Climbing Articles: About Us, Austria or Argentina

Thu, Oct 22, 2026Events Argentina

CAMP’s 25th bouldering festival: 7–8 November 2026

CAMP’s outdoor festival returns to Sierra de los Difuntos with a Sunday competition, optional Saturday climbing and camping, and a trek for non-climbers.

Joe Rushton

Sun, Oct 18, 2026News Austria

New, rebuilt and coming soon: Austria's climbing halls in 2026

Vienna has gained three bouldering halls since late 2024, Wels and Voitsberg have reopened after rebuilds, and Graz, Innsbruck, Leoben, Spittal and Völs have halls on the way. Here's what changed in Austria's climbing walls in 2026, and what's coming.

Joe Rushton

Sat, Oct 17, 2026Advice Austria

Do you need a Kletterschein to climb in Austria?

Austria's Alpine Club issues Kletterschein belay cards, but almost none of the halls we list asks to see one. Here's what they ask of roped climbers instead, from signed declarations and staff checks to membership rules and children's consent forms.

Joe Rushton

Sat, Oct 17, 2026Events Austria

Austria's 2026 climbing championships and the season ahead

Who won the 2026 Austrian bouldering, speed and lead titles, the highlights of Austria's international season, and the competitions still to come in the country's halls, from the autumn state championships to the World Climbing Series in Innsbruck in June 2027.

Joe Rushton

Sat, Oct 17, 2026Advice Austria

Outdoor climbing in Austria: crags, boulders and via ferratas

Where to climb on real rock in Austria, from bouldering in the Zillertal and the Maltatal to sport crags in the Wilder Kaiser, the Ötztal and the hills around Vienna, plus how via ferratas are graded and when to go.

Joe Rushton

Tue, Jul 30, 2024About Us