Author: Klemen Vodlan

Gianfranco Dušič from Rijeka (Croatia) on Thursday climbed his first 8c ever in the big cave of Osp. He fired 55-meter long endurance testpiece Osapska pošast on his third try. The first part (7c) of Osapska pošast (aka the monster of Osp) was bolted long time ago by Jure Bobnar, then Klemen Bečan showed up in the cave, saw this project and extended it for

In the last week the weather was so-so. It started with the tropical heat and humidity followed by perfect conditions with the sun and burja (strong and cold wind from the north-east). Karies, the 8a+ in the sector behind the village of Osp was fur sure the route of the week. :D It was redpointed on the 3rd try of the day by only 12-years old

Klemen above the lake in the big cave of Osp @ Photo by Luka Fonda We have prepared you an interesting 5 minute interview with one of the Slovenia’s best rock climbers ever – Klemen Bečan. He is famous in the world of climbing as the first Slovenian male competitor who won in lead World cup competition, the first to onsight 8b, 8b+, 8c and 8c+

With good weather conditions also hard ascents came immediately. In the first days of this week we noticed some impressive ascents all over Istria. For the weekend young Jaka Šprah from Ljubljana redpointed his 3rd 8b ever, Lahko noč Irena in Mišja peč. In Baratro Klemen Kejžar sent Sicario di sanguinario, historical 8c which was done this summer as well by strong climbing couple from the Dolomites:

The autumn season for climbing in Istria began! Friday and Saturday was raining a bit, temps drop down significantly and the cold wind from north started to blow, so this week we expect beautiful weather and perfect conditions for climbing in our favorite climbing areas. Yesterday there were already many climbers in Osp, the camping is getting crowded, the grapes in vineyards are being picked, autumn

Finally the temps dropped down and immediately we saw some impressive ascents in the crags of Istria. Marko Šturm from Nova Gorica, Slovenia redpointed his first 8b+ ever. He climbed the 45 meters long Active discharge in the big cave of Osp. Well done, dude! Croatian Gianfranco Dušič visited for his 26th birthday the secret cave of Skedenj near Sežana. He gave himself the best birthday present

The summer is here! That's the reason for this article. :) In Istria you can easily combine summer holidays on the seaside with some climbing in between. Of course you have to avoid climbing in the sun, so we suggest you the following summer climbing areas in Istria: Buzetski kanjon For sure one of the best summer destinations you can choose in Istria. Sector Pengari is in the

This spring Betka Galičič (Slovenian famous bolting lady, author of the majority of routes in Slovenia) cleaned and equipped 10 new routes in Buzetski kanjon near the town Buzet in Croatia. You will find them on the left side of sector Pengari. The routes are all 25-40 meters long in the range from 6a to 6c+. They are completely vertical and of great quality on

#Tbt: In the end of May Stefan Bednar from Slovakia succeeded in his first 9a: Sanjski par extension in Mišja peč: check the news! In this post, we are attaching a video of his ascent of the route: And to make you laugh, here is a video of his brutal fall to the ground where he skipped three quickdraws in a row, knowing that in case of

It's already been half a year since our portal www.climbistria.com was first launched and the time passed really fast! A lot had happened from the birth of the page that made us happy. Starting with our first visits and good feedbacks that grew interest among climbers, to more serious business later on, including our first promotions and first advertisements. We are proud to announce that in