Albania Mostly Sport climbing 251 routes in region Emerging

The community in Albania is small and enthusiastic and tries to promote and finance their activities by organising an annual climbing festival in October. They maintain a website with general infos about sport climbing in the country at climbingalbania.com. At the time there is no guide book available, but they are in course of developing new crags and adding topos to 27crags, which helps in their financing.

Further information on Albanian rock climbing is available in an essay by John Ely from 2002 „Rock Climbing and Mountaineering in Albania: Photo Essay and Guide“.