12 May M10 on Koenigspitze North face

 
Florian and Martin Riegler from South Tyrol – Italy carried out in winter 2010 the first ascent of a new route on the Königspitze (3,951m) North face, in Ortler Cevedale group. The duo climbed the overhanging rocky wall at the base of the North wall, East from the big seracs: the result is a (bolted) seven pitches dry-tooling route, 3 pitches being around M10/M0+.
 
In the upper section, after a snow slope at 45°, Brothers Riegler climbed a M5 section, then the left sector of the big northern Königspitze wall. The route is 1,000 meters long WI5/M10 and  snow slopes up to 55°
 
Schachmatt (Checkmate)
Königspitze 3.851m North Face
First ascent – winter 2010 by Florian and Martin Riegler
M10 + 1000m WI5 55 °
 
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Source: Riegler brothers – Climbing.de
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