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Gangolf Haub - May 26, 2011 8:57 am Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2009
Climbed twiceStood on the summit of östliche Kesselwand twice, once in August 2007, once in August 2009. A wonderful scramble up the slopes underneath the west face, very steep and with good views onto the climbing routes.
Kikee - Aug 7, 2010 8:20 pm Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2010
ÖSTLICHE KESSELWANDHello to you, dear green and pro-nature friend, Gangolf ! First, thanx too much, for this very beautiful rocky place, that I had visited today, in this good sunny and agreable saturday ... I coupled this new visit, with the neary neighbour of the Westliche Kesselwand and it was very nice and savage ! Östliche Kesselwand is still less known, than Westliche Kesselwand : what a pity ! But one time when I was arrived on the rock, I was too happy ... I was asking me, how to reach the summital platform, if it gives one ? I walked along the aerian western sandstone wall, with very steep and hard slopes and a junglual forest ! I needed almost 20 minutes, for reaching the summital structure, which is remarkably preserved and silencious : the site is totally unknown by the hikers and the climbers ... A good thing ! What it was exceptionnal thereover, was certainly, the panorama : my mouth was falling open, my eyes were transported in another world ! From left to right, I saw so : Weidentalfels, Rothenberg, Heischberg, Höllenberg, Spirkelbach, Deicherfels, Westliche Kesselwand and Rindsberg summit ! Why, Gangolf, hadn't you visited the summital part of this Östliche Kesselwand ? It's still a very big fault ! From over, there's like a small path, for penetrating the platform and the panoramic site ! Pictures from the summit and the panorama are still again, missing, in your new article : not cool this, unfortunately ... But me, I'm having pictures of this remarkable spectacle and I will add my photos in the next time : you will be so happy, you will see ! I'm promicing this to you, personnaly ! Open your eyes in the next days and have a look on your article of Östliche Kesselwand ! And please : can you do an article, for the Westliche Kesselwand ? I'm waiting for your new topic, as fast as possible (with of course, the summital structure and the panorama ! ) ... See you soon and thank you too much again, for your great job ! HOURRAY !!!