Chestel
A steep featureless crag of compact limestone in a pleasant location above the Laufen-Delemont valley. The forest provides some shade in summer, and lets the sun through in winter. Climbing is slightly overhanging, mostly on pockets. There are many open projects.
From the main Laufen-Delemont road turn right up the road that leads steeply to Liesberg Dorf. At the first hairpin bend (bus stop) turn left and park at the end of the road next to the football field. On foot walk 50 metres up the road to house number 4 and take the footpath opposite that leads up the ridge through a lovely pine forest. The crag is reached after 10 minutes.
Sport and bolted routes
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| 01 | Selvaggio Blu | 7b | The first route, isolated 50 metres or so before the main section |
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| 05 | Action Man | 8a | 30m | The line of bolts just left of the boulder traverse. Follows the central line. Unfortunately chipped |
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| 07 | Rundu Bodoh | 7b+ | 25m | The left hand line of bolts just right of the boulder traverse |
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| 09 | Pflute Route | 8a | 25m | |
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| 10 | Henkel trocken | 7b+ | 20m | A good route starting to the right of Pflute Route |
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| 11 | Im Schatten der Logik | 7a+ | 15m | Hard to onsight |
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| 12 | Meine letzte | 7a+ | 15m | Just to the left of the double trunked tree |
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| 13 | Papillon mécanique | 6c | 15m | Climbs the obvious pocketed wall just right of a double trunked tree, with a hard section at mid height. Optimistic for 6c |
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| 14 | Long John Blues | 7c | 15m | Hard at the end |
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| 15 | Generation Y | 6c+ | 15m | |
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| 16 | Ad Acta | 6c+ | 15m | |