Safety when climbing
The Climbers Paradise project is gradually improving the quality and safety of the Tyrolean climbing infrastructure (especially via ferratas and climbing gardens). When climbing infrastructure is newly developed or renovated, this is done in accordance with appropriate quality standards. The descriptions of the individual climbing areas have been carefully checked. Nevertheless, factual or content-related errors cannot be ruled out. Numerous climbing areas on the platform have not yet been renovated or inspected and it will be some time before this has been done comprehensively.
The information provided on this platform is intended as an aid and does not replace prior tour planning and the necessary personal responsibility such as experience in all outdoor sports and with your own climbing equipment.
The operators of the homepage accept no liability in this respect. All athletes climb exclusively at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety: climbing is a sport that is always associated with a residual risk.
Climbing requires the correct use of climbing equipment and the various rope, safety and climbing techniques. If you are not careful and make mistakes, you can still seriously injure yourself and others.
With all types of climbing, you are also exposed to alpine dangers such as falling ice and rocks, thunderstorms and weather-related falls. In particular, the danger of falling rocks in the Alps (stones of varying numbers and sizes) should not be underestimated. To ensure the safety of the individual, wearing a climbing helmet, for example, is compulsory as part of the climbing equipment.
We refer and refer to the climbing rules and safety aspects of the ÖAV:
The "Climbing Garden Manual", which was revised and reissued in 2019, describes the quality standards for climbing gardens and bouldering areas in detail.
You can browse through and download the handbook here.
The climbing garden handbook is a funding project.
The most important quality criterion in climbing gardens is the safety of the routes. The Climbers Paradise Tirol association would like to offer climbing garden setters the opportunity to receive further training in the form of seminars in order to maintain or improve the standard in this respect. Drill seminars are offered as required, with the aim of ensuring uniform quality standards in the climbing gardens and bouldering areas as well as facilitating an exchange of experience between the participants. These quality standards are based on the climbing garden handbook. Detailed information on the manual is available under 'Climbing Garden Manual'.
Quality assurance in Climbers Paradise Tirol is a funded project.
The routes on the website have been set up and rated by various climbers over decades - there are no standardized rating criteria. The difficulty ratings are based on the French rating system. The route lengths are only approximate and are usually rounded up. A 70 m rope and 15 quickdraws should be sufficient for most sport climbing routes. The knot at the end of the rope is a standard measure and should never be missing!