FamGni: there is a bench on the summit
A good tower on the Hannibalturm, full south side, brutally warm. We took the traverse instead of the 7a+ on A0.
Machine-translated from the German original. The German version is the one I actually wrote.
Full south side and brutally warm. At the Furka that means either you start early or you sweat.
The 6a+ friction pitch is not trivial. Friction is worse in heat as a matter of physics, and standing on granite with damp fingers you notice it immediately.
Instead of the 7a+ on A0 we took the exposed leftward traverse. That’s the better variant — airy, but logical, and you don’t have to grab the rope.
There’s a bench on the summit. On a granite tower that’s a mildly absurd sight and definitely worth mentioning. The rappel line got us down quickly.