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I was in Jena, East Germany last week and it looks like the sort of place where there would be some great climbing. However, I couldn't find out any information about any local climbing scene due to my inadequate/ non-existent German lnaguage skills. Anybody know anything about climbing in the area?

In reply to nickstephens:

Is that where the Carl Zeiss factory is? Near Dresden.

If so there's lots of brilliant sandsone climbing just south of Dresden along the River Elbe, toward czech rep.

See http://personalpages.umist.ac.uk/staff/chris.tan/Gallery/2004/saxony/saxony...

and

http://personalpages.umist.ac.uk/staff/chris.tan/Gallery/2004/Bohemia/Bohem...

In reply to chris tan XXX:

Yeap, that's the place. The one with the Max Plank institute.

In reply to nickstephens:

Take the sbahn rail to the end of the line; German side of the river, cross over to the Czech side to Hrensko. Do not be alarmed if it looks like a Saigon street market. Walk up through the town and you find a Hudy Sport. You can buy cheap czech and east german guide book there.

In reply to chris tan XXX:
Great thanks for that. Did you enjoy the climbing?

In reply to nickstephens:

A bit trouser filling. No chalk allowed; no metal gear, just knotted slings; long runouts; the old steel ring bolts are too big for your average krab to clip; rock quality range from mostly solid to digestive biscuits...

Yes I did. Want a rematch.

ps Czech side near Sneznik is less stressful

In reply to nickstephens:

Have a look at these
http://www.klettern-im-elbsandstein.de/
http://www.gipfelbuch.de/gebiete.htm

there are all in German but have some nice piccis.

The Elbsandstein gebirge is sandstone and they have a different approach to gear placing, i.e. they use knots

Also, there are a number of access restriction in terms of times when you can climb.

Have fun
Pumuckl