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Climb Europe - The web site to plan your rock climbing holiday in Europe

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Climb Europe is all about describing the best rock climbing areas within Europe, to help climber's plan their rock climbing holidays, book accommodation and buy rock climbing guidebooks from our shop.

 

Use the map opposite to discover the best areas for sports climbing, traditional rock climbing, bouldering and deep water soloing (DWS) in Europe.

Rock climbing in Belgium. Freyr is the most well known Belgium crag. However there are many more limestone crags offering excellent sports climbing.

 

Rock Climbing in Corsica. There is an abundance of beautiful bolted rock to climb in Corsica, from coarse weathered granite rock, to sandstone or limestone rock. At the Gorges de la Restonica there are 100's of sports routes on bolted granite rock.

 

Rock Climbing in Croatia. The centrepiece of Croatian climbing is Paklenica National Park, with its 300m face of Anica kuk giving fantastic big wall climbing. There are plenty of sports climbing areas in the country; especially in the north near Pula, Rovinj, Porec and Pazin; and around Split, Omis and the islands of Hvar and Brac.

 

Rock Climbing in England, UK. In England there are many different types and styles of climbing available, from Deep Water Soloing (DWS), bouldering, single pitch traditionally protected routes, bolted sports routes to long multi-pitch traditional routes in the mountains. The rock climbing in England is very varied due to the different types of rock to found and climbed on, such as gritstone, limestone, granite, sandstone and the mountain rock of the Lake District.

 

Rock Climbing in France. As well as the famous sandstone bouldering at Fontainebleau and the mountains of Chamonix, there are many other excellent rock climbing and sports climbing areas. These include Verdon, the Hautes Alps and many sports crags around Avignon in the south to Dijon in the centre of France.

 

Rock Climbing in Greece. The most famous rock climbing area within Greece is found at Kalymnos. This small island near Kos is an excellent sport climbing destination with great weather throughout the year and many superb bolted limestone routes at every grade.
However, there are many other rock climbing areas within Greece such as Meteora, Patra and on the islands of Crete and Rhodes.

 

Rock climbing in Hungary. Most of the rock climbing is concentrated on limestone rock around Budapest and includes bouldering options as well.

 

Rock climbing in Italy is dominated by the Dolomites, with its big wall rock climbing. The limestone big walls are as tall as 800m with an abundance of classic routes, many of which can be reached with fairly short walks from the road. Other excellent rock climbing areas include Arco, near Lake Garda and Finale Ligure on the Mediterranean coast near France.

 

Rock Climbing in Malta is the place to get away from the climbing crowds. There are over 1,200 routes on Malta and the neighbouring island of Gozo.

 

Rock climbing in Portugal. There are many excellent crags to be found in Portugal; from the granite and limestone cliffs near Lisbon; the granite bouldering at Pedra do Urso in Central Portugal; to the limestone cliffs in the Algarve.

 

Rock climbing in Romania. There are many of excellent rock climbing areas in Romania and there is scope for adding plenty of new routes and/or opening up new areas. The popular rock climbing areas are around Brasov, Baile Herculane, Ceile Bicazului, the Bucegi mountains and the Trascau mountains, which includes the Turda gorge.

 

Rock Climbing in Sardinia has always been popular especially the limestone sports climbing around Cala Gonone. Discover other climbing areas in Sardinia, including traditional multi-pitch climbing and sports climbing at places such as Isili and Domusnovas. They are many bouldering areas on the island usually on fantastic granite rock.

 

Rock Climbing in Slovenia. Slovenia is fast becoming a popular holiday destination, and it also offers superb rock climbing. There are over 70 sports crags within Slovenia, all of which are sensibly bolted and on solid rock - more than enough for several weeks of excellent rock climbing.

 

Rock Climbing in Spain.  It is easy to understand why Spain has become the premier winter sun rock destination, with ideal conditions from autumn through to spring. As well as rock climbing in Costa Blanca area there are numerous other areas such as; the southern region of Andalucia that includes El Chorro, around Malaga and Granada; the island of Mallorca; bouldering at Albarracin; and many rock climbing areas around Barcelona that are well worth a visit.

 

Rock Climbing in Turkey. If you are after a cheap rock climbing holiday, look no further than Geyikbayiri near Antalya. Turkey also offers almost limitless potential for developing new routes and whole rock climbing areas.