Austria · Grazer Bergland
Strauchdieb
A new (2025) nine-pitch outing on the right edge of the Breite Wand that weaves between the bushes. Three spots of UIAA 5-/5, otherwise easier. Still a little earthy in places.
5a9 pitches260 m
Grazer Bergland
Austria
The Grazer Bergland is the limestone hill country north of Graz in Styria, around Mixnitz, the Rote Wand, the Röthelstein and the Hochlantsch. The walls are low, wooded and mostly south facing, with a long tradition of well-bolted routes of up to a dozen pitches. Bases are Mixnitz, Tyrnau and Frohnleiten, all close to the S35 expressway between Graz and Bruck an der Mur. Spring and autumn are best; midsummer is hot on the south faces.
- Route
- 1
- Grade span
- 5a
- Longest route: Strauchdieb
- 260 m
Where and when
Location and climate
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Breite Wand, Röthelstein · 947 m
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar (usual season) | Apr (usual season) | May (usual season) | Jun (usual season) | Jul | Aug | Sep (usual season) | Oct (usual season) | Nov (usual season) | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily high °C | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Mean daily low °C | −8 | −7 | −3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | −1 | −6 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 947 m. Area climate from Open-Meteo reanalysis. Temperatures are adjusted to the height of the crag; rain comes from a grid cell of about 10 to 25 km, and summer highs on sea cliffs can read a few degrees low. The wall and valley can differ. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
1 route
Routes in Grazer Bergland
Local words
At the crag and in town
German
- Seil
- rope
- Expresse, Exe
- quickdraw
- Bohrhaken
- bolt
- Stand
- belay, anchor
- Seillänge
- pitch
- Zu!
- Take!
- Seil!
- Slack!
- Seil ein!
- Take in!
Austria