Rock Climbing in Romania
The map and table below details the major rock climbing and sport climbing areas in Romania.
Map of the main rock climbing areas in Romania
| No | Crag | Maximum Height | Type of protection |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trascau Mountains | 180m | Bolts, pegs & trad |
| 2 | Cheile Tureni | 30m | Fully bolted |
| 3 | Turda Gorge | 300m | Pegs and bolts |
| 4 | Cetetea Lita | 30m | Fully bolted |
| 5 | Vadul Crisului | 120m | Mostly with Bolts |
| 6 | Rarau | 100m | Pegs and bolts |
| 7 | Sihla | Bouldering | N/A |
| 8 | Ceile Bicazului | 250m | Pegs and bolts |
| 9 | Brasov/Kronstadt | 40m | Pegs and bolts |
| 10 | Bucegi | 500m | Pegs and Trad |
| 11 | Piatre Craiului/Konigstein | 250m | Pegs and Trad |
| 12 | Buila Vanturarita | 300m | Pegs and bolts |
| 13 | Sohodol | 30m | Fully bolted |
| 14 | Baile Herculane | 150m | Fully bolted + some pegs |
| 15 | Macin | N/A | Trad |
| 16 | Cheile Dobrogei | N/A | Trad |
Rock climbing in Romania can effectively be split into 4 main regions, which are:
- Brasov area has a good mixture of single and multi-pitch routes (especially the Bucegi mountains). The area has witnessed a rapid development in recent years that has seen many new climbing areas opened and the majority of old ones have been re-equipped with new bolts.
- Southwest area is dominated by Romania’s largest sports climbing crag at Baile Herculane, where the majority of the routes are single pitch.
- Apuseni area provides many multi-pitch routes in the Trascau Mountains and the Turda gorge.
- Oriental Carpathians area includes the crags at Ceile Bicazului where there are many multi-pitch routes and Rarau crag in the very north of the country, where al the routes are well protected with bolts.