Adršpach-Teplice Rocks
The Adrspassko - Teplice Rocks ( German Adersbach - Teplice Rocks ) is a grouping of sandstone rocks. It is located at Adršpach ( Adersbach ) and Teplice ( Weckelsdorf ) in a nature reserve in the region Broumov ( Braunau ) in the Czech Republic, about 500 meters above sea level.
The area of the rock city covers an area of 17.7 square kilometers. It was formed during the Cretaceous period a uniform slab of sandstone, which rests on older sandstones, conglomerates and shales of the Triassic arkoses permokarbonischer time and the Innersudetischen Valley ( vnitrosudetská pánev ). Due to the erosive action of water, sun, cold and wind, this has been gradually dismembered and formed out of this way chasms and gorges, which are up to 100 m deep. So many spiers, terraces and depressions originated with steep walls and caves. The highest mountain is Starozámecký vrch ( 671 m nm).
History
End of the 13th century, two castles were built here: Střmen and Adersbach, later the castle ruins and today Bischofstein ( Czech Skály ). Many rock formations were given fanciful names, such as Spanish Wall, grandfather's chair, Pitcher, Sugar Loaf, Mayor, couple, Rubezahl Organ, Giant's toothpick, etc. The population dared only in the rock city if they felt threatened. In 1700, the first nature lovers from Silesia came in the rock city. Since it is accessible. In 1770 she visited Goethe. 1824 broke into the rock of a several weeks lasting forest fire which destroyed the whole forest inventory. Beginning of the 19th century first routes were created to open up the rocks better. Since 1933 is the rock city under protection.
Rock climbing
The area is a climbing area. But only in the twenties of the twentieth century began in this area climbing in sports terms. For the most part it was first ascents by German climbers from Dresden and Saxony, who had already gained experience in the Saxon Switzerland. Until the beginning of World War II about 40 peaks were climbed in this rocky area. After the war here began the golden age of climbing. This was followed by first ascents of hundreds of towers and climbing through of increasingly more difficult routes. One can think here of the area Haupterschließer Stanislaw Lukavsky and Petr Mocek and the German Herbert Richter. Currently, about 2,000 towers and Massive are boarded.
The famous rock formations in Adršpach ( Adersbach ), are the lovers, Mayor and Mayoress and the rock crown in Teplice ( Weckelsdorf ). The heaviest summit (difficulty Xc Saxon ), the Sugar Loaf ( Homole cukru ), was climbed for the first time in autumn 1996 sporty properly, although he is right on the main trail.
For climbing apply, with some exceptions, the Saxon climbing rules. Added difficulty is to abandon common in other areas of safety means that rings ( retaining hooks ) are even more rare and, unlike those in the Saxon Switzerland partly in poor condition.