Set in the Croatian wilderness on the mountainsides above Karlobag, and bordering on Velebit National Park, are a handful of funky pinnacled ridges with lots of well-protected multipitch routes on them. When you reach the mountain pass Dabarska kosa, you’ll see white towers emerging from dense evergreen forests like the backbone of a dragon asleep on the valley floor. These are the first three largest sector with a further four down the valley. Probably due to its wild location, rock quality is superb. Those who enjoy solid slab/vertical wall climbing on flakes, cracks and small pockets are in for a treat.
N.B. There was a warning sign about bears in the area so don’t go wandering about the forest with cookies stuffed in your pockets at night… (we saw none.)
Dabarski Kukovi – multipitch in bear territory