Frankenjura is a well known climbing destination, although perhaps it is less popular now than areas like Kalymnos or El Chorro. The routes are old school, often being sportingly graded and sportingly bolted. Needless to say any route you climb near your limit, you will feel you’ve earned. Don’t be discouraged by this, endless amounts of quality rock make Frankenjura a really special place.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina is hands down one of the best countries in the Balkans, and it is one of the most interesting and unique countries in all of Europe. For climbers, Bosnia is a real treat, with loads of great crags and a variety of styles – tufas, pockets, slabs, overhangs and many multipitches as well. The crags are often near historical sites of great interest or national parks of immense natural beauty, meaning you will always have something enjoyable to do on your rest days. The people of Bosnia are incredibly friendly and welcoming, you will meet lots of great people here and it is easy to feel a connection to the place. Despite all of the great things about Bosnia, it is not yet affected by the mass levels of tourism that many parts of Europe struggle with more and more. This means you often get to enjoy some truly spectacular places completely crowd free, especially if you visit outside of the summer. Considering all this, there really isn’t any reason not to visit Bosnia, so go and enjoy it for yourself!
We love Bosnia so much that we have visited 4 times, totalling around 3 months in the country. This blog post is an amalgamation of all of our experiences in Bosnia across these trips, including from our latest visit in 2026.
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Montenegro is a small country, the 38th smallest in Europe, in fact. However, despite its small size, it has a huge amount of natural beauty and variety. From the stunning coastline to the inspiring high peaks of Durmitor and many, many canyons filled with beautiful cliffs, perfect for sport climbing! The rock quality is generally really good, and in recent years there has been more and more development of climbing areas and the bolting of many new routes. We first visited Montenegro around 5 years ago, and had a great trip, and we really enjoyed the climbing. We have since returned again in 2026, and had an even better trip! The quality and quantity of new routes was amazing and clearly Montenegrin climbing is going from strength to strength. We thought the climbing was excellent and we were so glad we were able to return for another trip, and we would go back for a third time in a heartbeat!
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