Climbing in the franconian Switzerland

Paradise with about 6000 routes to climb on about 1000 rocks

Kategorien: Climbing Hobby Sport

Franconian Switzerland offers numerous climbing possibilities, different steep slopes in different difficulty ranges are waiting for beginners and advanced climbers in the most famous climbing area of Germany.
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Franconian Switzerland - popular with climbing enthusiasts
The Franconian Switzerland, a climbing paradise with about 6000 routes to climb on about 1000 rocks. The limestone rocks of Franconian Switzerland with edges, walls, cracks, overhangs and chimneys offer a varied sport. For professionals, free climbing classics like Magnet, Sautanz, Action Directe or Stone Love are waiting to be conquered.

Regional climbing schools offer beginners the opportunity to improve their climbing skills in advanced courses. In order to do justice to the nature conservation in the region, various nature conservation associations, the German Alpine Association, the IG Klettern as well as the Verein Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz have created routes that not only offer climbing fun but also take nature conservation into account.

In order to be able to protect some bird species sustainably, some rocks are temporarily closed. In order to be able to pursue the passion for climbing even in bad weather, there are various bouldering and climbing halls available. Taster courses for the whole family are offered here in different difficulty ranges. The climbing rocks of Franconian Switzerland are world-famous and attract hundreds of tourists to this unique region every year.

Rotpunkt Climbing
The Rotpunkt Klettern is particularly worth mentioning, as this sport has its origins in Franconian Switzerland. It is a certain style of free climbing, which means climbing without technical aids, but with belaying devices. In principle, the style can be chosen freely, but in order to be able to compete with other climbers, it is evaluated according to the respective style of climbing. The style used is Rotpunkt Climbing, where only the climbing rope may be used for belaying, the intermediate belaying devices must be attached by the climber himself.

Free climbing through with the intermediate securing device already attached without loading the securing device is now sufficient. The route must be carried out without resting on the rope, falling or pulling on the drill hook. However, this climbing style allows not only suitable climbing shoes but also climbing ropes, carabiners and other equipment, because safety always comes first.

Routes of Franconian Switzerland
Franconian Switzerland can be discovered via a variety of climbing routes in the most diverse regions. A small overview should help you to choose the routes:
Climbing in Franconian Switzerland - Carabiners on the safety rope

- in the northern part of Franconian Switzerland the "Desert Stone" offers over 15 routes with a difficulty level of 7 to 11

- in the north-western part of the Franconian Switzerland the "Elf World" with about ten routes difficulty level from 4 to 9

- in the north-eastern part of Franconian Switzerland the "Schneiderloch" with the most difficult route Difficulty level from 11 to 11+

- in the southwest part of the Franconian Switzerland the "Green Hell" with strongly overhanging routes difficulty level from 5 to 11

- in the south-eastern part of Franconian Switzerland the "Krottenseer Turm" with 20 routes difficulty level from 9 to 11

- in the southern part of the Franconian Switzerland the "Glatzenstein" with 10 routes degree of difficulty mainly 6