Headless Children - Schijenfluh
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Kilian Fischhuber making the first repeat of Headless Children, Schijenfluh, Rätikon
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Beauty
First ascent
Marco Müller, Koni Mathis, Bruno Rüdisser 1997 - 1999. FFA: Mark Amann
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Length
250m
Difficulty
8b
Published on
11/09/2025
This 9-pitch route, boasts difficulties up to French 8b and was first ascended between 1997 and 1999 by Marco Müller, Koni Mathis and Bruno Rüdisser before being freed by Mark Amann. Despite being described as an amazingly beautiful climb, Headless Chicken dropped off the radar until 2016, when Austria’s Kilian Fischhuber made the second free ascent and confirmed both its beauty and 8b difficulties.
Itinerary
P1: 5, 45m
P2: 7a+, 30m
P3: 7b+, 30m
P4: 7c, 25m
P5: 7c+ (8a), 25m
P6: 7c/+ (7c+), 18m
P7: 8a+ (8b) 25m
P8: 6c+ (7b), 17m
P9: 6b+, 45m
In parenthesis the grade suggestions according to Luisa Deubzer who repeated the route with Janina Reichstein on 11/08/2025.
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Beauty
First ascent
Marco Müller, Koni Mathis, Bruno Rüdisser 1997 - 1999. FFA: Mark Amann
By
Planetmountain.com
Length
250m
Difficulty
8b
Published on
11/09/2025
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