Hansjörg’s Day Off – Free Soloing Three Big Wall Routes in the Dolomites
Austrian climber Hansjörg Auer fulfills his dream of free soloing three classic big wall routes in the Dolomites, linking them by paraglider.
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Austrian climber Hansjörg Auer fulfills his dream of free soloing three classic big wall routes in the Dolomites—Vinatzer/Messner Route (UIAA 6+, 800 meters) on Marmolada South Face, Abramkante Route (UIAA 7-, 500 meters) on Piz Ciavazes and Grosse Mauer Route (UIAA
7-, 300 meters) Sas Dla Crusc—in under 12 hours, linking the peaks by paraglider flights.