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One of the longest crags in the world, offering any style of climbing and difficulty.
Description
The big, west-facing cliff above Armeos and Masouri is home to many of Kalymnos' most famous crags like Grande Grotta, Odyssey and many more. When you stay in Masouri you can reach a lot of the sectors by foot.
Access issues
When you pass a gate on your approach close it behind you! Also try to stay on the established approach paths.
Approach
For the sectors Dolphin Bay to Iliada, see the individual approach descriptions.
For the crags between Jurassic Park and Zeus, there are two main access paths:
Sectors Ivory Tower to Zeus
Go uphill the steep concrete road (37.0002, 26.9388) at Sofranos/the Italian gelateria. This turns into a narrow approach path that ends between the cave of Iannis and the obvious roof of Poets.
Sectors Jurassic Park to Panorama
Follow the steep ramp at Hotel Philoxenia (37.0041, 26.9407) to a fence gate. Make sure it is closed after you went through! 15 minutes of scrambling from there, heading for the left pillar of the Grande Grotta.
Ethic inherited from Kalymnos
- PREPARE to leave nothing behind (trashbag, etc).
- Use your own gear for toproping. Use fixed gear only for lowering. (See first section of guidebook for details.)
- Minimize single-use plastic. No recycling on the island (yet).
- Use established paths and close gates behind you.
- Consider a donation to the rescue team (red boxes).
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Author(s): Aris Theodoropoulos and Katie Roussou
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9788898495207
A comprehensive guidebook describing all the rock climbing, and sport climbing at Kalymnos, covering over 4,200 routes ranging from F3a to F9a.
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Author(s): Chris Craggs
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9781873341384
A selective guidebook from Rockfax covering the rock climbing and sport climbing on the Aegean island of Kalymnos, describing over 2,800 routes.
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