Rock climbing in Macedonia

Climbing for every level

• First time on rock

  No experience needed. Your instructor sets up the rope, teaches you the knots and the belay, and climbs with you on easy routes.

• Learn to climb

  A course for people who want to climb on their own: safety checks, belaying, rope work and moving on rock.

• Guided days for climbers

  Already climbing? We show you the best routes at any crag in Macedonia, or join you as a climbing partner.

• Multi-pitch and alpine routes

  Long routes in Demir Kapija, Plocha and Matka and alpine climbs on Solunska Glava, with a licensed instructor on the rope.

All climbing areas in Macedonia

• Bislim Ravine

  Kumanovo, about 40 minSport

  70+ routes, up to 9a

  Limestone along the Pčinja river, opened in 2018. Family-friendly and good most of the year.

• Matka Canyon

  Skopje, about 30 minSport and multi-pitch

  Multi-pitch up to 150 m

  Limestone walls above Lake Matka, with sport routes and long classic lines.

  Climbing in Matka

• Kadina Cave

  Zelenikovo, about 1 hSport, cave

  40+ routes, 5c to 8a

  Tufas and roofs in a big south-facing cave. Best from October to May.

• Demir Kapija

  Vardar gorge, about 1 h 15 minSport and multi-pitch

  200+ routes, up to 8c

  The biggest climbing area in Macedonia: 16 sectors and long routes up to 250 m.

  Climbing in Demir Kapija

• Mavrovo Cave

  Mavrovi Anovi, about 1.5 hSport, cave

  About 55 routes, up to 9a+

  Tufas in a cave above the Radika canyon. The hardest routes in the country, best in summer.

• Plocha (Pilav Tepe)

  Štip and Radoviš, about 1.5 hSport and multi-pitch

  About 80 routes, 4b to 6b

  Friendly grades and lines up to 130 m, with a climbers’ hut. Great for learning.

• Prilep

  Prilep, about 1 h 45 minBouldering

  Hundreds of problems

  Granite boulders at Kamena Baba, Dabnica, Treskavec and Markovi Kuli. Best in spring and autumn.

• Lake Ohrid

  Ohrid, about 2.5 hSport

  About 40 routes

  Desaret near Peštani, St. Nikola and Ikar Face above Elšani, with a swim after climbing.

• Stenje, Lake Prespa

  Resen, about 3 hSport

  A few short routes

  A small crag right by the lake, for a relaxed day on a Prespa trip.

• Solunska Glava

  Jakupica, 3 to 5 h approachAlpine

  About 30 routes, 200 to 900 m

  Long alpine routes on the limestone of Jakupica, for experienced climbers.

• Via ferrata

  Mavrovo and Demir KapijaVia ferrata

  150 m route in Mavrovo

  Clipped to a steel cable the whole way: the easiest way to go vertical.

• Ice climbing

  Mavrovo, in cold wintersIce

  Short ice and mixed lines

  Frozen waterfalls in the Radika canyon, with an instructor and ice gear.

• Kozjak

  Treska canyon, on requestSport

  Quiet, rarely visited walls

  Walls around Lake Kozjak, upstream from Matka.

Climbing trips abroad

• Meteora, Greece

  Rock towers crowned with monasteries, about 4.5 hours from Skopje. Long routes on unusual conglomerate rock.

• Kalymnos, Greece

  The Aegean island famous for thousands of limestone sport routes above the sea.

• Vratsa, Bulgaria

  The Vratsata gorge, with limestone walls up to 400 m high for long multi-pitch routes.

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