The Jizera Mountains (Jizerské hory) are a granite climbing area in northern Bohemia between Liberec, Jablonec nad Nisou and the Polish border. climbing.place lists more than 3,700 routes. The coarse-grained granite climbs differently from sandstone – you stand on crystals that can snap off underfoot – and it dries quickly after rain, often within a couple of hours. The beech-forested foothills also hold plenty of boulders.
Part of Czech Republic, Jizera Mountains has 1 via ferrata routes documented on climbing.place. Routes are listed below with difficulty and community notes.
Rules
- The Jizera Mountains climbing rules apply.
- Chalk is allowed only from grade VIIIb (Jizera scale).
Climbing in the Jizera Mountains PLA is governed by Order No. 200/1999 and OOP No. 4/2021. In zone 1 climbing off marked trails is banned except on the traditional crags listed in the OOP annex; in zone 2 climbing is allowed on all rock objects, but bouldering is not. Check the ČHS crag database.