List of Crags
Region | Crag | Overview | Rock Type | Altitude | Number of routes | Range of Routes | Faces | Name |
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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 |
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 |
Region | Crag | Overview | Rock Type | Altitude | Number of routes | Range of Routes | Faces | Name |
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England - Peak District | Stanage - The best 50 routes | England's most popular, and arguably, best crag. If nothing else, for the sheer variety, number, quality and enjoyment of the routes. |
Gritstone | 300m | 1000 | VD - E7 | South West | England - Peak District |
England - South West | Ladye Bay | A pleasant bouldering crag in Clevedon. There are a couple of good buttresses, many isolated problems, and even some trad and bolted routes. The attraction however is the bouldering. |
Sandstone | 0m | 30 | 4 - 7c | North West | England - South West |
Region | Crag | Overview | Rock Type | Altitude | Number of routes | Range of Routes | Faces | Name |
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France - Alpes Maritimes | Aiglun - Paroi du Giet | Aiglun is a beautiful village in the East of Provence next to an impressive gorge. |
Limestone | 800m | 50 | 6a - 8b | South | France - Alpes Maritimes |
France - Alpes Maritimes | Bonson | Bonson is a nice village in the south of France, about 45min from Nice. The crag is located at the top of the small hill around the corner (can't see it from the village). |
Limestone | 800m | 20 | West | France - Alpes Maritimes | |
France - Alpes Maritimes | La Colle sur Loup | La Colle sur Loup is nice local village in the south of France which has a very long climbing area with lots of different routes. The routes are quite short (10-20m) and well bolted. |
Limestone | 30m | 96 | 4 to 7a | South West | France - Alpes Maritimes |
France - Alpes Maritimes | Peillon - Baus Roux | A pleasant crag a few kilometres North of La Turbie. The crag has many gouttes and incut holds, and although polished there are lots of excellent mid grade routes. |
Limestone | 550m | 30 | 5b to 8a+ | South East | France - Alpes Maritimes |
France - Doubs | Baume les Dames - Quint | A large, important crag with many routes, especially in the harder grades. |
Limestone | 300m | 100 | South | France - Doubs | |
France - Doubs | Baume les Dames - Sous Buen | Sous Buen is a pleasant crag in a beautiful location overlooking the Doubs. It has single pitch routes in all grades from 3 to 8, up to 30m in length, many with the name written at the bottom. |
Limestone | 300m | 100 | East | France - Doubs | |
France - Languedoc-Roussillon | Claret | Claret is a small, pretty village 20km North of Montpellier. |
Limestone | 200m | 300 | 5b - 8c | South | France - Languedoc-Roussillon |
France - Provence | Combe de l'Ermitage | A friendly little crag with some excellent mid grade routes. It has easy access, gets the sun until mid afternoon and is well bolted with mostly slabby / vertical routes up to 30m in length. |
Limestone | 250m | 100 | 4c - 7c | South East | France - Provence |
France - Provence | Orgon | The climbing at Orgon is in a surprisingly beautiful location given its proximity to the Autoroute du Soleil. |
Limestone | 100m | 250 | Mostly 5a to 6c | All | France - Provence |
France - Vercors | Vercors - Tina Dalle | Tina Dalle is an easily accessible, single pitch, sport climbing crag near the approach path that leads to the "grandes voies" of Présles. It has some excellent routes. |
Limestone | 800m | 50 | 5b - 8c | South | France - Vercors |
France - Vosges | Vosges - Gueberschwihr | Gueberschwihr is a beautiful little village in the middle of the vineyards on the edge of the Vosges. |
Sandstone | 400m | 100 | 3 - 8c | East | France - Vosges |
France - Vosges | 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 |
Region | Crag | Overview | Rock Type | Altitude | Number of routes | Range of Routes | Faces | Name |
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Germany - Bayern | Kraxentrager | A small but pleasant crag with good technical slab and wall climbing on rough limestone. Mostly well bolted, names at the bottom of the routes. |
Limestone | 50 | 5c - 8a | South West | Germany - Bayern | |
Germany - Bayern | Wiesenwand | A short, pleasant, easily approachable crag, with routes up to 15m in length. The crag gets some sun in the middle of the day in winter and is a useful venue on summer evenings. |
Limestone | 700m | 45 | 5c - 7c | South | Germany - Bayern |
Germany - Frankenjura | Betzensteiner Sportkletterwand | A nice place, easily accessible and close to Betzenstein swimming pool. Lots of mid grade routes up to 12m in length. It is north facing and stays cool in summer. |
Limestone | 500m | 40 | 4 - 7a+ | North | Germany - Frankenjura |
Germany - Frankenjura | Bleisteine | A small crag very near the road that has some excellent routes up to 15m long. Unfortunately the "classics" are very polished |
Limestone | 450m | 20 | 5a - 8b, mostly 7a/7b | North | Germany - Frankenjura |
Germany - Frankenjura | Grüne Hölle | A small crag with several excellent sustained routes, both in the easier and the harder grades. |
Limestone | 500m | 30 | 4b to 9a+ | All | Germany - Frankenjura |
Germany - Frankenjura | Hexenküche | A lovely outcrop deep in a beautiful wood. Hexenküche has many excellent routes up to 7b-ish, easy access and as such is a popular venue. |
Limestone | 600m | 4 to 7b, most routes in the 6s | All | Germany - Frankenjura | |
Germany - Frankenjura | Soranger Wand | Another good, popular, steep, pocketed limestone crag with short (up to 12m) routes. It has a mix of grades. |
Limestone | 500m | 30 | 5a to 8b, mostly 6c to 7c | South | Germany - Frankenjura |
Germany - Frankenjura | Wolfsberg Grotte | A small crag with a large cave. Wolfsberg Grotte offers a few hard , steep routes, that unfortunately stay wet a long time. |
Limestone | 450m | 10 | 5c to 8c+ | North | Germany - Frankenjura |
