Switzerland · Gastlosen
Salü Jan
One of the busiest routes in the Gastlosen: homogeneous, technical climbing on beautiful fluted slabs (cannelures) that dry fast. The top third is broken by grassy ledges.
6a12 pitches380 m
Gastlosen
Switzerland
The Gastlosen is a jagged limestone chain on the Fribourg/Bern border above Jaun and Abländschen. Its fluted south-facing slabs dry quickly. Bolted belays and good protection make it one of Switzerland's busiest plaisir areas. The season is May to October.
- Route
- 1
- Grade span
- 6a
- Longest route: Salü Jan
- 380 m
Where and when
Location and climate
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Pfadflue, Gastlosen chain · 1,766 m
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May (usual season) | Jun (usual season) | Jul (usual season) | Aug (usual season) | Sep (usual season) | Oct (usual season) | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily high °C | −3 | −2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | −2 |
| Mean daily low °C | −11 | −10 | −7 | −5 | −1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | −1 | −6 | −10 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 1766 m. Area climate from Open-Meteo reanalysis. Temperatures are adjusted to the height of the crag; rain comes from a grid cell of about 10 to 25 km, and summer highs on sea cliffs can read a few degrees low. The wall and valley can differ. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
1 route
Routes in Gastlosen
Local words
At the crag and in town
French
- corde
- rope
- dégaine
- quickdraw
- spit, goujon
- bolt
- plaquette
- bolt hanger
- relais
- belay, anchor
- Sec !
- Take!
- Du mou !
- Slack!
- Avale !
- Take in!
Italian
- corda
- rope
- rinvio
- quickdraw
- spit, fix
- bolt
- sosta
- belay, anchor
- tiro
- pitch
- Blocca!
- Take!
- Corda!
- Slack!
- Recupera!
- Take in!
German
- Seil
- rope
- Expresse, Exe
- quickdraw
- Bohrhaken
- bolt
- Stand
- belay, anchor
- Seillänge
- pitch
- Zu!
- Take!
- Seil!
- Slack!
- Seil ein!
- Take in!
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