The varied relief of Romania hosts over one hundred crags where sport climbing may be enjoyed. Easy routes, difficult routes, warm rocks bathed in sunshine or cold rocks covered all day in shadow, quarries or natural crags, even climbing in a cave - you just need to choose and try. The sport climbing routes are equipped either with bolts or with iron pegs. There is a growing tendency to replace the old pegs with bolts. The tops are usually prepared with two bolts linked together with a chain with ring but you may find as well older versions of tops (two pegs only, two pegs linked by a piece of old rope etc.). All in all, sport climbing all over the crags of Romania may be the best reason to go see the country. This series of post is about these places, without making a hierarchy out of them. (1) Sport climbing in Magura village The crag in Magura does not have too many equipped routes, especially easy ones, but offers maybe the best view from a climbing crag in all of Romania. A day climbing there is enough, but best take few days and combine the climbing with other outdoor activities in the area (hiking or biking, for instance; read here for more information about outdoor activities in this area). The crag and the routes The crag is made out of limestone rock. The routes have a Southern orientation and so are sunny most of the day. There are two sectors with a total of 13 routes, out of which 4-5 routes are easier routes while the others require more experienced climbers. The higher crag is somehow hidden behind the trees and has 20 m routes. The smaller one, with much shorter routes, is the one with a view. And what a view! At its foot is
The varied relief of Romania hosts over one hundred crags where sport climbing may be enjoyed. Easy routes, difficult routes, warm rocks bathed in sunshine or cold rocks covered all day in shadow, quarries or natural crags, even climbing in a cave – you just need to choose and try. The sport climbing routes are equipped
