Austria - Niederösterreich
Crag
Adlitzgräben is a real craggers crag, near to the old wealthy resort of Semmering. It is right next to the road, has nearly 200 hundred routes up to 40m in length, is steep, solid, well bolted and generally has good holds. It faces south but is sheltered from the sun by the trees, making it climbable in all but the coldest of weather. What more could you want? Well it would be nice if the routes were less polished, but the crowds that used to visit in the 90s now seem to be climbing indoors. It is well worth an extended visit.
Sun
The crag faces south. The trees provide some shelter in summer, and allow the sun through in winter
Crag
Hohe Wand is an extensive sub-alpine climbing area just an hours drive from Vienna. It is a beautiful place and a popular tourist destination, the whole area being a nature park, with a skywalk lookout over the cliffs themselves. The routes are up to 250m in length and usually bolted. The rock is sometimes of poor quality (in the lower sections) and sometimes outstanding (higher up). Because of the altitude and the fact that it is south facing, climbing is possible nearly all year round, although avoid hot sunny summer days and cold snowy winter ones.
Sun
The part of Hohe Wand pictured here gets the sun until late afternoon
