Climbing guide Elbsandstein Plaisir: Saxony

The Elbsandsteingebirge south-east of Dresden is certainly one of the most scenic and best climbing areas in Europe. Bizarre rock towers, romantic gorges, endless forests - even the painters of the Romantic era were fascinated by the rocky land on the left and right of the Elbe. More than 150 years of climbing tradition has maintained a very strict set of rules here: there are only a few safety rings and no metal chocks or friends may be used. But it is wrong to conclude from this that climbing the more than a thousand towers is poorly secured or even dangerous. Many of the more than 21,000 climbing routes can be secured with the existing rings and additional slings. In this richly illustrated guide, Helmut Schulze and Valentin Hölker have put together a selection of over 300 of the most worthwhile sandstone routes, mainly in the levels of difficulty I to VII - with clear topos and important tips for securing. This should make it easier for pleasure climbers, non-residents or beginners to get started with Elbe sandstone climbing. The 2nd edition contains a total of 46 new rocks and almost 150 new paths, making a total of almost 100 new pages