Part of 02. Horní Žleb, Soví věž has 16 routes documented on climbing.place. Routes range from grade 2 to 7/7+. Routes are listed below with grade, style, and community notes.
Common styles: Rock Climbing, Textile belay, Fixed belay, Route on sun, Danger.
Rules
- Top-rope only where it will not damage the rock or fixed gear (own quickdraw as anchor, no rope friction on the rock).
- First ascents only with the area administrator's approval (left bank: spravce-labak-levy@seznam.cz).
- Unapproved fixed equipment is banned.
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.
5+
Grátis
Right in the plateau face via a small dihedral/pillar and the face to the summit. Rock Climbing Textile belay Danger
5
Náhorní cesta
Right of 'Old route' through the face into a horizontal notch, briefly left and through… Rock Climbing Textile belay Danger
4+
Náhorní spára
Between 'Plateau route' and 'Old route' via a hand crack to the summit. Rock Climbing Textile belay
4-
Údolní spára
Through the crack in the valley SE face to the summit. Rock Climbing Route on sun Textile belay
4+
Jihozápadní cesta
Right of the W edge via the face and a small crack to the balcony and along the edge to… Rock Climbing Route on sun Textile belay
7/7+
Výlov Titanicu
Left of 'Valley crack' through the face via 3 K to the summit. Rock Climbing Fixed belay Route on sun +1
2+
Jižní cesta
Right in the SW face via a crack and a hollow. Rock Climbing Route on sun Textile belay
6-
Karambol
Left in the valley face via a small dihedral/pillar to K. Up over the overhang into a… Rock Climbing Fixed belay Route on sun +2
6-
Sovy do Sovince
Right on the valley side upwards via 2 K, finally right along the edge like Crossroads to… Rock Climbing Fixed belay Textile belay
6-
Výří hrana
Right of the route Treacherous crack along the edge to the balcony. Overhang and edge via… Rock Climbing Fixed belay Textile belay
4+
Křižovatka
Along the left plateau edge lightly into the niche of the 'Tricky Crack' and via that to… Rock Climbing Fixed belay Textile belay
5+
Záludná spára
Through the center of the NE wall into the crack and via that into the niche, traverse… Rock Climbing Fixed belay Textile belay
4-
Ajznboňácká
To the left of the 'Old Route' via a curved crack and wall to the shelf, directly upwards… Rock Climbing Textile belay
5+
Vlez v les
To the left on the plateau side through a crack to the 1st bolt, left up the wall to the… Rock Climbing Fixed belay Textile belay