Tyrol is Austria's alpine heartland and the region with the most varied climbing in the country. In the north, the limestone of the Kaiser Mountains – where Dülfer, Buhl and later Glowacz and Huber pushed the limits – and of the Karwendel and Wetterstein rises above the Inn valley; Innsbruck has crags such as the Martinswand above Zirl, the Kletterarena Nordkette and the Höttinger Steinbruch practically on its doorstep. To the south, the Central Alps bring granite and gneiss: the Zillertal with the Ewige Jagdgründe near Ginzling and over 1,000 boulders, and the Ötztal with more than 750 routes on 21 crags around Oetz and Längenfeld. East Tyrol adds the Lienz Dolomites and the high peaks of the Glockner and Venediger groups.
The Inn valley motorway and railway make most areas easy to reach, and a dense network of Alpine Club huts supports longer climbs. Valley crags are often climbable from spring to late autumn, while alpine routes are mainly done from July to September.
Part of Austria, Tyrol has 1226 routes documented on climbing.place. Routes range from grade 1 to 11. Explore its 19 crags and sectors below.
Often climbed in July, August, September.