Alpenverein Baden

About Alpenverein Baden

Alpenverein Baden is the Baden section of the Austrian Alpine Club (Österreichischer Alpenverein), with an office and its own bouldering room at Theaterplatz 2. The section offers bouldering and climbing courses for children and adults, hikes, ski tours and mountain bike rides – and for more than 115 years it has run the Badener Hütte in the Großvenediger area.

Bouldering for children and young people

In the bouldering room on the 1st floor at Theaterplatz 2, weekly courses run on school days, with 4 to 6 children per session. In the 2026/27 school year, the course year began on 22, 23 and 24 September 2026:

• Tuesday with Markus Sovik: 15:30, 16:30 and 17:30, one hour each
• Wednesday with Peter Meyer: 15:30, 16:30 and 17:30
• Thursday with Erik Rekirsch: 16 and 17 h
• Cost: 10 euros per session

For insurance reasons, all children must be members of the Alpenverein. You register online via the link on the website; Peter Meyer answers questions on 0660 8617707. If you want to join in the middle of the semester or put your name down for winter and spring 2027, write to info@alpenverein-baden.at.

Learning to climb

After the bouldering course, young people can move on to the climbing courses; beginners' courses are also available for adults of all ages. Climbing takes place in the section's own rooms, in climbing halls nearby and, when the weather is suitable, in the climbing areas around Baden. The course leader is Arno Unterrainer, a qualified sport climbing instructor. In autumn the section also offers family climbing courses in the climbing hall; dates on request from him.

What is on the programme in winter 2026/27

• 22 November 2026: hike on the Veitsch
• 9 December 2026, 18:30 to 20 h: ski touring update at Theaterplatz – tour planning with alpenvereinaktiv.com and the stop-or-go principle
• 12 December 2026: easy ski tour in the Veitsch-Brunneralm ski area, meeting point 8 h at Baden railway station, travel in the Alpenverein bus
• 31 December 2026, 10:30 to 15 h: New Year's Eve hike to the Eiserne Tor on the Hoher Lindkogel
• Ski tours for young people and adults: 23 January and 20 February 2027 in the Mürztal, 24 April 2027 up the Schneeberg
• Ski technique training: 16 February 2027 on the night slope at the Hirschenkogel, 13 March 2027 at the Stuhleck or in Mariensee; small groups of no more than six participants, 65 euros excluding ski pass
• 2 April 2027: mountain bike ride up the Hoher Lindkogel

The Christmas party is on 19 December 2026: from 15:30 punch and biscuits in the office at Theaterplatz, at 16:30 a lantern and torch walk by the Alpenverein youth through the Kurpark, and from 18 h a party in the Rudolfshof, Gaminger Berg 5. Table reservations via info@alpenverein-baden.at.

The Badener Hütte

The section's mountain hut stands at 2,608 metres in the Venediger Group in Tyrol, on the Adlerweg. The easiest approach is from Gruben along footpath 921. The hut has 13 beds in rooms and 39 dormitory places, plus an unlocked, heatable winter room with eight places. Since 2026, Florian Schmetzer and Tamara Gößler have been running the hut. The rope-secured route 924B up the Kristallwand was closed for more than a year after a rockfall and has been open again since July 2026.

• 2027 season: 2 July to 11 September 2027
• Reservations: via the Alpenverein hut reservation system, for 2027 from 1 December 2026
• Hut telephone: +43 664 9155666

Becoming a member

If you join from 1 September 2026 and pay the 2027 fee straight away, your membership is free for the rest of 2026; the same applies to children under the family discount. To register, an e-mail with your name, address and date of birth to mitgliederservice@alpenverein-baden.at is enough. Membership includes discounts at Alpenverein huts and liability insurance. If you would like to help – with the hut, paths, nature conservation or tours – get in touch with chairman Erik Sehnal.

You can find more options under Sport in the Baden district and Clubs in the district. More from Baden is available under Baden at a glance.

Contact

• Office: Theaterplatz 2, 2500 Baden
• E-mail: info@alpenverein-baden.at, for membership mitgliederservice@alpenverein-baden.at
• Chairman: DI Mag. Erik Sehnal, 0681 81439120
• Climbing: Arno Unterrainer, 0664 1854147
• Newsletter: sign up on the section's website

Automatically translated from German.

Compiled by our editorial team.