Renting an apartment in Austria was trickier than we expected. There are a plenty of free apartments in Vienna and Mödling, but it’s hard to decide where exactly to live.
How far from the work? How far from climbing? If we move close to Wienerwald forest we could train on the hills. Or maybe we should live close to the freeway, we are probably going to drive somewhere a few times a week and on weekends…But there is also climbing in Mödling, should we live in that part of the town? After all, it would be pretty cool just to walk to sport climbing!
How about indoor climbing? Close to a climbing gym is always a safe bet, but close to which gym? It’s hard to know where we are going to train, or where our future friends will be training. On the other hand it’s possible to free climb year around here. So are we going to use a climbing gym as much as we did in Umeå? Probably not.
It’s difficult to choose, but what makes it even harder, is the Austrian law that says that whichever apartment we rent, we have to stay there for at least one year + 3 months notice time. And a two-months' provision plus three months' deposit (= 4000 €) makes sure you will actually stay in the apartment.
Wine fields
Anu & corn fields, Wienerwald in the background
A road
Hiking somewhere in Höllental. When you have a guidebook in German and cannot really read German… the approach can become a bit longer.
Views from the road to Semmering
More serpentine roads
Aperol spritz is a popular drink here. It’s surprisingly bitter (and strong). Easy to drink too much.
And we finally got an apartment. It’s in Mödling, right next to Wienerwald. The closest crag and gym are both 2 km from the apartment.
I found my inner hipster and decided to make some chili-walnut-protein-bread.
More hipster stuff. I started to grow some herbs.
Paprika
Pepperoni. Sadly not a strong one.
A lemon tree
Husarentempel and a view to Vienna. This is on Föhrenberge in Wienerwald.
Naschmarkt in Vienna
Findings from the market
When you find a 3 kg tomato, it’s good to remember that also Arnold Schwarzenegger comes from Austria.
A rainy day at crags. I guess there is a point in living close to gyms.
Kletterhalle Wien. This hall is 1200 m2 and 16 meters high. There are 2000 m2 climbing surface and 400 m2 bouldering surface. 16 meters doesn’t sound too high, but as the wall overhangs more than 10 meters...it’s enough.
They also have slab walls
This is probably the best solution for a climbing wall structure I’ve seen
Austrian way of belaying
A small wall and a lowline for kids
The outdoor part of Kletterhalle Wien. 3000 m2 area and 200 m2 bouldering surface
150 m2 bouldering surface on real boulders. Looks like someone forgot a baby here.
A slackline
Hehe
