Langenfels
One of the best and most popular crags in the North of the Vosges. Langenfels has many excellent, well bolted routes on a number of towers. A beautiful place with some excellent climbing. In the heat of summer, the small lake just down the road offers ice cream, beer, sunbathing and swimming.
From the south drive to Lembach and follow the road and signs northwards to the the large parking area for Le chateau de Fleckenstein. Park here and walk gently up the road for 5 minutes to the tourist information buildings and go up to the right to the first sector. Continue up the paths on both sides of the towers to the other sectors.
Sport and bolted routes
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| A00 | SECTOR A | LA GRANDE TOUR. The first tower up from the Tourist Forsthaus complex |
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| A01 | Haut/Bas fragile | 6a+ | 20m | The route furthest left on the north west side. Sandy. |
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| A02 | Un balcon en foret | 6b+ | 20m | |
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| A03 | L'anxiolithique | 6b+ | 20m | Just left of the corner |
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| A04 | Normalweg | 5a | 20m | The corner. Sparsely bolted |
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| A05 | Faux picasso, vrai pique-assiette | 6b+ | 25m | To the right of the corner |
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| A06 | Fleckensteinerweg | 6a | 25m | A popular route on the west side, with nice views to Fleckenstein |
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| A07 | Rue de Fil | 6c | 30m | The left hand route on the long south face |
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| A08 | Poulpe friction | 7a | 30m | This and the next 3 south face routes all finish at the same lower off |
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| A09 | Normale sup | 6b+ | 30m | A variation start to poulpe friction |
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| A10 | Vol des chauves-souris | 6c | 30m | |
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| A11 | Chauve qui peut | 6c+ | 30m | |
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| A12 | Talwand | 6a | 30m | A long route up the slab and crack on the right of the south face |
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| A13 | L'invitation au voyage | 7a | 30m | Shares the same start with the next two routes, this is the left hand route |
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| A14 | La montée de l'insignicance | 7a | 30m | |
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| A15 | Lemures et lamentations | 6c | 30m | The last of the three routes. Finishes up the wall left of Ostwandriss |
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| A16 | Ostwandriss | 6a+ | 20m | The obvious crack on the south east side |
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| A17 | Les phobies berbére | 7a | 20m | The wall right of the crack is not easy |
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| A18 | la petite maure | 7a | 20m | Nice technical moves in the middle |
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| A19 | La maure aux trousses | 6b | 20m | |
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| A20 | Les 39 marches | 6a | 20m | |
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| B00 | SECTOR B | ANDROS. The 2nd sector is mostly friendly overhangs located on the southeast side |
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| B01 | Manon Lascaux | 6a | 15m | The first route at the left hand side |
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| B02 | L'AB prévaut | 6b | 15m | Same lower off as Manon |
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| B04 | Andro-pof | 6c | 15m | |
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| B05 | Joie Lascaux | 7a+ | 15m | |
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| B06 | Tautavel | 6c | 15m | The first of three excellent 6c overhangs |
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| B07 | La scorie jaune | 6c | 15m | |
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| B08 | Tavelure | 6c+ | 15m | |
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| B09 | Andras | 6a+ | 15m | The leftward slanting crack in the middle of sector B |
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| B10 | Version gélatine | 6b | 15m | |
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| B11 | Andropopos | 6b | 15m | |
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| B12 | Hiltinéris | 5c+ | 15m | |
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| B13 | Unknown | 5b | 15m | |
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| B14 | Sous les jupes des filles | 15m | |
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| B15 | Marc au Chorro | 6a | 15m | |
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| B16 | Highstone | 6a+ | 15m | |
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