Prinzip Hoffnung
| Prinzip Hoffnung | |
|---|---|
| Principle Hope (Principle of Hope) | |
Anna Hazlett inspecting Prinzip Hoffnung | |
| Location | Bürs, Vorarlberg, Austria |
| Coordinates | 47°09′03″N 9°48′05″E / 47.15078°N 9.80127°E |
| Climbing area | German: Bürser Platte |
| Route type | Traditional climbing |
| Vertical gain | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Pitches | 1 |
| Grade | 5.14 R (US), 8b/+ (French), X/X+ (UIAA), or E9-E10 (British) |
| First free ascent | Beat Kammerlander (1997, as a sport climb), (2009, as a traditional climb) |
Prinzip Hoffnung (in English: Principle Hope or Principle of Hope), is a 40-metre (130 ft) long traditional climbing route on a thin crack up a conglomerate rock slab on the "Bürs plate cliff" (German: Bürser Platte) overlooking the village of Bürs in Vorarlberg, Austria. The route was greenpointed by Austrian climber Beat Kammerlander in 2009, and was one of the earliest traditional climbing routes to be graded at 5.14 R (American), 8b/+ (French), X/X+ (UIAA), or E9-E10 (British); it is still considered one of the hardest traditional climbing routes in the world.