Kletterzentrum Hermagor

The Alpenverein's climbing centre in Hermagor

Kletterzentrum Hermagor is the climbing centre of the Hermagor section of the Austrian Alpenverein, in the gym of the Neue Mittelschule on Hauptstraße. It has more than 500 m² of roped climbing on walls 11.5 to 14 metres high, with about 60 routes graded from 4 to 8a and nine top-rope stations. In summer 2019 the section enlarged the side walls by about 100 m² and added four auto-belays and a children's wall designed by Wieserart. The former gymnastics room is now a bouldering room with 150 m² of climbing.

Visiting

The centre has opened every winter season, from mid-October to April, since 2003, with public sessions on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Anyone can buy a day ticket, a 10-visit card or an annual card, and Alpenverein members pay less. Annual-card and chip holders can also use the bouldering room every day, all year round. Shoes, harnesses and belay devices can be hired. Children's climbing runs on Wednesdays from 17:00, and the Spider Kids group trains on Fridays with qualified instructors.

Closed for renovation: as of October 2026 the climbing hall and the bouldering room are closed until further notice for extensive building work, including new washrooms, a rebuilt facade and work in the bouldering room. The section hasn't set a reopening date and will announce it on its website.