Arco - Dolce Vita & Climbing: Days 1-3

So happy I spontaneousely joined this trip to Arco! Even though Fabi, who had mainly been the one to invite me, was ill and thus came by only for a few days, I had an amazing time with Max, Nadja, Ceren and Marian. And what can I say: Arco just flashed me with its incredible landscapes made of all sorts and hights of mountains and rock walls, hovering over lake Garda. The colourful autumn vibe plus premium climbing did the rest to make this unexpected beauty totally flash me.

Day 0-1: We drive to Arco by car with a stop-over in Innsbruck for one night. The next day, we drive the remaining three hours down towards the Garda mountains and hit the first crag right away for some warm-up climbing, getting a feel for the slabby (dt. plattig), sometimes polished limestome (dt. Kalkstein). After a couple of routes we drive on to our camp site.

Day 3: Two days after (I needed to work one day in between) we hop onto the multipitch (dt. Mehrseillänge) "Via Lety". The first five pitches are amazing and help us remind ourselves of the required rope techniques while enjoying beautiful views of the valley. The upper two however are demanding especially mentally, with a weird and scary traverse, leaving all of us mentally drained. Still, we celebrate our first multipitch top of the trip!Read more