New Hard Mixed on Piz Badile in Switzerland

David Hefti and Marcel Schenk climbed a new mixed/ice route they called Nordest Supercombo M7R 800m up the northeast face of Piz Badile in Switzerland. “The face was steeper than it looked from below and required total commitment,” said Schnek to PlanetMountain.com.

“The view onto the Cengalo glacier was fantastico and we gained height with every swing of the ice axe. The pitches were demanding and the angle lessened only very slowly. From the snow slope we reached the upper section of the route, the spade-shaped part, after five long 60-metre pitches.” Read more here.