Prinzip Hoffnung

This article is about the Austrian climbing route. For the book by Ernst Bloch, see The Principle of Hope.

Prinzip Hoffnung
Principle Hope (Principle of Hope)
Anna Hazelnutt inspecting Prinzip Hoffnung
Map showing the location of Prinzip Hoffnung
Map showing the location of Prinzip Hoffnung
LocationBürs, Vorarlberg, Austria
Coordinates47°09′03″N 9°48′05″E / 47.15078°N 9.80127°E / 47.15078; 9.80127[1]
Climbing areaGerman: Bürser Platte
Route typeTraditional climbing
Vertical gain40 metres (130 ft)[2]
Pitches1
Grade5.14 R (US), 8b/+ (French), X/X+ (UIAA), or E9-E10 (British)[2][3]
First free ascentBeat Kammerlander [de]
(1997, as a sport climb),
(2009, as a traditional climb)

Prinzip Hoffnung (in English: Principle Hope or Principle of Hope), is a 40-metre (130 ft) long traditional climbing route on a thin crack up a conglomerate rock slab on the "Bürs plate cliff" (German: Bürser Platte) overlooking the village of Bürs in Vorarlberg, Austria.[2] The route was greenpointed by Austrian climber Beat Kammerlander [de] in 2009, and was one of the earliest traditional climbing routes to be graded at 5.14 R (American), 8b/+ (French), X/X+ (UIAA), or E9-E10 (British);[2] it is still considered one of the hardest traditional climbing routes in the world.[4]

  1. ^ "Prinzip Hoffnung X/X+". theCrag. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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