List of Crags

Country: Greece
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Olympic Wall

Steep slabs and walls, on the big cra above Odyssey. Rough rock with lots of big tufas and pockets that give excellent climbing. Gets the sun after about 1.30pm

Limestone 400m 40 North West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Prophitis Andreas

High up on the skyline above Skalia, Prophitis Andreas offers beautiful views and lovely climbing on slabs and walls. The rock is mostly good and the routes are long and well equipped.

Limestone 500m 40 South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Arginonta skyline

With fantastic views over Arginonta bay, a sense of loneliness, and some quality rock and routes to match, the Arginonta skyline is well worth the longer walk.

Limestone 300m 80 South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Secret Garden

Being one of the few crags that gets the shade all day has meant that the once "Secret" Garden has become a "very well known and popular" garden.

Limestone 200m 50 North Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Nifada

Developed in 2015 by Austrian climbers Angela Eiter and Bernie Ruech, Nifada is a steep tufa ridden crag on the road between Elona and Kosmas, a few kilometres away from the main Leonidio sites.

Limestone 800m 15 Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Spartacus

A popular crag, with some excellent long and hard routes. Spartacus is a large cave that does not get the sun until late in the day, hence the popularity.

Limestone 300m 50 North West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Hada

An excellent overhanging crag protected by big roofs in a large gorge. The steep scramble to the bottom of the routes (not suitable for small children) give the climbs that extra bit of exposure.

Limestone 200m 30 North East Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Snake Valley

Steep overhanging climbing and a few wall climbs north of Sympleglades

Limestone 400m 20 South East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Pezonda

A relatively remote crag reached from the top of the Arginonta pass with late afternoon shade. It has several sectors with varying quality of rock, from poor to excellent.

Limestone 250m 50 5b - 8b East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Red Wall

A conspicuous crag just a kilometre from Palionisos Bay, the Red Wall has some excellent steep and technical fingery routes on generally good rock.

Limestone 50m 25 6a to 7a+ South Greece - Kalymnos
Country: Spain
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
Spain - Costa Blanca Pego

A pleasant crag that is difficult to find, just outside the village of Pego.

Limestone 200m 25 5a - 7c South Spain - Costa Blanca
Spain - Costa Blanca Sella - Hidden Valley, Wild Side

One of the best crags in the area, if you climb 7b and above. Long, steep routes up to 40m in length.

Limestone 700m 50 7a - 8c North Spain - Costa Blanca
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - Criminal Tango

Steep climbing with a few excellent tufa climbs in the mid grades. Getting polished

Limestone 750m 10 6b - 7b East Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - Bisagra

An excellent cliff with a handful of steep wall climbs on good rock. Gets the sun after about 2pm.

Limestone 800m 10 6c - 7c West Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - Piton d'o Cuervo

The impressive pinnacle between Temps des Nuits and Pince sans Rire has some excellent short routes on it's left hand side, and longer, harder ones up it's front face.

Limestone 800m 15 6a - 7c East Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - Pince sans rire

A lovely crag with some shaded warm ups for the morning, and sustained test pieces for the afternoon when the sun has slowly moved off the right hand face.

Limestone 800m 30 6b - 8c All Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - La Surgencia

La Surgencia is an impressive cliff at the end of the Rodellar valley, where the Rio Mascun is met by the Barranco del Andrebod. It is a crag of two halves.

Limestone 800m 20 7a - 8c North East Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - Culo inquieto

A small cave with a few short steep routes that has the advantage of shade in the afternoon and being very close to a lovely bathing pool and beach that gets the sun in the afternoon.

Limestone 800m 5 7a+ - 7c+ East Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - Aquest any si

Located just round the corner from the 6s of Criminal Tango, Aquest any si picks up where that crag left off, with a bunch of fine grade 7s.

Limestone 800m 15 6b - 8c North East Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - Las Ventanas and El Delfin

El Delfin is a hole in a huge limestone wall that when viewed from the North looks uncannily like a dolphin.

Limestone 800m 50 6a - 8c All Spain - Rodellar
Spain - Rodellar Rodellar - El camino

A useful crag to avoid the sun in the morning and develop your technique on steep, crimpy, polished, well bolted limestone.

Limestone 800m 30 6a - 7b West Spain - Rodellar
Country: Switzerland
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
Switzerland - Basler Jura Bärtel

A quiet crag set in a beautiful location just under the Risenberg summit. Bärtel has a steady and pleasant uphill walk to reach it, and then some testing routes.

Limestone 650m 20 6a to 7c South West Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Basler Jura Hofstettenchöpfli - Middle

The middle section of the Chöpfli is seldom visited, but has some worthwhile buttresses. Chrüz is the most Northerly and nearest to Flüh. Because of rare nesting birds, climbing is not allowed.

Limestone 500m 20 South West Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Basler Jura Schauenburgfluh Schauenburgfluh is an important crag near to Basel, and one of the largest in the Basler Jura. With 40m high walls and nearly 100 routes, it has lots of long wall climbs to offer, mostly in the middle grades. Some of the routes have two pitches, although most can be done in a single run out with an 80m rope. The routes are generally solid, but especially at the top, there is still some loose rock around, and helmets are advised. Limestone 650m 40 5a - 7b South East Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Basler Jura Tannenfluh main crag

Tannenfluh consists of two distinct parts. A crag on the hillside and a crag dug into the hillside. The first has a few separate buttresses with some nice mid grade routes.