Germany - Rheinland Pfalz | Teufelstisch | A unique rock formation. Only a few routes on it, but well worth the visit. Wear your smartest gear, it is a popular tourist attraction |
Sandstone | 200m | 4 | All | Germany - Rheinland Pfalz | |
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 | |
Germany - Schlüchttal | Schlüchttal Schwedenfels | An excellent sport climbing crag with about 40 routes up to 40m in length. Grades between 5a and 8b. |
Granite | 300m | 30 | 5a to 8b | South | Germany - Schlüchttal |
Germany - Schlüchttal | Schlüchttal Tannholzwand | Tannholzwand is a wonderful wall, one of the main attractions of Schlüchttal, with routes that go up to 60m in length. |
Granite | 400m | 80 | 4 to 7b | South West | Germany - Schlüchttal |
Region | Crag | Overview | Rock Type | Altitude | Number of routes | Range of Routes | Faces | Name |
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Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Arginonta | The bright red walls of Arginonta contain many outstanding climbs that are spoilt only by the popularity of the crag. |
Limestone | 50m | 70 | 4c - 7c | 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 Arginonta Valley | Arginonta valley is a set of 3 cliffs just a few miinutes walk from the parking in Arginonta village With it's well bolted, mid grade routes, on good rock, that are in the shade when most crags are |
Limestone | 100m | 60 | 5b - 7a+ | East | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Arhi | Arhi is an excellent and popular crag, and has a bit of everything. |
Limestone | 150m | 50 | 5a to 9a | South | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Atlantis | Atlantis and Utopia are a set of recently developed crags (2017 / 2018) up and to the right of Ghost Kitchen. The Atlantis sector offers excellent middle grade slab climbing on gouttes d'eau, and t |
Limestone | 50 | 5c - 8c | South West | Greece - Kalymnos | |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Balcony Helvetia | Excellent tufa climbing in the caves above Arhi. The rock is sometimes sharp and crumbly, although with traffic this has improved a lot. |
Limestone | 200m | 20 | 6a - 7c | Greece - Kalymnos | |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Beach | Solid climbing on rough rock with good holds in a beautiful location. Shade after midday |
Limestone | 0m | 25 | 5a - 7c | North East | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Belgian Chocolates | Excellent wall climbing on good pockets and gouttes d'eau. Some of the routes are 2 or more pitches, the 2nd pitches of which are excellent. |
Limestone | 0m | 50 | Mostly 5c to 6c | South | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Big Shadow | A big crag with a mountain feel about it and lots of potential for more routes up the orange walls. |
Limestone | 400m | 20 | North | Greece - Kalymnos | |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Cave | Cave is so called because of, you guessed it, a cave. Not the cave on the crag, but the cave under the crag which is accessed via an iron gate and a ladder and is well worth exploring, it is huge. |
Limestone | 150m | 40 | 5a - 7c | South West | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos E.T. | E.T. is so called because of it's resemblance to the alien in the Spielberg film. |
Limestone | 400m | 30 | 6a - 8b | North East | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Galatiani | A quiet cliff with three distinct sectors. Reservoir Dogs is the nearest to the road and has a handful of long wall climbs on rough rock. |
Limestone | 300m | 40 | 6a - 8b | South | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Gerakios Left | Gerakios Left has two cliffs, Rainbow Wall and the Upper Cave. Both are excellent, with routes mostly in the 7s and 8s, although there are a few easier ones. |
Limestone | 300m | 30 | 6a - 8a | South | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Gerakios Right | Gerakios has two distinct sectors. The left hand side containing the more difficult routes on Rainbow Wall and the Upper Cave, and the right hand side including Main Wall and Trois Ilots. |
Limestone | 300m | 50 | 5c to 6c | South | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Ghost Kitchen | An excellent and popular crag with a wide variety of routes, from pleasant slabs to incredible tufas on a gently overhanging wall. There are 4 sectors. |
Limestone | 100m | 30 | South West | Greece - Kalymnos | |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Grande Grotta | Big roofs ! The showpiece of Kalymnos is understandably very popular, and queueing for routes is not uncommon. |
Limestone | 200m | 50 | 7a-8b | South | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Great Canyon | A small goat's cave up the gorge from Sea Breeze, Great Canyon has a few slabs and some steeper cave routes that stay in the shade most of the day |
Limestone | 100m | 20 | 6b - 7b | South West | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Heroes | A nice crag high up above Emporios Bay with wonderful views and some excellent short routes |
Limestone | 400m | 30 | 6a - 7c | South West | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Iannis | Iannis is a the large stalactite cave at the left hand end of Poets, flanked by steep orange walls containing many steep classic tufa lines. |
Limestone | 100m | 30 | West | Greece - Kalymnos | |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Iliada | Iliada is overshadowed by Odyssey, but perhaps should not be. It is less polished, has some excellent routes, and for a few minutes extra walk is a lot less crowded. |
Limestone | 200m | 50 | West | Greece - Kalymnos | |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Je t'aime | Situated just off the Arginonta, Vathy road just after the col, Je t'aime has a varied selection of routes, from hard overhanging walls to easy slabs. |
Limestone | 300m | 30 | 4c - 8a | South East | Greece - Kalymnos |
Greece - Kalymnos | Kalymnos Jurassic Park | A scenic walk to an excellent crag that is usually far from the madding crowds. |
Limestone | 300m | 30 | 6b - 8b+ | South West | Greece - Kalymnos |