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Climbing at Ore Mountains

4048 routes
60 areas
1–12 grades

The Ore Mountains (Krušné hory) are a large climbing area along the Czech–German border. The range is about 150 km long and some 40 km wide, with Klínovec (1,244 m) as its highest peak. It is a fault-block range formed in the Variscan orogeny, built of gneiss and slate with intruded granite plutons and ore veins of iron, copper, tin, tungsten and silver; since 2019 the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region has been a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The largest crags include Skály na Jedláku, Hasištejnské skály, Telšské údolí, Kapucín – Liščí skály and Jánský vrch, and Strašidla, Skalní město u Stříbrné and Kočičí skály u Pyšné are also popular. Trad climbing dominates; there are sport crags on the German side of the range and plenty of bouldering too. For taller rocks, head for example to Perštejn in the Ohře valley. Check current restrictions with the Czech Mountaineering Association before visiting.

Part of North-West Bohemia, Ore Mountains has 4048 routes documented on climbing.place. Routes range from grade 1 to 12. Explore its 60 crags and sectors below.

Common styles: Rock Climbing, Sport Climbing, Traditional Climbing, Friends, Fixed belay.

Rules

A few crags lie in nature reserves where climbing is banned – they are marked in the ČHS crag database.

The ČHS rules for Czech rock areas and the local regional commissions' rules apply. No climbing on wet rock and no altering holds.

Skály na Jedláku 444 routes Hasištejnské skály 335 routes Telšské údolí 264 routes Kapucín - Liščí skály 264 routes Jánský vrch 178 routes Červenohrádecká obora 160 routes Skály 'Na Strašidlech' 148 routes Poustevnické skály 124 routes Údolí Malé vody 118 routes Kalecké skály 112 routes Skalní město u Stříbrné 111 routes Kryštofovy Hamry 106 routes Kamenička 104 routes Skály v okolí Oseka 98 routes Vejprtské skály 92 routes Kočičí skály u Pyšné 91 routes Hroznětín 87 routes Merklín 86 routes Holubí skály (Zlatý kopec) 64 routes Rýzmburk 56 routes Medvědí skála 56 routes Eduardova skála 52 routes Puklá skála 50 routes Skály u Malého Hrzína 49 routes Skály u Pstruží 47 routes Prunéřovské údolí 47 routes Jeřabina 44 routes Sfingy u Měděnce 44 routes Bohuňkovy skály 44 routes Skály u Horní Halže 41 routes Kočičí skála - Netopýr 41 routes Loučná 38 routes Trousnická skála 31 routes Vysoký kámen 29 routes Mezihoří 28 routes Kozí díl 27 routes Vlčinec - skalní město 24 routes Peklo 23 routes Skály u Širokého potoka 22 routes Nevěstino lože 19 routes Kamenec 19 routes Jezerka 19 routes Himlštejn 17 routes Špičák u Krásného Lesa 16 routes Berschlova věžka 16 routes Cínovec - U vojáka 16 routes Invalidní kameny 16 routes Vykmanovské skály 15 routes Nízké skály pod Vysokou 15 routes Skály v údolí Bočského potoka 14 routes Kočičárna 13 routes Gottfriedova soutěska 13 routes Oborský vrch 11 routes Gorila 10 routes Skály nad Jezeřím 10 routes Skalky u Jindřišské a Boleboře 9 routes Hornický kámen 8 routes Komáří vrch 6 routes Haklova skála 6 routes Drobečci, Holubí skála 1 route
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Řadová
By corner n. t. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
4+
Řadová
By the wall to the right of the corner n. t. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Řadová
By Sokolík crack over overhang n. t. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Řadová
By wall and crack n. t. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Řadová
By the small wall onto the shelf and over the overhang n. t. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Řadová
Up the wide pillar to the top. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Řadová
dangerous Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing Danger
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Křemenná věž
Up the short face of the foreground rock, higher up via the "Quartz Crystal" route or the… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
3+
Křemenná věž
Up the NE face over the overhang to the top. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Křemenná věž
Start on the valley-side wall under the small tower. Up the face to the grassy ledge… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Křemenná věž
Through the center of the compact west face to the grassy shelf and another face to the… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Křemenná věž
Up the edge to the foreground rock. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Křemenná věž
Up the blunt edge from the right to the top. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Křemenná věž
Start on the wall under the small tower next to the distinctive hourglass. Up the face to… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
3
Křemenná věž
The right side of the compact west face in line with the sharp corner with a pine tree on… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Pilířová stěna
Up the corner, then up the face. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Pilířová stěna
Up the face to the left of the corner. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Křemenná věž
From the grassy slope, or slightly from the right up the face. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Křemenná věž
Start in the deep quadrangular corner, higher up over the nose to the top. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
3+
Pilířová stěna
typical boulder Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Pilířová stěna
Through the center of the smooth face, easier to the top. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
3
Rozlámaná
typical boulder Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Mnich
Through the right part of the uphill face, over steps to the edge. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Mnich
Between Mnich and the Western Tower, a smooth pillar emerges. Up it to a ledge into a… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Mnich
Up a prominent uphill face, overhanging in the lower part. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Mnich
Start to the right of c. "Středem" (Center). Up the face to a corner, higher up through a… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Mnich
Along the thin crack on the shelf, along the left edge and higher on the right into the… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing Danger
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Mnich
From the sub-summit plateau in the western part of the tower, a short overhanging face. Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing
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Mnich
Through the center of the valley wall. First over steps to a large ledge and higher up… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing Danger
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Mnich
Around the pine tree to a ledge and up the face (st.) under the overhang. Then straight… Rock Climbing Traditional Climbing

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