Switzerland
The granite towers above the Furka Pass, on the border of Uri and Valais, give some of the best alpine rock in Switzerland. Most of it needs a rack, but the Hannibalturm, a free-standing pillar beside the Sidelen glacier, carries several fully bolted sport routes. You walk in from the pass road (Furkablick or the Sidelenbach bus stop) in about an hour and a quarter, or stay at the Sidelenhütte, open from late June to early October. The pass road is open only in summer and the climbing is at 2700 to 2900 m.
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Switzerland · Furka
The classic of the Hannibalturm: six short, wandering pitches of slab, quartz veins, cracks and a 6a+ slab crux on perfect high-mountain granite at 2800 m. A bench and a bus-stop sign wait on the summit. Very popular, so expect company.
6a+6 pitches180 m
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