Halleluja! The Tyrolean Climbing Church Is Finished
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Bouldering is now possible in an Innsbruck church dating back to the 1970s. The former parish church was transformed into a sports paradise. "Krone" visited the unique climbing hall in Austria before the opening.
On 7 November, the parish church Petrus Canisius, converted into a Boulder Church, opens.
The project of a "climbing church" in Innsbruck, which was first publicly ventilated by diocesan bishop Hermann Glettler in September 2024, has been completed. After the finalized plans were presented in September 2025, the opening is now immediately in front of the church door with 7 November. From then on, Glettler emphasized that the previously used room should be both "spiritual gas station" and "meeting place" for the Boulder community.
In the former parish church Petrus Canisius in Innsbruck a boulder hall is being built. Where church services were celebrated earlier, climbers will train and spend time. At the same time, the location remains a place for pastoral care and religious offers. The opening is planned for November 7, 2026. INNSBRUCK. Behind the project stands Guntram Mattle, Managing Director of Steinblock. For the former professional boulderer it is already the four…
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