Hintisberg · Bernese Oberland · Switzerland
Easy to bailBolting confidence: medium
The easiest long route at Hintisberg, seven pitches on the right side of the wall with the Eiger north face directly behind you. Varied limestone that improves with height: the last two pitches, both 5c, are the best and the hardest. Often quieter than Reisefieber next door.
The route
Schöne Aussichten means 'fine views', and the name is earned: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau fill the horizon from every stance. The route was opened in 1992 by Christian and Rosemarie Bleuer, who equipped most of the moderate lines on this wall. It runs just right of Reisefieber on the right-hand part of the cliff. Nothing is harder than 5c and 5b is obligatory, which makes it the natural first route here.
The climbing
| Pitch | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 5b | No description published. A 2014 party found the end of the pitch still damp from seepage, dry three hours later, and advises testing holds on the lower part of the route. |
| P2 | 4c | No description published. |
| P3 | 5b | No description published. |
| P4 | 5a | No description published. |
| P5 | 4c | No description published. |
| P6 | 5c | Picked out by a 2014 party as the finest pitch of the route. |
| P7 | 5c | A second 5c pitch to the top. A 2023 party found these last two pitches clearly the hardest. |
Getting there
Leave the Interlaken to Grindelwald road at the Restaurant Stalden, go under the small railway tunnel and follow the toll road all the way up to Alp Hintisberg (1650 m). The toll was 10 CHF, paid at the restaurant, in older reports; camptocamp now mentions a ticket machine about 2 km up the road that takes coins or an app. Continue on the gravel track round a hairpin to the hamlet with the alp restaurant and dormitory, pass it and park 100 to 200 m further on at the marked space with a toilet. Park only there: the alp is farmed.
Walk back down the track about 60 m to a small water tank and take the marked path towards the cliff, leaving the Faulhorn path at a cairn. About 35 minutes. The route is on the right-hand side of the wall, right of Reisefieber. A 2023 Mountain Project entry places the start below the second overhang feature from the left on the right side of the face, begun either from the ground or after a short scramble.
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The point marks the crag, not the exact start of the route.
Parking
camptocamp access waypoint 241976 (Unterläger, 1795 m), the trailhead camptocamp links to the Hintisberg routes; park in the marked space just past the alp restaurant
Point from camptocamp waypoint 241971 (Hintisberg, top of the wall); Mountain Project places the crag at 46.6586, 7.9465
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Points are compiled from published sources, with the precision stated above. They were not surveyed on the ground: check them against a current topo.
Coordinates: 46.66126, 7.95266 (crag) · Parking: 46.65450, 7.95256
Getting down
Abseil the route in four long abseils with 2×50 m. Parties on Reisefieber come down the same line, so expect company.
Retreat
Easy to bail
Abseiling the route is the normal descent, in four long abseils from the top, and it is the regular abseil line for this part of the wall. You can retreat from the stances on the line.
Safety
Sun and weather
The wall faces south to south-east between about 1900 and 2100 m and dries fast: parties report routes climbable an hour or two after a shower, though seepage lingers in places after heavy storms. It is hot in midsummer even at this height, so some parties wait for the afternoon shade. The season runs from late spring to autumn, and the toll road is kept in good condition.
Sun on the wall · S-facing
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Climate figures for Bernese Oberland are not available yet
What to carry
2×50 m ropes, 10 quickdraws at most, helmet.
Derived from the route data; check it against a current topo
From climbers
Reader reports are not being collected yet. Until they are, check a current topo and the local club or guidebook publisher for recent changes to Schöne Aussichten.
Worth knowing
Open questions
Provenance
Same area
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Italy · Bolzano & South Tyrol
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Greece · Kalymnos & Telendos
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Austria · Karwendel (Innsbruck Nordkette)
A popular plaisir route up the slabs of the Martinswand plinth: seven pitches, mostly UIAA 4, with only about three harder metres in a short steep corner on pitch 5. Often combined with a route on the wall above.
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Spain · Aragonese Pyrenees (Tena & Canfranc valleys)
A mountain-style line on dark, weathered granite twenty-five minutes above the spa of Baños de Panticosa. It links ramps, a short overhanging break, slabs and a rounded boulder, with one well-bolted 5c move and the rest 4b to 5b. The rock between the good sections is earthy and lichenous, but the friction is excellent and the bolting generous.
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Compiled from published sources and last verified October 2026. Bolts, anchors and access change. Climbing is dangerous and you are responsible for your own decisions: check a current topo and read the disclaimer.