back to main Bohemian Paradise page   Cesky Raj (Bohemian Paradise in the Czech Republic) is famous for mountain climbers, and you can find those ring things for the ropes on all the sandstone pillars. You can see two climbers here on the right.   Some links below about this topic.

http://www.caramba.cz/page.php?PgID=37 - some links (mountain climbing = horolezectvi)
http://www.trosky.cz/rajnet/web/zobraz.asp?id=151 - rules of climbing in the area (most importantly NOT within about three days after a rainfall, as the sandstone pillars are very brittle at that time)
http://www.ceskyraj.cz/turistika/ho-pa/ - some links
http://katalog.atlas.cz/sport/horolezectvi/horolezecke_tereny/ - many links
http://www.mavlast.cz/kataloghorol/ceskyraj2.htm - some info and pictures
http://www.hruboskalsko.cz/ - a website focusing on mountain climbing in this area

English links:

http://www.czecot.com/?id_region=10 - many useful links
http://www.ceskyraj.cz/english/ic/jicin.html - local public tourist information service
http://www.ceskehory.cz/ceskyraj/default_gb.asp?menu=27&content=document&ID=25 - photo gallery of climbing in the area