The crags

Located on the border between Austria and Germany, the Chinesiche Mauer is one of best and biggest climbing areas in the Tyrol. The massive wall forms part of the Öfelekopfes in the Wetterstein mountain range and suddenly springs impressively into...

Amid Austria’s Hohen Tauern massif lies the bouldering area Felbertauern. The boulders are situated on beautiful alpine meadows and surrounded by majestic mountains and besides this magnificent location the area offers technically challenging problems. In summer there are a lot...

There are also some great bouldering areas in the region around Vienna in the Eastern corner of the Alps. In fact, over 500 boulder problems can be reached in less than 1 hour south of the capital and these are...

It was in 2008 that Bernd Zangerl first introduced the Silvretta bouldering area and, given the beauty of the landscape, the quantity of problems and the mild climate, it’s worth having another look at this Austrian resort. The area was...

Imagine a beautiful green narrow valley with pasturing cows and snow-capped peaks. A stream gushes happily through it, and a small road winds upwards, past the occasional farm, through the odd hamlet. Now imagine that littered within this valley there...