Overhanging limestone cliffs with tufas above Kotor, overlooking the Bay of Kotor – 40 routes from 4+ to 8b+.
Overhanging limestone cliffs with tufas above Kotor, overlooking the Bay of Kotor – 40 routes from 4+ to 8b+.
The Škaljari climbing area is located above the eponymous part of Kotor. According to montenegro.travel, it has 40 routes graded from 4+ to 8b+, ranging from 20 to 45 m in length; the tallest cliff (Boneyard) is about 45 m high. The first routes were equipped in 2004, and the crag was expanded in 2018–2022.
The routes are equipped with glued-in anchors. Boneyard stays dry even when it rains, and in spring and summer the sun reaches the cliff around 11 o'clock.
Sources: montenegro.travel – Sport climbing (https://www.montenegro.travel/me/istrazi-crnu-goru/priroda-i-avanturizam/sportsko-penjanje); Montenegro Climbing Guide (working version 2022, Mali alpinistički klub, montenegroclimbing.net); coordinates: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The data is indicative and intended for planning; the number and grades of routes change as crags are equipped. For the current guidebook, ask at local climbing clubs.
Places on this route
A helmet is a mandatory recommendation: goats above the cliff can dislodge rocks. Emergency: 112.
Emergency number in Montenegro: 112.
Good to know
Best season
From autumn to late spring; in summer, climb early in the morning or in the evening.
Getting there
From the bus station in Kotor, take a side street uphill, then a steep path with a fixed rope – about a 10-minute walk.
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