Keyword: Plaisir

Perfect for anyone who enjoys climbing in Western Switzerland: the alpine publisher "Edition Filidor" has reissued two of its popular climbing guides for 2025. Depending on your personal preference (and climbing level), you'll find the perfect climbing tour in Switzerland plaisir WEST (Volume 2) or Switzerland extreme West (Volume 2). And now the best part—we're giving away one of each of the two books (for the raffle).

To coincide with the 2025 reissue of the climbing guides extrem WEST (Volume 2) and plaisir WEST (Volume 2), author Sandro von Känel presents his favorite climbing areas from both books exclusively for Lacrux. So, if you're not from the area, or have other hobbies or commitments besides climbing, you'll find a compact overview of the most worthwhile destinations here.

Do you love multi-pitch climbing and prefer moderate levels of difficulty and well-secured routes? Then you should take a closer look at these five Plaisir multi-pitch routes in the Bernese Oberland and Furka area.