Inspections of safety equipment on some routes by author Karel Bělina in the Ostrov sandstone area confirmed fears of dangerous bolts. This was reported by the Czech Mountaineering Association (ČHS) on Facebook. According to rock administrators, during testing, the head of some bolts separated from the shaft after just one blow with a hammer.

The rock administrators have therefore begun to gradually replace them. The affected routes are temporarily closed in the Skály ČR database until they are re-secured.

The Czech Climbing Association has also called on climbers to exercise extreme caution when climbing routes by Karel Bělina in the Ostrov area and recommended visually checking the type of rings before starting a route. If climbers are unsure about the safety of the protection, they should avoid the route and report the defect via the Skály ČR database.

The association published an updated list of closed routes as of March 6, 2026, in an accompanying article on its channels.

See the report on the ČHS Facebook page:



This information follows on from earlier warnings about possible problems with the rings. We wrote about this at the beginning of the year here:

Czech Mountaineering Association warns of dangerous rings