Ethic
scroll **Rules, principles and standards**
Rock climbing in the Czech Republic is regulated by the rules, principles and set of standards for individual areas and crags. Please respect local traditions and rules.
pray **Accept and make yourself familiar with:**
- principles of sport climbing (climb with the help of your own strength only, don't use artificial aids, etc.)
- principles of first ascents and installing fixed protection
- competence of regional climbing commissions of Czech Mountaineering Association ([list](https://www.horosvaz.cz/udrzba-skalnich-oblasti/oblastni-vrcholove-komise/))
- prohibition of creating and chopping holds
- which type of removable climbing gear is allowed and don't damaging rock (roped knots, slings, ufos vs. friends, wires, hexes, nuts and cams)
- possibilities of using chalk (strictly prohibited vs. tolerated)
- restrictions resulting from weather conditions (e.g. prohibition of climbing on wet rock (eventually hours or days after rain or during winter)
point up **Rules:**
1. [Rules of climbing in sandstone rock areas in Bohemia](https://www.horosvaz.cz/res/archive/330/056387.pdf?seek=1592486177) (czech)
2. [Rules of climbing in rock areas of the Czech republic](https://www.horosvaz.cz/res/archive/330/056387.pdf?seek=1592486177) (czech)
3. [Rules of climbing in Jizerské hory area](https://www.horosvaz.cz/res/archive/330/056389.pdf?seek=1592486203) (czech)
