GRANITE LAND IN MALTAL, AUSTRIA

Autumn 2020 or contact me for available dates, 1 week price 950€.

Valley Maltatal with incredible granite rock and nature is situated between Villach and Salzburg in Austria in the Central Eastern Alps. Climbing in Maltatal is varied from short sports routes, alpine and sport multi-pitch routes and bouldering up to 8c. In winter time you can enjoy in ice climbing as well. Maltatal valley lies on an elevation between 800 and 2200m so climbing is possible all year round. Climbing in granite is completely different than in limestone, footwork should work for you all the time, so climbing week in Maltalal will give lots of fun and feet pain, but learning climbing in granite will give you a big progression in your climbing in general.

Availability: 8 climbers (minimum 4)

Provisional program:

day1: Getting into a valley and settled in an apartment or campsite.

day2: Starting the day with warm-up sports routes. Discussing your goals for this week and future.

day3: Climbing day with harder routes, on sight lesson. Discussion and learning reading the wall and way, how and where to clip, how to rest between clips and breathing technique, posture on grips and good holds. Learning skills listening to your body and pay attention to it. Discussion about the fear and minimize it with exercises.

day4: Climbing overhang routes concentration more on redpoint climbing. Reading the wall, working on the wall move by move,  learning visualization and planning the route by section, making progress.

day5: Easy day climbing with easy climbing on slabs, learning foot technique or sending our projects if unsuccessful the previous day.

day6: Bouldering, easy start. Climbing as much as possible, easy boulder problems, learning of having fun, learning spotting and reading boulders.

day7: Bouldering. Climbing harder boulder problems, working the moves and connecting them to successfully send the problem.

day8: Bouldering. Having fun and repeat whole knowledge from the past week and use it at boulder problem, hard and easy.

What do you need to bring?

Harness, climbing shoes, helmet, chalk bag and chalk ☺, belay device, sun crème, tent and sleeping bag, sleeping matters (depends on type of accommodation), warm and light clothes, approach shoes, your own food, stove if you have (not necessary) and silver wear, headlamp, and great mood. You need also to have your own insurance, we recommend to do it before at home.

What price included: In the price included climbing coaching and instruction, safety equipment-ropes, quickdraws, and crashpads but feel free to bring your own.

Not at the price: Transport, food, and insurance. Accommodation is not included in the price. Let us know if you need help with finding it, we can help you get some good deals.

Not at the price:

Your own transport to the destination and between crags, food, and insurance. Accommodation is not included in the price.