climbing guidebook Elbtal 2 - Linke Seite / Levý Břeh / Left Bank

Climbing Guide Elbtal 2, Left Side - Geoquest author Gerald Krug provides detailed descriptions of all worthwhile routes on the left side of the Elbe Valley – i.e., around Dolní Žleb (Niedergrund). 

This climbing guide is the first (and only) one to feature the Elbe Valley on topos. The routes include detailed information on safety and actual difficulty.
Insiders have known for many years that the Elbe walls have the hardest sandstone in the mountains, surpassing even that of the Bielatal. Lines run through the steep walls of the Elbe canyon, which are up to 80 meters high, that you would search for in vain on the German side. From the Elbe beach, you can already see the beautiful yellow, brown, and black colors as well as the fantastic iron bands in the rocks.
The rock world above the Elbe, formerly known as a difficult climbing area, has now been enriched with many easier routes. Despite the significantly better safety measures compared to the German side, the Elbe Valley is not a sport climbing area like southern France, but even here it can take eight meters before the first piton (or ring) appears. Therefore, a few additional slings are advisable. However, many routes are secured quite regularly, so that nothing stands in the way of high and highest achievements.
In the Elbe Valley, however, it is not only the solid rock, the view of the Elbe, and the beautiful routes that make climbing here so special. It is also the final visit to the Bohemian pub with its excellent beer and delicious goulash that brings us closer to Czech hospitality. Well then: Ahoj! Na shledanou in the Elbe Valley.
352 pages
language german / english
edition 2025


G. Krug
Publisher Geoquest