... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... The over-plotted solid line indicates the position of the SUMER slit, while the dashed-dotted lines indicate the EIS raster FOV. ... We aim with the present study to provide observational evidences on whether coronal hole spicules reach coronal temperatures. ... We clearly associated the red- and blue-shifted emissions in transition region lines with rotating but also with rising and descending plasmas, respectively. ...