📜 Stránská skála is a significant limestone rock formation in Brno, primarily known as the oldest bouldering area in former Czechoslovakia. It offers various climbing routes, mostly of higher difficulty, and is popular among local climbers.
🔍 Bouldering activities here date back to the late 1950s, with its main boom in the early 1980s.
☀️ Main attraction: Ideal for bouldering and climbing, especially harder routes (5-7 UIAA).
🧗♀️ Rock type: Features smooth, polished slabs and overhangs with slippery holds, made of limestone.
🗓️ Accessibility: Climbing is permitted year-round without time restrictions.
🗺️ Guidebook: A PDF guidebook and GPS coordinates for towers are available for download upon registration.
⚠️ Safety concerns: Old top-roping anchors are mostly removed or unreliable; current setup requires bringing your own 30mm metal rod for top-roping, which is risky.
🚫 Rules: Only removable protection is allowed for free climbing; no hammering in pitons/bolts, no damaging or altering the rock surface (chipping, gluing).
🚫 Restrictions: Removal of vegetation or stones is prohibited.
🧹 Maintenance: Climbers are expected to participate in rock clean-ups twice a year.
🧗♀️ Difficulty: Routes are mostly harder (5-7 UIAA), and holds can be slippery.
🤝 Contact: Pavel Weisser (administrator).
📜 Rules: Climbing rules are provided by OVK Jižní Morava and the "Moravské skály" climbing guide.
🌳 Protection: Nature protection decisions are from CHKO Moravský Kras.