Ferrata Pamír (Driekyňská skala) — via ferrata in Slovenská Ľupča

Starohorské vrchy · Slovenská Ľupča, Banskobystrický Region

The shortest ferrata on this list: forty metres on the Driekyňská skala, two kilometres from Slovenská Ľupča near Banská Bystrica. Thirty of them are the vertical line up the tower, Pamír; the rest is a seven-metre secured descent on the other side. All the difficulty sits in one place — a five-metre overhanging section that makes for a full grade C. This is an hour’s objective, not a day’s: you come for one specific pitch, not for a route.

The C grade covers the Pamír route and matches the operator, OpenStreetMap and trip reports alike. Press coverage announced that the first stage would also include a D route — we could not confirm it exists, so this entry awaits on-site verification.

Route details

Difficulty	A · C
Route length	40 m
Address:	Driekyňská skala, Slovenská Ľupča

Routes on site

• Pamír — C, 30 m
• Zostupovka — A, 7 m (The secured descent on the far side of the tower.)

Season and hours

Free access, all year.

The ferrata has been open since 1 March 2025, free and unstaffed. The operator announces further stages of expansion — check what is already running before you drive over.

Gear and requirements

Your own harness, ferrata lanyard with absorber and helmet, or a set from the information centre.

The information centre in Slovenská Ľupča rents ferrata sets. There is nobody at the rock itself.

Other via ferratas on the map

• Via Ferrata „Dwie Skałki” — Góry Świętokrzyskie (Poland), A/B
• Krucze Skały — Karkonosze (Poland), B
• Hurra Jura — Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska (Poland), C
• Kamieniołom Podkowiński — Wyżyna Kielecko-Sandomierska (Poland), A
• Via Ferrata Pastýřská stěna — Czeska Szwajcaria (Czechia), E
• Via Ferrata Vodní brána — Dolina Izery (Czechia), D/E
• Via Ferrata Hluboká — Dolina Wełtawy (Czechia), C/D
• Ferratový park Velká Dohoda — Kras Morawski (Czechia), E
• Via Ferrata Vír — Wyżyna Czesko-Morawska (Czechia), B/C
• Via Ferrata Kočičí kameny — Góry Izerskie (Czechia), B/C
• Ferrata HZS Tatranská Kotlina — Tatry Bielskie, C
• Via Ferrata HZS Martinské hole — Mała Fatra, C
• Ferrata HZS Kyseľ — Słowacki Raj, C
• Via Ferrata Skalka — Kremnickie Wierchy, E
• Via Ferrata Dve veže — Wielka Fatra, C/D
• Via Ferrata Sokolie skaly — Jaworie, C
• Detský via ferratový areál Zvonička — Pohronský Inovec, B/C
• Via Ferrata Hrádok – Mikova železná cesta — Revúcka vrchovina, B/C
• Detská via ferrata Čingov — Słowacki Raj, A

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