Şahinkaya Canyon Natural Park Rock Climbing

Şahinkaya Canyon Natural Park is a stunning location featuring walls of limestone up to 450 meters tall. Most of the cliffs plunge stright into the reservoir and make for a beautiful location yet a difficult access scenario. The canyon is nearly 2.5 kilometres long and offers a lifetime worth of climbing opportunities for an ambitious developer. The park has hosted numerous recreational adventure festivals and as part of these events a couple duzen sport routes were developed. The entry level grades 4's & 5's are good enough to get someone off the ground but not worth much more than that. Some of the more technical lines (6a-7c+) offer quality climbing. The true potential is held in the nearly untouched multi-pitch faces. As of 2020 there were only a handful of multi-pitch lines of both trad and sport that have been opened up. If the difficult approach logistics are over come then this place has the potential to be world-class!!!

Şahinkaya Canyon N.P. send a lot of mixed messages reguarding climbing. There are large signs saying it is not allowed at the park entrance and parking area. The park has hosted a number of adventure festivals that featured climbing and have worked hard to develop / promote the park as a recreation destination. After being turned away our first-day with numerous conflicting rules about what is and is not permitted, a friend was able to call a boat captain who brought us to the crag the following morning. Good luck and eventually things will sort their way out one way or another.

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