Part of Ostříží stěny, Babylón has 15 routes documented on climbing.place. Routes range from grade 2 to 6. Routes are listed below with grade, style, and community notes.
Common styles: Rock Climbing, Textile belay.
Rules
OVK: Use magnesium according to sandstone rules, first ascents only with the consent of the administrator.
This sector is closed in spring for nesting birds. Check the current dates in the ČHS crag database.
Ostříží stěny and the Rájec valley are closed in spring for nesting birds. Check the current dates in the ČHS crag database.
The ČHS rules for climbing in Bohemian sandstone areas apply.
- Chalk is banned.
- No metal protection (cams, nuts, pitons) – only slings, knots and textile "UFOs" between the rings.
- Climb on dry rock only – wet sandstone softens and breaks.
- Do not alter the rock surface.
- Abseil from the summit rings.
Parts of the area lie in Bohemian Switzerland National Park and the Elbe Sandstones Protected Landscape Area, where seasonal closures for nesting birds apply. Check the ČHS crag database before you go.
4+
Severní cesta
Crack into the hole (hourglass) and left to the next hourglasses. From them up and right… Rock Climbing Textile belay
4+
Pozdní podzim
Right of the path, descending crack through the fissure to the ledge, then by the edge… Rock Climbing
5
Mexico
In the left part of the W wall to K, up to the next hole (sling) and by the wall along… Rock Climbing Textile belay
4-
Vlajková vyhlídka
Right in W onto the balcony, diagonally right into the corner and it n. v. Rock Climbing
5
Stará cesta
Left in the SE wall from right to left above the overhang and up into the hole. Crack to… Rock Climbing
4+
Nová vlna
On the right in the E wall, up the indistinct edge, then up the overhang and crack n. v. Rock Climbing
2
Normální cesta
From the NE from the saddle, left up the chimney or over the adjacent block n. v. Rock Climbing
5+
Zlobivá barborka
Start on the Old Route under the big hole, traverse left 1st BH. From it straight through… Rock Climbing