Bouldering and Climbing in the area Landeshuter CrestThe area of Rudawy Janowickie is in the north of the giant mountains. The books shows the topos at pictures of the crags. You will find maps and GPS dates in the book, so that you will always find your route! 430 pages language polish edition 2022 M. Kajca

It is about 130 years ago that climbing development began in one of the most beautiful mountain regions of the North Bohemian region. Since that time, there has been a steady increase in developed climbing crags, so that a recent revision of the individual climbing areas and the publication of a revised climbing guidebook became long overdue. In the "West Part" volume, one can now find information on about 1,000 ascent descriptions at 178 climbing destinations.The individual climbing areas in northern Bohemia include the crags in the eastern part of the Bohemian Central Uplands/České středohoří, Lusatian Mountains/Lužické hory and Jeschken Mountains/Ještěd.Featured areasBohemian low mountain range/České středohoří    Cheské středohoří         Česká skála    Kottovice mountain/         Chotovický vrchLusatian Mountains/Lužické hory    Rocks near Haida/         Skály u Nového Boru, Nový Bor    Ortel mountain/         Ortel    Rocks near Rodowitz/         Skály u Radvance    Rock near Bürgstein/         Skály u Sloupu    Rocks near Schwoika/         Skály u Svojkova    Wellnitz rock/         Skály u VelenicSince the publication of the last guidebook for the Lusatian Mountains/Lužické hory in 2003, the number of climbing crags and climbing opportunities in these areas has increased to such an extent that a multi-volume work is now presented (the present climbing guidebook is supplemented by the Climbing Guidebook Lusatian Mountains - Eastern Part).As in the case of the climbing guidebook for Northern Bohemia, which was already published in 2003, climbing destinations made of non-sandstone are also presented this time. In the "western part" this concerns especially the crags at Chotovický vrch (Kottowitzer Berg), Ortel (Ortelssberg) and Slavíček (Slabitschken) which have been equipped in the recent past by Czech climbers with new bolts, rappel rings and summit books. Especially climbers of medium difficulty will get their money's worth here.But also friends of higher difficulty ratings will find numerous destinations in the revised climbing guide. Among them are Česká skála (Tscheschkenstein), Chotovický vrch (Kottowitzer Berg), Čedičová skála (Draselstein) and Střelnice (Schießstand), which also offer ascents up to the 10th degree of the Saxon/Bohemian difficulty scale.Individual climbing crags or groups of crags, which have a larger number of ascents, are presented for better orientation on so-called ascent sketches (view from the "bird's eye view") and topo sketches (side view).The mountain lover should pay special attention to the pictograms listed next to the rock name. These give further important information, which should help in the selection of the rocks to be visited, in a short and easily understandable form. An innovation in the presented climbing guide is working with QR codes. With their help, a variety of additional information on the individual climbing areas, such as access, parking, rock or closure times, can be accessed via a separate website.160 pagesLanguage GermanEdition 2022 M Bellmann, J TrültzschHeimatbuchverlag

The second edition of the mountaineering guide to the Jizera Mountains describes a large number of peaks and routes that have long been the domain of the "locals". They are scattered almost all over the Jizera Mountains. The larger rock groups are marked in sections on the respective maps. All climbing areas are described in such detail that anyone can get to them. With a few exceptions, all cracks are marked on the map (with orientation) and the start of each route is marked. The following areas are included: Stržový vrch a Kopřivník, Srázy Poledníku, Velký a Malý Štolpich, Polední kameny, Hlídači, Paličník, Tišina a Smrk and Odlehlé skály.Each area is described by its location and access. Opposite the respective map is a table with an overview of the crags, their existing or non-existing abseiling options and the page number in the book. For each crack there is of course also a list of routes with degree of difficulty, first ascent and date of first ascent.Pages 320Book language CzechEdition 2020P. Fajgl, O. Simm, M. Vrkoslav

WEST SUDETY: Cliffs around Jelenia Góra, Wojcieszów, Złotoryja and Lviv ŚląskiIt's fair to say that there hasn't been a new climbing guidebook for a long time that presents so many climbing opportunities that have never been described before. One such guide is the topo “SUDETY ZACHODNIE. Rocks around Jelenia Góra, Wojcieszów, Złotoryja and Lviv Śląski” by Michał Kajca. The author spent a whole 10 years (!) collecting, researching, interviewing and verifying information and photographic material. The result is a 368-page guidebook that describes 33 climbing areas with 1057 (including 595 sport climbing routes) climbing routes and variations. Furthermore, the variety of formations and types of climbing is impressive. Suffice it to say that the routes are in no less than 8 different types of rock: sandstone, crystalline limestone, basalt, rhyolite, metatrachite, granite, granite gneiss and diabase. There are some easy routes, including those suitable for children (marked with a pink symbol), but there are also a number of difficult climbs and even some extreme climbs. For trad climbers, there is a really impressive list of objectives here. There are also 26 interesting traverses described. In addition to the detailed topographical section (clear lines in photos, maps, approach descriptions and GPS coordinates) and the almost 150 climbing photos, the author always places importance on the history of climbing in the areas he describes. This time is no different - in addition to a general historical outline, the book contains seven memoirs by climbers who have gone down in the history of exploring the local crags. 368 pagesLanguage PolishEdition 2024M.Kajca