Mišja Pec
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Climbing area
A climbing area is a small geographical region with a concentration of opportunities for climbing. The term is most commonly used of rock climbing areas, but there are also ice climbing areas that have the right combination of steepness and water to result in climbable ice during the winter.While...
located on Karst edge in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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Together with the faces of Osp
Osp
Osp is a village in the Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.-Overview:The Osp Valley is a passage through the karst and coastal region of Istria. It extends from below the village of Črni Kal to the sea. The valley was shaped by the Ospo River. Osp is also one of the oldest...
, the rocky amphitheatre of Mišja peč forms an almost continuous single climbing area. In recent years this overhang semi circular wall has represented an important challenge to the numerous top climbers who come from all over the world. Recently, quite a few easier routes have been opened in the extreme left part of the crag and to the right of the amphitheatre, which might be interesting also for those climbing in lower grades. The overhangs and stalactites of various forms and sizes offer difficulties from 6b up.
From 1987 at the upper end of the grades have been climbed earning this crag its reputation as the foremost sports climbing
Sport climbing
Sport climbing is a form of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock, and possibly bolts, for protection,...
area in Slovenia, and among the better climbing areas in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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