Ingelstein Left

Left of Ingelsteiner Dach. Ingelstein is a large and complex cliff with may confusing bolts and variants. In the middle is the large Ingelstein Dach where climbing is not allowed (nesting bats). The left hand sector includes all routes to the left of this roof.

Range of routes
5b-7b
Sun
Most of the day
Basler Jura climbing topo Ingelstein
Crag
Ingelstein
Next Sector
Ingelstein Right

Sport and bolted routes

Topo Ref Route Sport Grade Length Quality Description Tick
02 Laurent 5b 10m

Well bolted. The crack to the left is Riss 4c. The routes to the right not so well bolted at the time of writing (2023)
08 Der schöne Grat 5b 50m

3 pitches (5b,5b,5b), grassy at the start, better higher up. There are variations to the left to pitch two (5c), and to the left to pitch 3 (5b)
12 Der schöne Pfeiler 5c

The nice pillar
13 Hippocampus 5c

Nice rock
14 Seelenklempner 5c+

The right hand variant to the previous route
16 Kompost 5c

Two pitches 4b,5c, the second pitch is worthwhile
17 Baron Praschli 6b+

Good rock higher up
19 Euro 6c+

Climbs the broken wall left of the corner.

This and next few routes are all variations on the long corner of Half Dollar
20 Half Dollar linke Variante 6a+

Half Dollar has many 2nd pitch variants. This one follows the left hand crack. The second pitch may or may not have been cleaned and bolted.
21 Aschenbrödel 6c+

From the first belay on Half Dollar climb the left hand side of the wall on the right
22 Drachme 6b+

The nice wall right of Aschenbrödel
23 I need dollars 6b

Right of Drachme
24 Half Dollar 6a+

The long corner is done in 2 pitches. This is the first pitch
24 Half dollar right hand variant 6a+

From the belay of Half Dollar climb the right hand side flake
25 Aussenseiter 6a+

A final slabby pitch to Half Dollar
26 Superstrom 6b+

The flake right of the start of Half Dollar to finish at the first belay of that route, or continue up the right hand variant
27 Borderline 7a

Start up Superstrom, then carry on up the wall right of Half Dollar right hand variant.
28 Ingelsteiner Kante 6a+ 35m Climb the left hand crack at the foot of the long corner and continue past the belay to reach the bolts on the left hand wall
30 Riss der Alten 5b 45m

Start up the bolted corner and chimney to a belay. From here either carry on up the crack (not bolted), or climb Tatortreiniger or Autofokus
31 Tatortreiniger 6b+ Move right from the belay of Riss der Alten
32 Autofocus 7a

starts at the belay of Riss der Alten and climbs right of Tatortreiniger. Continue direct
33 Alternative Optik 6c+

Start up Ameisenweg and continue left at the first belay
34 Focus (Zoom) 6b

Climb direct from the first belay of Ameisenweg
36 Ameisenweg 5c 46m The long crack, the pitch can be split at the lower off after 15m
37 Bmeisenweg 6b 40m

The wall to the right of Ameisenweg has lovely rock on the top pitch
38 Rutus Chrutus 6b+ 45m

Starts in the corner above and to the right of Ameisenweg. Climb left of the corner to reach the break and traverse left to a belay. Continue left into the crack of Ameisenweg and then after a few moves leave this to cross the right hand wall.
39 Rutus Bombastus 6b+

From the 1st belay of Rutus Chrustus climb up and right. Probably the original bolts have rusted away
41 Plattenpanzer 7b 40m

A hard layback move after the break, then an even harder slab on excellent rock
42 Genuss Riss 5c 42m

The long corner finishing on the right is not fully bolted
43 Handriss 6a+ 45m Starts between the first crack of Rutus Christus and the corner. Protected with bolts, pegs and threads
44 Ein Gerücht 7b Climbs the wall right of the belay of Genuss Riss