Author: Klemen Vodlan

In October 2019, a new edition of guidebook for Istria and Kvarner was published. This time it's even larger and richer, with additional areas of Gorski Kotar and islands: Vela Peša, Golubinjak, Vrbovsko, Antovo, Portafortuna, Belove stene, Baška, with drawings for Lubenice, Babina, Osoršćica and Lukovo. As always, we try to make each edition better and more useful. The new guidebook now has 36 crags and

Photo @ Matteo Menardi during his redpoint in Water world (9a) in the big cave of Osp There were crowds and climbers and hard ascents everywhere in Istria in the last days. The weather except the last weekend was great! Here are some of the news about hard ascents that we managed to catch in between. In the big cave of Osp, Italian Matteo Menardi climbed his 7th 9a, the

Old bolts from sector Babna in Osp @ photo by Project OSP We are back again a bit later than usual. Eh, that’s life, come on! In the last two weeks, weather was more than perfect with temps being over the average for the October, everything dry to climb on, perfect climbing conditions in the shade, sea temperature still above 20C, so perfect to relax after a full day of climbing.

Cristian D’Anzul trying his new project in Baratro, Bimba Yena (8c/c+) @ photo from his FB The hardest route done in the last days in Istria is Il sicario sanguinario (8c) in Baratro which was climbed by the Italian Cristian D'Anzul. By his words, this was just his endurance training route in order to prepare himself for the real challenge couple of meters to the right

photo @ Grotta Caterina from the outside Summer is gone, Sendtember is here! Temperatures finally dropped and made climbing conditions prime for climbing in Istria. Sendtember is here, so book your apartment as soon as possible and arrange your holidays, link here. The sea is still warm, while climbing conditions are perfect to tick your summer project. In the latest time not many hard routes were climbed,

photo @ Jaka Šprah in Water world (9a) in the big cave of Osp This week, 20 years old Jaka Šprah from Ljubljana (Slovenia) climbed his first 9a, Water world in the big cave of Osp. Already before he redpointed couple of routes in the 8c+ and 8c range, onsighted till 8b and did boulders up to FB8a and now he was ready to join the fancy

photo @ Vera Gussetti in Violento dubbio (8b) in Baratro Another heat wave hit Istria and also all the Europe in the last week but still some climbers refused to be beaten. In Baratro, the secret summer crag above the gulf of Trieste, Vera Gussetti took down the connection between the classic routes Violenza carnale (8a) and Dubbio finale (8a+) named Violento dubbio (8b). This connection route consists of

As the temperatures dropped a bit, also climbers hit the road towards Istrian »summer« climbing areas. Klemen Novak visited Baratro where he flashed Placcoman (8a) and redpointed Dino Šturmans artificial Attila (8c), which was first ascended by Swiss climber Simon Wandeler. The extension named Attila lunga (8c+) was later freed by Matej Sova. The first part consists of a hard bouldery start on small crimps in

Photo @ Sector “Freezer aka Hladilnik” on the far right side of Mišja peč Summer heat just doesn't let go, the temperatures are far above 30 degrees Celsius during the day and also much more than 20°C already in the morning. Climbing is possible only in fresh caves such as Baratro, Skedenj, Grotta Caterina, maybe even in the summer sector of Buzetski kanjon. For sure, deep

Maša Arnšek in Placcoman (8a) in Baratro @ photo from her FB In the last days, first heat waves of the year arrived. It was hot, humid and perfect for the first swim in the sea of the year. Deep water soloing season started, check where to go here. What about climbing news from Istria? Andraž Gregorčič used some last good climbing conditions before summer in Mišja peč with