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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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5+
Věž 7. - WC
Along the SW edge directly to the top. Rock Climbing
6
Věž 7. - WC
The route leads through the crack between towers 7 and 8 directly to the top. No… Rock Climbing Friends
6
Věž 4. - Slunečník (Šakalí stěna)
N (NE) from the boulder, step up into the crack and go straight up to the top. Rock Climbing Friends
3
Věž 5. - Unio
The ascent starts under a leaning tree on the S face, past the watches and over the tree… Rock Climbing Friends Textile belay
6
Věž 5. - Unio
The ascent is on the plateau face to the right of the crack, directly under the bolt,… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
7-
Věž 4. - Slunečník (Šakalí stěna)
Rock Climbing Fixed belay
3
Věž 5. - Unio
Along the edge between "IQ test 6 and Over the tree 3" directly to the top. Rock Climbing Friends
4
Věž 3. - Odstřelená
The ascent is below the small balcony on the SW edge, onto it and along the edge to the… Rock Climbing Friends
5
Věž 3. - Odstřelená
To the platform at the edge and from there to the right using a "pocket" over the edge to… Rock Climbing Friends
3
Věž 3. - Odstřelená
Directly up the corner to the top. Rock Climbing Friends
5+
Věž 4. - Slunečník (Šakalí stěna)
Rock Climbing Friends
5
Věž 3. - Odstřelená
The ascent is about 1 m to the right of the route "Overcrowded Coupe 6", up the wall over… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
6
Věž 3. - Odstřelená
Through the middle of the South face over two drilled bolts to under the overhang,… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
3+
Východní plotny
Ascent between the boulder and the left edge of the East Slabs, later along the edge to a… Rock Climbing Friends
3+
Věž 2. - Soumrak
The ascent is above the cave in the washed-out part of the East wall below a prominent… Rock Climbing Friends
4
Věž 3. - Odstřelená
The ascent is to the left, right next to the route "Overcrowded Coupe 6", slightly left… Rock Climbing Friends
5+
Východní plotny
The ascent is via a slightly overhanging wall, difficult to the middle slab (bolt), over… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
4+
Východní plotny
The ascent is via a small crack in the left part of the East Slabs, slightly right under… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
3
Východní plotny
The ascent is via the crack in the middle of the East Slabs, along it to the summit. Rock Climbing Friends
3-
Východní plotny
The ascent is approximately 1 m from the right edge of the East Slabs, then slightly left… Rock Climbing Friends
5
Východní plotny
The ascent is to the left of the crack in the middle of the East Slabs (without using it)… Rock Climbing Friends
5+
Převis
Ascent in the left part of the Slab under the overhang, up the chimney crack to just… Rock Climbing Friends Fixed belay
6
Východní plotny
Ascent like "Difficult Edge" later, at the second bolt, via the slab to the left of the… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
5
Východní plotny
Rock Climbing
6+
Východní plotny
The ascent is at the right edge of the East Slabs. The route leads directly along the… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
3+
Strž
In the left part of the "Gorge", through the corner near the "Overhang" wall and directly… Rock Climbing Friends
6
Převis
The start is the same as the route "Slab under overhang 5+". Just below the overhang,… Rock Climbing Fixed belay
3
Strž
Ascent from the left by the "rhomboid" block, from the right over boulders under the… Rock Climbing Friends
4+
Převis
Ascent along the right edge of the Slab under the overhang, continuously along the edge… Rock Climbing Friends Fixed belay
5+
Převis
Ascent in the middle of the Slab under the overhang, directly up it past the first… Rock Climbing Fixed belay

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