Croatia · Omiš
Rambo
Omiš's signature moderate: long, slabby pitches on knobbly grey limestone with big views over the Cetina mouth and the Adriatic. The crux is a short crack on the final pitch.
6a6 pitches230 m
Warthogrock
Ilinac (tower above the Education Trail) · Omiš · Croatia
Easy to bailBolting confidence: medium
An easy, friendly route up a small tower and the ribs above it, on rock covered in knobs and warts. It is one of the very few bolted multipitch routes at this grade around Omiš and was put up with beginners in mind. The second belay touches the path, so you can walk off half-way.
- Hardest pitch
- 5b+
- Pitches
- 4
- Length
- 130 m
- Approach
- 20 min
- Aspect
- –
- Not recorded
- Rope
- 1×50 m
The route
Overview
Warthogrock is a short, easy multipitch on the lower rocks of Ilinac, climbed in four pitches from the foot of a small tower to the Education Trail above. The first ascensionists' topo gives 5b+ for the hardest move and 5a obligatory, and describes it as a good first multipitch and a useful add-on to the longer Ilinac routes. Protection is a mix of stainless bolts and threads, rated very good by the authors. The second belay sits beside the path, and the first and third are rigged for abseiling, so the route is easy to cut short. It is lightly travelled: plezanje.net and thetopo.com show only a handful of logged ascents, the latest in April 2026.
The climbing
Pitch by pitch
5b5a5b+5a
| Pitch | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 5b | Up the front of the tower: 5b at the start, then 5a, on bolts and threads to a bolted belay on top. The topo marks a 25 m abseil from this belay. |
| P2 | 5a | Easy ground (3a) along the ledge to the left, then a 5a wall to a bolted belay beside the trail. You can walk off from here. |
| P3 | 5b+ | The best and hardest pitch: 5b, a 5b+ move, then 5a up the rib on bolts and threads to a bolted belay. The topo marks a 25 m abseil from here. |
| P4 | 5a | 5a up and right across the wall (an easier 3b variation cuts the corner), then 4c up the final rib to a bolted belay on the Education Trail. |
Getting there
Approach
To the parking
Omiš is on the coast about 20 km south-east of Split and has a bus service from Split. For Ilinac, drive from the centre along the north (right) bank of the Cetina towards Gata, take the right fork back down to the river and park by the river just before the gated hydroelectric plant at Zakučac.
On foot · about 20 min
About 20 min. From the parking by the hydroelectric plant follow the wide path to the shrine of St Leopold Mandić (2 min), where the signed Education Trail starts. Follow it to the signpost between Station 5 and Station 6, where the trail splits into its ascent and descent branches; every information board carries a map. The first pitch, a small tower, is visible just above this junction. Follow cairns straight up for about 5 min to the foot of the tower. The start is marked by a red sling about 2 m up and a bolt beside the first big knob.
Map of the walk-in
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Coordinates: 43.45933, 16.70536 (crag)
Getting down
Descent
The route ends on the Education Trail. Follow it back down to the shrine and the car park, about 30 min.
Retreat
Bailing off the route
Easy to bail
The first ascensionists' topo states that you can abseil from the first and third belays (25 m each) and walk off from the second, which touches the trail. The route itself ends on the trail.
- Retreat from
- Belay 1 (25 m abseil to the ground), belay 2 (walk off along the trail), belay 3 (25 m abseil back to belay 2).
- Point of no return
- None.
- Carry
- The single 50 m rope you climb on.
- Basis
- Stated in the sourcesRetreat options are written on the first ascensionists' topo.
Safety
Hazards
- Part of the protection is on threads. The topo lists 'bolts and slings' and asks for 4 slings; check any in-situ cord before trusting it.
- The route crosses and finishes on a walking trail: take care not to knock stones down.
- Wildfire: in August 2026 Mountain Project carried a notice that a large fire had affected the Omiš and Lokva Rogoznica area and that the Omiška Dinara slopes were unstable. Ask locally about the state of paths and cliffs before you go.
Sun and weather
Conditions
Low-lying, close to the Cetina, so it is hot from late spring to early autumn. The aspect of the tower is not stated; Mountain Project describes Ilinac as a whole as south-west facing. The months given are those used for the other Ilinac routes; no source states a season for this route.
Usual season · Mar to May, Oct to Nov
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Sun on the wall
No estimate: the wall's aspect is not recorded for this route.
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar (usual season) | Apr (usual season) | May (usual season) | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct (usual season) | Nov (usual season) | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily high °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Mean daily low °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 333 m. Area climate from Open-Meteo reanalysis. Temperatures are adjusted to the height of the crag; rain comes from a grid cell of about 10 to 25 km, and summer highs on sea cliffs can read a few degrees low. The wall and valley can differ. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
What to carry
Gear
9 quickdraws, a single 50 m rope and 4 slings (the first ascensionists' list). The slings are for the threads and trees. Helmet.
Checklist
- Quickdraws
- 9
- Rope
- 1×50 m
- Helmet
- One each
Derived from the route data; check it against a current topo
From climbers
Reader reports
Reader reports are not being collected yet. Until they are, check a current topo and the local club or guidebook publisher for recent changes to Warthogrock.
Worth knowing
Tips
- A natural warm-up or second route alongside Rambo or Stargate, which start from the same car park.
- With beginners, the belay at the top of pitch 2 beside the trail is a convenient place to stop or swap leads.
Open questions
Where sources disagree
- Grade: 5b+ (5a obligatory) on the first ascensionists' topo; 5b on plezanje.net and thetopo.com.
- The topo names the route 'Wart(hog)rock'; databases list it as Warthogrock.
- Pitch lengths are not published. The total is 130 m and the topo marks 25 m abseils from the first and third belays.
Provenance
Sources
- hikr.org – Warthogrock topo by Tanja Kuster and Matthias PilzUsed for: grades, protection, gear, approach, descent, abseil points, first ascent
- thetopo.com – Omiš: WarthogrockUsed for: 'Sport' classification, grade, 2026 ascent log
- plezanje.net – Omiš: WarthogrockUsed for: independent grade and length
- Mountain Project – OmišUsed for: August 2026 wildfire notice, Ilinac aspect
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