St-Triphon ***

St-Triphon, the old queen crag of Canton Vaud remains a favorite of the young and old, beginners and experts, climbers and spectators. This former rock quarry resembles an ancient arena with little walls. lt is ideal for family outings and sprinkled with easy fun climbs. Unfortunately, excessive traffic on the easy routes has left the holds worn and greasy. In 2009, Francois Nicole shot into the limelight when he sent his long time project “Amazonie” (estimated to be 9a). It stood 8 years (2017) before Nils Favre repeated the line. A new foothold as well as a different solution for the exit moves has made the route somewhat easier. In the last few years, other projects were freed. Upper Wallis climber Patrik Aufdenblatten accomplished the 2019 ascent of “Combinazione” (9a), which combines the hardest cruxes of “Le Sort s’acharne” and “Amazonie”. Dylan Chuat, the “Young Gun” from Lower Wallis added “Un bel ete” (9a) to the fray. Until now, this is the areas hardest route. St-Triphon is easily accessible using public transportation.

6.11.2023
In the extreme WEST volume 1, page 215, the information on route 59 "Pythagore" is mixed up: 6c goes around to the right, 7a goes "tout droit", i.e. straight ahead!