GANESHA – UP-AND-COMING GERMAN ALPINIST FABIAN BUHL SOLO REDPOINTS HIS 8C+ 7-PITCH ROUTE

Up-and-coming German alpinist Fabian Buhl solo redpoints his route "Ganesha“ (8c+) at the Sonnwendwand, Loferer Steinplatte, Austria.


After being the first to repeat Alexander Huber’s “Nirwana” (8c+), a 7-pitch route on the Sonnwendwand at Loferer Steinplatte, which is considered one of the hardest multi-pitch routes in the World, Fabian Buhl was hooked.

The 26-year old wanted to establish his own first ascent in the same style, ground-up and solo with a bare minimum of bolts. Right next to “Nirwana” he manages to solo redpoint “Ganesha” (8c), a 7-pitch route named after his mojo: an elephant-headed Hindu god that is widely revered as the remover of obstacles and the God of New Beginnings.

A great image for overcoming many hurdles and risking big falls while developing his very own self-belay rope management system, which has given him the confidence to tackle many more solo projects in the future.