Climbing destinations

This page is dedicated to all the blogs I wrote about the climbing destinations that I’ve been to. On the map above you’ll see all destinations that have a matching blog post. If you know what country you’d like to check out, scroll down on the page. The countries are up in alphabetical order. All destinations are linked below the country for easy access to the full blog post. I hope this will help you to find your destination for your next trip.

If you’re traveling alone and want to find a climbing partner, I highly recommend you check out this blog. It offers an extensive list of tips and tricks and also a list of all climbing destinations in order from best to worst to find climbing partners at.

Belgium

Ardennes

The south east of the country has an abundance of crags. Very popular for the Dutch rock climbing community.

climber at the end of a climbing route

Croatia

Paklenica

By far the most climbing is found on Croatia’s coast. Because of the climate, mostly a spring and fall destination.

You’re able to climb in most parts of France. However, the region in and around the Alps has the highest abundance of crags.

Germany

Allgäu

Duisburg

Germany usually isn’t the first country people think about for rock climbing destinations. But it does have some great places to check out.

Greece

Crete

Kalymnos

The land of sunny weather. Greece has quite a few very popular rock climbing destinations that are perfect for early spring and late fall.

Most of Italy’s climbing is in the Alps region, but there are a few other big destinations throughout the country.

Woman climbing and a woman belaying in Malta

Malta

Malta

The whole country is the climbing destination. With very stable weather it’s great year round.

Netherlands

Netherlands

Only non-natural rock climbing is on offer in the Netherlands. Rock climbing and bouldering gyms are widely available.

There are a few very nice rock climbing destinations. The growth potential is big, but the scene is still quite small.

Slovakia

High Tatras

Žilina

The most crags are concentrated on the north side of the country.

One of the few winter destination countries in Europe. With climbing mostly concentrated on the coastline and in the Pyrenees.