Around Celje and Trbovlje in eastern Slovenia there are several excellent sports climbing crags on solid limestone rock. However the crag that stands out from all the others is undoubtedly Kotecnik, which offers nearly 300 routes across a good range of grades. This crag is situated in a forest, which means it is an ideal place to climb in the summer.

This area of Slovenia is close to the Croatia border and its capital Zagreb. Click here to find out more about the rock climbing and sports climbing in this area.

All the above information has been extracted from the only comprehensive rock climbing guidebook for Slovenia, called
"Slovenija Sportnoplezalni Vodnik - Sports Climbing in Slovenia", which is available to buy from our shop.

The south eastern Europe rock climbing Atlas gives some excellent general information about rock climbing and sports climbing in Slovenia, including the area around Celje. As well as covering Slovenia, this book also includes rock climbing information about Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia and Romania. Buy this book from our shop.