Grossglockner ascent by the normal route

Nice climbing afternoon We enjoyed discovering outdoor climbing safely with kind advices Thank you very much

We personally enjoyed our day out with Cveto - he’s clearly a very knowledgeable person and climber. He set up anchors for us well and gave us a nice intro to lead climbing. However there were some aspects of the day we find detracted from the experience. First, there were hidden costs we were not aware of when we initially booked the activity and paid the up front price. Specifically we were told we needed to pay to rent the rope we used and the quick draws used on the day, which we would have considered to be essential climbing gear (and therefore included in the price). The second issue with the rentals is that we were only told about the rental costs the day before the trip, when we were in Bled and had already paid on Explore Share. Cveto also tried to charge us for helmet hire until we pointed out that they are explicitly listed on the website as included in the main price. Second, there were points when my climbing partner and I were belaying one another and Cveto would wander off. At some points he wandered off to speak to other climbers and at others to people in the area. We had hoped to receive some tips on our climbing and suggestions on form or technique as beginner-intermediate climbers but didn’t receive many. Finally Cveto’s car was in the garage so we had to drive the three of us to the start of the approach. We had no problem with this as we understood the situation with his car but felt that if we were to drive him then charging for kit (which again we felt was essential climbing gear) didn’t make much sense. We’d like to emphasise that Cveto was very experienced and we felt safe and comfortable with him and that overall we really did enjoy our day out, but are sharing these points for other people’s awareness and perhaps for Cveto and co to maybe reconsider some of their policies!

We had an excellent time. Our Guide Yu Sonohara took good care of us.

It was a great walk with Chiba. My only mistake was not taking sun cream. The whole process was efficient and good. To have no one on the summit and crater was something I’ll never forget. Challenging and rewarding. Love Japan and Mount Fuji.

Nice.