Tüfleten Left
Tüfleten is a relatively large, varied crag with routes to suit most tastes. The climbing is on typical Basler Jura limestone; slabs and steep walls that are smooth and peppered with pockets and edges. The routes are often hard to read on sight. The crag has a sunny disposition, this can be good in the winter but often too hot in summer. The route Shogun is probably the hardest in the Basler Jura. It took the first ascensionist Eric Talmadge13 years until he redpointed it in the year 2000. Since then up to 2018 it has only had two repeats, one by Adam Ondra in 2009 (5th go) and one by Alex Megos in 2017 (one day).
Follow the road from Dornach towards Hochwald. After about 2 km park on the right in a layby with a sign to Alte Hobelstrasse. Room for half a dozen cars. Follow the track for 50 yards or so until it is possible to follow a single trail down to the left which soon leads to some steps and the base of the right hand side of the crag. Continue underneath the crag for a few more minutes to reach the left hand side
Sport and bolted routes
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| 01 | Schimanski | 3 | 16m | No bolts. This and Miss Marple are immediately to the left of the Amigo Buttress |
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| 02 | Miss Marple | 3 | 17m | no bolts |
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| 03 | Suuri Linie | 7a | 14m | The first route on the left hand side of the Amigo Buttress |
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| 04 | Mardat | 7a+ | 14m | |
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| 05 | Pitscha | 7a+ | 13m | |
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| 06 | Gugus | 5c+ | 19m | |
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| 07 | Voller Mond | 6a | 13m | |
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| 08 | Amigo | 5c+ | 19m | |
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| 09 | Amigo di Luna | 7b | 17m | |
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| 10 | Reise ins gelobte Land | 7a | 28m | |
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| 11 | Angesteiner Riss | 6b | 25m | |
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| 12 | La Traviata | 7b+ | 25m | |
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| 12a | Hallenhalma | 7c+ | 25m | |
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| 13 | Avec les temps | 7b+ | 25m | |
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| 14 | Tüfteln im Tüfleten | 6c+ | 12m | *** | Superb sustained climbing. |
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| 15 | Faites vos jeux | 6c+ | 12m | *** | A pleasant and sustained route just to the right of Tüfteln im Tüfleten |
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| 15e | Event Horizon | 8a | The extension to Wolke 7. Bouldery |
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| 16 | Rien ne va plus | 6c | 15m | Starts left of the ivy and climbs up to the lower off of Faites vos jeux, with a hard move at the third bolt |
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| 17 | Diagonale | 5c | 15m | starts in the ivy on the right and trends up and left |
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| 18 | SECTOR | BEST LOVER |
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| 18a | D'Zuckermuus | 6b+ | 20m | In the recess 20m above the path are a number of routes. D'Zuckermuus is the most left hand climb. Climb the niche and then a tricky middle section, mostly on good pockets. |
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| 19a | London Calling | 6a+ | 20m | Starts right of D'Zuckermuss and climbs the ramp diagonally left to finish at the same lower off |
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| 19b | La Supertüfi | 7a+ | 20m | As for London Calling, but continue direct |
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| 19c | Alles braucht seine Zeit | 7a+ | 20m | Same start as London Calling and Supertüfi, but move right and then back left to finish at the same lower off |
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| 20a | Räuber Grapsch | 6c+ | Start right of Alles braucht seine Zeit and climb the shallow groove. Looks optimistic at 6c+ |
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| 20b | Zwischen Quark und X-Press | 6c+ | Start as for Räuber Grapsch, move right to climb the rib, and finish at the same lower off |
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| 20c | Harvest Moon | 6a+ | Start as for Räuber Grapsch and move further right to climb the wall on pocketed holds |
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| 20d | Der trojanische Hase | 6a+ | 22m | Start as for Räuber Grapsch and move even further right |
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| 21 | Kojak | 4a | 23m | The dirty corner |
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| 22 | Ladykiller | 6b+ | 17m | |
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| 23 | Best Lover in Town | 7a | 20m | |
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| 24a | Inneres Feuer | 7c | The blunt arete |
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| 24b | Harassenlauf | 7b+ | Start as for Inneres Feuer and move right |
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| 25a | Sick Man Coming | 6a | 7m | The left hand variant to Wolke 7. Originally graded 6a, but even 8a climbers can have trouble |
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| 25b | Wolke 7 | 6a | 7m | A hard move in the middle |
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| 26 | L'Altruiste | 5b | 10m | The short slab |
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| 26e | L'Egoiste | 7c | The extension to L'Altruiste, a hard boulder problem after L'Altruiste lower off. Same lower off as Space Walk |
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| 27 | Space cake | 6b+ | 20m | |
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| 28 | Bellamy | 5b | 13m | The left hand side of the wall right of Space cake. One bolt |
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| 29 | Kleines Riesenschwein | 4a | 13m | Just to the right of Bellamy. No bolts |
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| 30 | SECTOR | SHOGUN |
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| 31 | Preussriss | 5b | 13m | |
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| 32 | Snoopy Dirndl | 7c | 6m | |
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| 33 | unknown | 14m | |
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| 35 | Rien sans soleil | 7c | 12m | |
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| 36 | Brake the chalk for a wild ride | 6a | 15m | |
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| 37 | Take a walk on the wild side | 6a+ | 11m | |
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| 38 | Luxation | 6c+ | 11m | |
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| 39 | Leberwurst | 4a | 17m | |
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| 40 | Im Reich des Shogun part 1 | 8b+ | 18m | The original hard route of the crag, superseded 8 years later by part 2. |
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| 41 | Im Reich des Shoguns part 2 | 9a+ | 19m | Took a total of 13 years to complete, one of the hardest routes in the Basler Jura |
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| 42 | Bärni | 7b | 23m | |
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| 43 | Zwischen Urinkur und Rütlischwur | 6b | 22m | A nice climb with a slippy move at half height |
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