Limestone 650m 40 South Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Basler Jura Flüh

Elsässerwand at the left hand side of Hofstettenchöpfli is a pleasant crag with lots of wall climbing in the 5b to 6c range. It gets the sun in the afternoon, and dries quickly after rain.

Limestone 350m 30 Mostly 6a to 6c South Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Basler Jura Rappenfels

An excellent crag with about 50 routes, mostly in the 7a to 7c range.

Limestone 400m 50 South West Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Central Telli

One of Central Switzerland's better crags, Telli has a range of routes from 5c slabs through to steep 8b walls. The rock is generally good, and on the easier routes at least has good holds.

Limestone 450m 50 5c - 8b South West Switzerland - Central
Switzerland - Basler Jura Tüfleten Left

Tüfleten is a relatively large, varied crag with routes to suit most tastes.

Limestone 500m 30 South West Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Basler Jura Falkenfluh

Falkenfluh is a large important cliff containing hundreds of excellent routes, nearly all single pitch up to 30m in height.

Limestone 600m 250 5a-8c All Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Jura Bettlerküche

Situated on the top of the hills above the Aare valley, Bettlerküche is in a perfect position to enjoy the views of the Swiss plain.

Limestone 1100m 50 6a - 8a South Switzerland - Jura
Switzerland - Basler Jura Tüfleten Right

Tüfleten is an excellent crag with something to suit most tastes. The right hand side has lots of test pieces from 7a to 9a.

Limestone 500m 30 South Switzerland - Basler Jura
Switzerland - Bernese Oberland Engelhörner Simelistock and Vorderspitze

At the left hand side of the cirque of cliffs surrounding the Ochsel valley are three impressive peaks.

Limestone 2482m 12 South West Switzerland - Bernese Oberland
Switzerland - Central Cheselenfluh

Cheselenflue is the big impressive cliff that can be seen from the Stockalp to Melchsee Frutt road, or ski piste in winter.

Limestone 1700m 10 5c - 7a South Switzerland - Central
Switzerland - Central Galengrat

A big wall of near perfect granite, Galengrat offers "plaisir pur" rock climbing to within an hour of the summit of Galenstock.

Granite 3250m 2 6a - 6c South Switzerland - Central
Switzerland - Grimsel Pass Grimsel - Mittagfluh

An excellent 350m slab of granite , offering some fine routes. The routes are bolted, with good anchors on all the belays, however a few friends and wires are necessary on most routes.

Granite 1800m 5 5a - 7a South West Switzerland - Grimsel Pass
Switzerland - Grimsel Pass Grimsel - Bügeleisen

Bugeleisen lies opposite the power station on Grimsel pass, an isolated buttress with excellent slab climbing.

Granite 1650m 3 5c - 6c East Switzerland - Grimsel Pass
Switzerland - Central Diamantstock

 Diamantstock is a granite mountain accessible from the very pleasant Bächlitalhütte. The Grosser Diamantstock is an excellent full day tour that is often underestimated.

Granite 3162m 2 4c - 5a South Switzerland - Central
Country: Italy
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
Italy - Sardinia Jerzu - Il Castello

Technical wall climbing requiring strong fingers

Limestone 100 5c - 7b South West Italy - Sardinia
Italy - Sardinia Jerzu - Palazzo d'Inverno

Steep climbing on small holds

Limestone 750m 100 6a - 8a South East Italy - Sardinia
Italy - Sardinia l'Isola del Tesoro

Excellent, often difficult climbing on steep slabs and walls. L'Isola de Tesoro is set in a beautiful location with magnificent views over the surrounding countryside.

Limestone 800m 60 5c - 7c West Italy - Sardinia
Italy - Sardinia Gola di San Giorgio

A real roadside crag, you can almost belay from the car in this impressive little gorge.

Limestone 900m 25 6a - 7a All Italy - Sardinia
Italy - Sardinia Su Casteddu

A huge crag just round the corner from Ulassai. The routes are of excellent quality, and set in a beautiful location.

Limestone 800m 50 5c - 8b West Italy - Sardinia
Italy - Sicily Grotta Perciata

A steep tufa ridden crag with some excellent routes and a beautiful view.

Limestone 200m 30 North Italy - Sicily
Country: France
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
France - Languedoc-Roussillon Claret

Claret is a small, pretty village 20km North of Montpellier.

Limestone 200m 300 5b - 8c South France - Languedoc-Roussillon
Switzerland - Basler Jura Grotte des Nains

Situated deep in the forest, this small gorge with its quaint little cave has a handful of steep and difficult climbs up to 30m in length.

Limestone 350m 20 North East Switzerland - Basler Jura
France - Vosges Lac Blanc, Rocher Hans

An interesting granite crag in a beautiful location with multi pitch routes up to 70m in length.

Granite 1100m 20 5a - 7c South West France - Vosges
Country: Austria
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
Austria - Niederösterreich Hohe Wand

Hohe Wand is an extensive sub-alpine climbing area just an hours drive from Vienna.

Limestone 1000m 100 South East Austria - Niederösterreich
Austria - Niederösterreich Adlitzgräben

Adlitzgräben is a real craggers crag, near to the old wealthy resort of Semmering.

Limestone 1000m 200 5 - 9a South Austria - Niederösterreich
Country: Germany
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
Germany - Schlüchttal Schlüchttal Falkenstein

Falkenstein is geologically interesting, with the large cliff split into three distinct sections. The lower tier has a few routes, but are mostly of value as the access to the other two.

Granite 500m 50 South Germany - Schlüchttal