Kotecnik – Slovenia
What to expect?
You want to see a different climbing area and escape the hills around Graz for a long weekend? Then Kotecnik, just 1.5 hours by car from Graz, with its rocks set in idyllic wooded hillside, is exactly the right place.
This isn’t a course in the traditional sense with clear prerequisites and a defined goal – it’s much more about exploring crags together, getting to know different climbing styles and being professionally and individually supported by us – AND: having a holiday. This means we adapt individually to your needs, teaching you everything about outdoor sport climbing – whether you want to work on strength, technique, mindset, falling or rope technique topics. Whether it’s a chilled day outdoors or focused work on your goals, you decide day by day what you feel like. We choose the right climbing sector and organise everything so you can just concentrate on how the rough rock feels under your fingers.
About Kotecnik:
Kotecnik, with its beautifully forest-set walls near Celje, can be reached from Graz within a short time. At Kotecnik there are both shady and sunny sectors, so we can always climb at the right temperature whatever the weather. With a broad route selection starting from 4b, everyone will find something to their taste on the excellent limestone. There’s also a wide variety of climbing styles on offer: from slab climbing to technical face climbing all the way to athletic overhangs.
Prerequisites
You don’t necessarily need experience on real rock, but you should at least have some initial climbing and belaying experience, or have completed a course with us, and be able to climb a route at grade 4b (lead or top-rope doesn’t matter, taking rests is fine of course – after all, we’re on holiday). If you’re not sure whether you meet the prerequisites, just write to us or give us a call.
Getting There
Kotecnik is near Celje and is approximately 1.5 hours from Graz and one hour from Ljubljana by car. Getting there is easiest with your own car, but we’re happy to connect you for carpooling, and we also have up to 3 seats available ourselves. By public transport, Celje is reachable from Graz in 2 hours; we can also arrange to pick you up there by agreement.
Accommodation
In principle, accommodation is your free choice. We ourselves will be staying at Tourist Farm Tratnik, which we can highly recommend. Tratnik is a farmhouse located immediately adjacent to the Kotecnik crags. You can camp or park your campervan here, but there are also rooms available where you can rent a space with your own mattress and sleeping bag. There are of course bathroom facilities, a shared kitchen and seating both indoors and outdoors. You’re naturally also welcome to find any other nearby accommodation that suits you.
Price & Services
Included:
-3 climbing days with guidance & coaching from certified climbing instructors Josh or Michi (rest days or half-days can be arranged flexibly and spontaneously and don’t need to affect the whole group)
-Selection of sectors and routes according to the group’s goals and level
-Workshops on specific topics chosen by you
-Individual coaching towards your goals
-Tips & tricks from experienced climbing instructors on all aspects of climbing
-Rental gear (on request)
-Minimum age 16 years
Not included: transport | accommodation | food
Price: €260 per person
Schedule
Day 1: individual arrival in the morning | meeting, discussion of your expectations and goals at 11 a.m., then climbing | shared dinner and discussion of the next day
Day 2: 10 a.m. meeting for shared climbing / workshops on topics requested by you | shared dinner and discussion of the next day
Day 3: 10 a.m. meeting for shared climbing / workshops | possible shared dinner and departure
The trip goes ahead with a minimum of 3 participants.
Booking
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