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Climbing at Soutěsky

300 routes
45 areas
2–8/8+ grades

Soutěsky is a Bohemian Switzerland National Park sector around the Kamenice gorges, with 300 routes on 45 sandstone towers – for example Děti and Rodiče, the Ferdinand towers, Ferdinandův roh, Ferdinandova jehla, Rybář, Mlýnská věž, Čilimník and Trojnožka. There are overhangs too, and some routes are marked as dangerous; protection is rings and textile, grades from 2 to 8/8+.

Part of 9. Bohemian Switzerland NP, Soutěsky has 300 routes documented on climbing.place. Routes range from grade 2 to 8/8+. Explore its 45 crags and sectors below.

Common styles: Rock Climbing, Textile belay, Fixed belay, Danger, Overhang.

Rules

Inside the national park you may climb only on permitted rocks.

The park administration announces seasonal access bans each year for sites with nesting birds. Some towers are closed permanently (the "Jetřichovice – zakázané" sector). Check the ČHS crag database and the park administration's website before every visit.

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.

Děti 14 routes Rodiče 14 routes Čtvrtá Ferdinandova věž 14 routes První Ferdinandova věž 12 routes Ferdinandův roh 11 routes Rybář 11 routes Mlýnská věž 10 routes Čilimník 9 routes Trojnožka 9 routes Ferdinandova jehla 9 routes Lemon 8 routes Západní soutěsková věž 8 routes Strážce přístavu 8 routes Mlýnské kolo 7 routes Příšera soutěsky 7 routes Blesková jehla 7 routes Závojnatka 7 routes Mlýnský kámen 7 routes Babička 7 routes Pstruh 7 routes Soutěskový drak 7 routes Dolská jehla 6 routes Smolař 6 routes Východní soutěsková věž 6 routes Druhá Ferdinandova věž 6 routes Strážce hřbitova 6 routes Poslední Ferdinandova věž 5 routes Třetí Ferdinandova věž 5 routes Šerif 5 routes Rosnička 5 routes Zelenáč 5 routes Strážce soutěsek 5 routes Pidižvík 5 routes Topograf 5 routes Müllerova věž 4 routes Mlynařík 4 routes Žabák 4 routes Bivaková věž 4 routes Horní bílý ostroh 4 routes Šťastlivec 4 routes Deštivá jehla 4 routes Soutěsková jehla 3 routes Fénix 3 routes Manhattan 2 routes Srbský pilíř 1 route
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5+
Závojnatka
From the middle of the gorge, up the wall and shallow rib, over the balcony to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Trojnožka
From the balcony in the massif, descend 2m and then stem into the wall. Traverse right… Rock Climbing
4-
Závojnatka
From the saddle, traverse left along the wall and up the edge to the summit. Rock Climbing
5
Závojnatka
m left of the start of the Old Route, directly up the wall, higher over the overhang to… Rock Climbing
5
Trojnožka
Crack in the middle of the W wall to the ring. Directly up the wall over the 2nd ring to… Rock Climbing
?
Závojnatka
From the massif, jump to the balcony and up the edge to the summit. Rock Climbing Textile belay
5
Trojnožka
To the left in the S wall, by stemming into the niche and diagonally left behind the edge… Rock Climbing
4+
Trojnožka
Southern route into the niche, traverse left and twin crack to the summit. Rock Climbing
3
Trojnožka
Southern route into the niche, long traverse left behind the edge into the W wall and up… Rock Climbing
2+
Trojnožka
In the middle of the plateau wall to the crack. Through it into the niche, higher up via… Rock Climbing
6-
Trojnožka
m left of the SE edge up the wall diagonally right to the edge to the ring. Along the… Rock Climbing
6-
Trojnožka
Old route 3m up and obliquely left along the wall to the ring under a large overhang.… Rock Climbing
3
Trojnožka
Through the chimney in the valley face to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Mlýnská věž
From the S, through the chimney between the tower and the NE fore-summit (or from the N… Rock Climbing
2+
Mlýnská věž
Up the small face right of the pillar to the summit. Rock Climbing
5
Mlýnská věž
Start about 7 m left of the valley crack, up the overhanging corner to a shelf, up the… Rock Climbing
4-
Mlýnská věž
From the ledge in the E face to the NE edge and along it to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Mlýnská věž
Up the crack in the E face of the NE fore-summit to the top of the fore-summit. By… Rock Climbing
3
Mlýnská věž
Left in the E face from the ledge diagonally right to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Mlýnská věž
Left of the chimney that separates the NE fore-summit from the base of the tower, via… Rock Climbing
5
Mlýnská věž
At the valley edge, up the corner crack below the overhang. Diagonally left up the face,… Rock Climbing
4+
Mlýnská věž
Left of the pillar, along the SW edge to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Bivaková věž
In the valley face, up the overhanging crack and chimney in the corner to the false… Rock Climbing Textile belay
4-
Bivaková věž
At the left upper edge, up the overhanging face to the iron ledge, traverse left into a… Rock Climbing Textile belay
3
Bivaková věž
Along the right upper edge and face to the false summit, higher up left over the iron… Rock Climbing Textile belay
2+
Bivaková věž
Right on the upper side, through the chimney to the wedged boulder and up the face to the… Rock Climbing
4-
Deštivá jehla
Along the NE edge to the summit. Rock Climbing
2+
Deštivá jehla
Up the east face diagonally left to the edge /hour/. Along the old route to the summit. Rock Climbing Textile belay
2+
Deštivá jehla
Right in the upper W face to the edge /hour/ and along it to the summit. Rock Climbing Textile belay
2+
Dolská jehla
Overhang from the massif to the summit. Rock Climbing Textile belay

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