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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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Fénix
From the right to the S edge and along it to the summit. Rock Climbing Textile belay
5+
První Ferdinandova věž
Left of route g) up the wall to the ring and via cracks obliquely left to the small tower… Rock Climbing
4+
První Ferdinandova věž
Via route i) under the overhang and over the overhang up the wall to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
První Ferdinandova věž
Via route i) under the overhang, traverse left into the niche and up the corner to the… Rock Climbing
4-
První Ferdinandova věž
From the saddle, up the chimney between the massif and the tower, higher up the wall… Rock Climbing
2
Poslední Ferdinandova věž
From the saddle between the tower and the massif, left up a small chimney to the balcony.… Rock Climbing
4+
První Ferdinandova věž
In the valley wall, up the corner crack, then right to the balcony, up the wall to… Rock Climbing
4+
První Ferdinandova věž
Left of route c) up the crack, higher up via the chimney to the balcony of route a) and… Rock Climbing
5+
První Ferdinandova věž
From the SW (7 m right of route c)) obliquely left up the wall to a small balcony. From… Rock Climbing
5
První Ferdinandova věž
Via route d) to the overhang, traverse left and through the chimney into the niche to the… Rock Climbing
5+
První Ferdinandova věž
Right in the W face, up the right crack, traverse 3 m right, up the wall and gully to the… Rock Climbing
5+
První Ferdinandova věž
In the middle of the NW wall, obliquely right into the rounded crack and then left under… Rock Climbing
4-
První Ferdinandova věž
From the SE (left of route a)) up the crack under the overhang, traverse left and via… Rock Climbing
5
Ferdinandova jehla
From the saddle, traverse right past the edge (hourglass) to the plateau. Through a wide… Rock Climbing Textile belay
5+
Ferdinandova jehla
Along the valley edge (2 rings) to the footbridge and via the route "Three Cooks" to the… Rock Climbing
5+
Ferdinandova jehla
From the saddle, go left along the footbridge to the W edge (ring). Up the wall over the… Rock Climbing
4+
Ferdinandova jehla
From the hourglass of the "Northern Route", directly through the crack along the NE edge… Rock Climbing
4-
První Ferdinandova věž
In the left part of the plateau wall, up the crack to the balcony and up the wall to the… Rock Climbing
?
Ferdinandova jehla
Along the V-edge to the fore-rock and via the 'Stará cesta' (Old Route) to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Ferdinandova jehla
In the valley wall, through a crack to the saddle and via the "Stará cesta" (Old Route)… Rock Climbing
5+
Ferdinandova jehla
To the right in the S wall, from the ledge up the wall over a ring to the summit. Rock Climbing
5+
Ferdinandova jehla
From the saddle, traverse left to the center of the S wall (hourglass) and diagonally… Rock Climbing Textile belay
4-
Mlynařík
Directly up the uphill wall to the summit. Rock Climbing
3
Mlynařík
From the uphill side, up the wall to the left and along the valley edge to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Mlynařík
To the right in the valley (S) wall, through a corner crack to a balcony, higher up as … Rock Climbing
5+
Příšera soutěsky
Start as for the 'Divadlo' route. Up a corner for about 15m and traverse left onto a… Rock Climbing
4+
Příšera soutěsky
Up the rib in the plateau wall to its end and then right up the wall to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Příšera soutěsky
To the right of the valley wall, briefly ascend a corner between the tower and the massif… Rock Climbing
6-
Příšera soutěsky
From the uphill side, traverse diagonally left on the wall to the ring. Straight up the… Rock Climbing
6-
Příšera soutěsky
Along the left uphill edge and wall, straight over the ring to the summit. Rock Climbing

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