Rock
Climbing in Paklenica
Paklenica
is at the heart of Croatian rock climbing and is known as
one of the top European rock climbing areas. The rock climbing
here is very varied from single pitch sports routes to big
wall rock climbing on the 350m face of Anica kuk, where the
routes are up to 11 pitches long.
Situation
& Character
The National park of Paklenica is a place of outstanding natural
beauty, situated halfway between the sea and the mountains
of Velebit. The entrance to the park is via the coastal village
of Starigrad-Paklenica.
This
superb Karst limestone gorge is made up of various rock faces,
with over 400 routes, of both single and multi pitch climbing
(up to 11 pitches long), with the majority of the routes bolted. |