you go to the bands bloc. But it is a great bloc in itself. DOWNUNDER Character: Gneiss, Arete Number: 11 Lines Exposion: late afternoon to never sun Best: New Zealand 6c Pics: U L: A 2005 november day on New Zealand U R: 2017 - a block fell onto New Zealand D L: 2017 - From the top ****** DownUnder **************************************************** All Blacks 6c Australia 6c Dingo 6a Jimothy 6c Low Traverse from Newzealand to Australia :) (2016 - Not possible because of new bloc in front) New Zealand 6c The obvious arete from right to left (2016 - Not possible because of new bloc in front) Tasmania 5a -4 Grad C 5b Fiji 5c Kiwi 5c Koala 5b Forsters 4 XXXX 3 ****** Treibholz ********************** Treibholz 6b+ FA by Martin and Marc Rundholz 5b FA by Martin and Marc Kielholen 5a FA by Martin and Marc DAECHLI As of 2017 possible again :) (from 2010 - 2017 the sitstarts were burried under 1m50 of gravel) Just opposite of Downunder on the other side of the river. The Floodings just missed this small roof. The roof gives you the possibility to so funky moves. I feel always so uncoordinated here. DAECHLI Character: Gneiss, Small Roof Number: 7 Lines Exposion: morning sun Best: plantage left 6a sabotage straight 7a full sabotage 7b cavage 7a+ Pics: U L: Daechli 2003 U R: Daechli 2017 ****** Daechli ********************** Daechli mantle (1) 6a The descent is a very cool mantle as well Plantage left (2) 6a Right hand slopey hold on the edge of the roof, left hand on a crimp. Put left heel or foot on to grab a nice fat crimp with left. Then turn your right hand to a mantle position and go leftwards up. Plantage straight (3) 6b+ Same start but go straight upwards without the nice escape to to the left Full sabotage (4) 7b Start like plantage and climb into sabotage right Sabotage straight (5) 7a Left hand on slopey hold (same as for plantage), right hand on undercling underneath the roof. One big move with right hand to the right, left heelhook on starthold and move along the big edges straight up. Sabotage right (6) 7a Same start, but after the first big move keep going right along the edge of the roof and mantle on the other face with the big holds Trickage (7) 6c+ Start hands wide apart on two good edges. Feet on the slab. Crouched or sit start depending on gravel level and pads. Balancy barndoor moves to the big holds and exit like Sabotage right. Cavage (8) 7a+ FA Martin Meier and Marc from 2strong.ch, same start, but further in the cave. Very shouldery moves in the cave, then crux is with left hand into undercling and out of the cave. X-A (9) 6b+ Start on a nice pinch left hand and positive good crimp right hand. XY (10) 6b Same as X-A but climb more in a diagonal leftwards way XX (11) 6a Same start as X-A and straight up on nice edges. Mantle is the surprise Round n round (12) 6a+ Looks easy, but all holds are slopey, very cool climb For the record (13) 6a Another line on this side :) Heelhook paradise (14) 6b Standstart is amazing throwing left and right heelhooks. Sitstart is a bit powerful (6c), depending on gravel level Titlis in your back (15) 6a Nice standstart. Powerful sitstart (6b+) Climbing on roofies (16) 7a little crimps testpiece. Powerful sitstart (7b), may vary on gravel level Plantage 360 7b FA Rene Schweizer. All around the block starting on Plantage This bloc is just above the daechli. The lines are facing east. ****** Just 1 *************************** Just 1 6b Just 4 5c HOW TO GET THERE Find somebody who tells you how to get to Engelberg. (Hint: 36 km south of Lucerne) Once in Engelberg find another one who tells you where the Fuerenbahn is. That is a cablecar in the end of the valley. You ll have to pay 5 SFr. to go up to the parking 2 km further and up the hill. From the parking you are not far from the first block. the first one is the Bruendler. See the minimalistic maps below. Hope they are of use to you. If not, you might get lost in the beauty of this valley full of alpine flowers, glaciers, rivers and gorgeous cows and marmots :) PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Train to Engelberg from Lucerne. Depending on the season there is a free bus to the Fuerenbahn. From there its a 20min walk to the parking. Or use a taxi. Or if you like to get worked out first, take a bike onto the train. That is my favorite way to go bouldering in Engelberg. Overview Parking Staefeli How to use this topo The topo is more an inspiration what lines we climbed on those blocs. But we are sure, you'll find way better lines in between the lines :) As there are always new blocs falling down, rivers bringing sand and gravel and therefore filling up/ empting landings, everything is changing. So enjoy the landscape and the choice of blocs you get in the moment :) Grades As everybody knows: Grades don't really exist. They are just a subjective opinion of how hard a line is. I graded all the lines cause i know everyone loves to try lines that are graded :) It is just a game. So keep in mind, this topo is just my personal list of how difficult the lines feel to me when i compare them one to another. And ... surprise, that changes every year. So visit this page from time to time to see how my perception of the lines changed. So don't worry when you climb a line that says 7a and you feel it's 6c or 7b. Some lines or our perception about them have sometimes a bigger sigma in their gaussian distribution than others. Don't you agree? SLEEP & FOOD You can sleep in the middle of the boulder area from 23.- SFr a night. Check www.staefeli.ch for more information. They have their own cheese, too. So be gentle to the goats around the blocs :) RENT A BOULDERING PAD Summer 2017: Now you can rent a big triple pad (Peter Bouldering, in great conditions) at the restaurant Staefeli, next to the Fuchsstein. Contact Renting Pad Staefeli for availability. Price 10.- SFr per day. more pics and topo info of engelberg Excellent Climbing Shoe Resoling in Lucerne