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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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4-
Příšera soutěsky
From the uphill side, traverse left into the rock window, climb through, and along the… Rock Climbing
2+
Příšera soutěsky
Rock Climbing
4+
Strážce přístavu
To the right of the West edge, up the wall under the overhang, then up the wall left over… Rock Climbing
2+
Strážce soutěsek
Up the plateau edge to a ledge, traverse left and then as per the Valley Route to the… Rock Climbing
4-
Strážce přístavu
From the start of the North Rib, traverse left along the ledge to its end. Up the wall… Rock Climbing
4-
Strážce přístavu
In the middle of the valley wall, up the rib and wall to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Strážce přístavu
In the North wall, 3m left of the Old Route, up the rib and wall to the summit. Rock Climbing
3
Strážce přístavu
On the far right of the valley wall, up the wall, higher to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Strážce přístavu
In the middle of the North wall, up the wall and crack (crossing the North Traverse) to… Rock Climbing
5
Strážce přístavu
In the left part of the narrow East wall, up the wall under the overhang (ring). Up the… Rock Climbing
5+
Blesková jehla
Up the wall along the NW edge to a small balcony with a ring (in a hole). Over the… Rock Climbing
6
Blesková jehla
Directly up the middle of the North face to the ring of the "Bič a pryč" (Whip and Away)… Rock Climbing
3
Strážce přístavu
Directly up the plateau edge to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Blesková jehla
Up the crack in the West wall to the ledge and then left up the South wall to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Blesková jehla
Up the overhanging NE edge to a ledge and then further along the edge to the summit. Rock Climbing
3
Blesková jehla
Up the crack in the East wall to the ledge and then up the South wall to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Blesková jehla
Directly up the SW edge to the ledge and then via the Old Route to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Blesková jehla
Directly up the SE edge to the ledge and then via the Old Route to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Topograf
From V up the chimney or traverse from the saddle left into the crack, then up to the… Rock Climbing
3
Topograf
To the right of Náhorní cesta (Plateau Route) up the wall into a horizontal gully, then a… Rock Climbing
4+
Topograf
From the highest point in the plateau wall, up the wall and left through the crack to the… Rock Climbing
3
Topograf
In the plateau wall via steps, higher up a small crack to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Východní soutěsková věž
From the start of the Old Route, up the wall to the right, higher along the SW edge to… Rock Climbing
6+/7-
Východní soutěsková věž
Up the center of the plateau wall via a ring directly to the summit. Rock Climbing
4+
Východní soutěsková věž
Left in the plateau wall, obliquely left up the wall to the ring. Obliquely left around… Rock Climbing
5
Lemon
From the gully (from NW) up the wall to the right on ledges to an overhanging crack and… Rock Climbing
4-
Východní soutěsková věž
Via the North Route to the ledge, from there up the wall to the left and through the… Rock Climbing
3
Východní soutěsková věž
Up the center of the valley wall to the ledge and left through the corner to the summit. Rock Climbing
4-
Východní soutěsková věž
Up the center of the N wall along the rib to the ledge and directly up the wall or left… Rock Climbing
3
Lemon
From the massif, traverse and up the crack of the Old Route to the summit. Rock Climbing

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