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Climbing at Hruboskalsko centre

3462 routes
6 areas
1–10 grades

Central Hruboskalsko is the heart of climbing in Bohemian Paradise – the rock town around Hrubá Skála castle, with sandstone towers and massifs in the Dračí skály, Kapelník, Maják, Přední Skalák, Zámecká rokle and Čertova ruka sectors. climbing.place lists almost 3,500 routes here.

The climbing is traditional on free-standing towers, with most routes in the middle grades, roughly VI–VIIb on the Saxon scale. Marked trails lead to the rocks straight from Hrubá Skála.

Part of Bohemian Paradise, Hruboskalsko centre has 3462 routes documented on climbing.place. Routes range from grade 1 to 10. Explore its 6 crags and sectors below.

Common styles: Rock Climbing, Textile belay, Fixed belay, Vertical wall, Route in shadow.

Rules

  • Chalk is banned.
  • No metal protection – fixed gear and textile protection (slings, knots) only.
  • Climb ground-up and on dry rock only.
  • Parties of no more than 5 climbers.
  • Abseil only from fixed anchors.
  • Reach the crags only on public and marked paths.
  • Do not damage the rock or plants, do not disturb nesting birds and keep noise down.
  • First ascents usually need prior approval.

On most rocks climbing is allowed only from 1 April to 31 October. Check current status and exceptions (hruboskalsko.cz, ČHS crag database) before you go.

5
Monastýr
Up the crack in the left wall of the NW corner over the overhang, diagonally left to the… Rock Climbing
6
Důstojníček
Through cracks and diagonally right to the 1st ring, over the ledge and along the edge to… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
6
Prst (Palička)
From the ledge left and up the middle of the small wall. Rock Climbing
4
Monastýr
From SE or NW chimney to the rock feature and to the summit. Rock Climbing
4
Monastýr
In the NW wall, up a crack to the right of the "Air Crack" route into the cave (rappel… Rock Climbing
3
Monastýr
In the left part of the SE wall, in the corner, up a narrow chimney, higher up a crack… Rock Climbing
3
Monastýr
Up the overgrown chimney, then a crack over the step to the summit. Rock Climbing
8
Masiv nad monastýrem
From the ledge directly to the ring, up to the strip and left along the edge to the top. Rock Climbing
2
Monastýr
In the right half of the SE wall (tunnel to the cave in the NW wall) to the right and up… Rock Climbing
4
Monastýr
From the NW chimney, left along the edge to the pinnacle, up that to the ledge (hourglass… Rock Climbing Textile belay
1
Monastýr
From the plateau side into the S corner, up the chimney to the fore-summit and then up… Rock Climbing
3
Monastýr
From the NW corner to the right up the wall, then through the hollow under the crack. Up… Rock Climbing
1
Monastýr
On the right side of the S corner to the block, to the fore-summit and to the summit. Rock Climbing
8
Monastýr
The route leads through the middle of the pillar to the right of the "Western Crack"… Rock Climbing
8
Monastýr
The route starts to the left of the "Sokoliky" route near the edge. From the block at the… Rock Climbing Textile belay
6
Monastýr
From the passage via a crack to the flake and to the 1st ring. Under the overhang to the… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
6-
Monastýr
Left of the Zvokonosy route, up the wall (loops) directly over the ring to the summit. Rock Climbing
2
Křivule
From the ledge in the NW wall through the crack to the summit. Rock Climbing
4
Křivule
From the valley, along the right NE crack, right below the valley wall. Along the right… Rock Climbing
2
Křivule
Through the middle of the small wall into the chimney and through it to the summit. Rock Climbing
2
Křivule
Through the corner from the West to the summit. Rock Climbing
1
Křivule
J edge to the top. Rock Climbing
3
Křivule
Around the block, left crack under the corner and that way to the top. Rock Climbing
6-
Hrobeček
In the right part of the wall via an indentation over the ring. Rock Climbing
7-/7
Hrobeček
To the right of the edge up the wall to the ring, then left along the smooth edge to the… Rock Climbing
1
Výcviková skalka
Via a crack in the plateau wall. Rock Climbing
1
Výcviková skalka
Up the plateau wall using artificial steps. Rock Climbing
6
Hrobeček
From the ledge, up the right part of the wall over the ring to the summit. Rock Climbing
6-
Hrobeček
Along the rounded edge over the ring to the summit. Rock Climbing
6
Hrobeček
Start like "Smooth Route" and via an indentation directly to the ring. Up the wall to the… Rock Climbing

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