Seven-pitch 5.14 in Switzerland
Matthias Trottmann leading the crux second pitch of 6,4 Sekunden in Switzerland.Photo by Thomas Scheuner, courtesy of www.sportclimbing.de.
Matthias Trottmann has completed the latest of Europe’s desperate multipitch free climbs: 6,4 Sekunden (“6.4 Seconds”), a seven-pitch 5.14a on Switzerland’s Fürenwand. The 31-year-old Swiss climber bolted the route last year and started working on the free climb in January, dodging icicles that fell from the 2,000-foot-high cliff band. Earlier this summer, Trottmann redpointed every pitch of the route in a day: 5.11, 5.13d/14a, 5.13c, 5.13b, 5.13b, 5.13a, 5.12b. Trottmann has finished as high as fourth in World Cup competitions.
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