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Neraki

  • Grade context: FR
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  • Ascents: 494
  • Aka: Νεράκι

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Description

The Neraki crag is named after the small pebble beach a few meters below. Secluded and unconventional this off-the-grid beach attracts connoisseurs of summer (or even winter) swimming. Something similar also applies to the climbing level.

Neraki is perhaps the most iconic climbing spot in Nafplio: Unbreakable red rock and technically challenging climbing routes with ample space for belays and rest. The background is dominated by the Venetial castle of Akronafplia, Mt. Ktenias and Mt. Artemisio on the opposite bank of the gulf.

Neraki is also the sunniest climbing spot in Nafplio with a south/southwest exposure which makes it ideal for your cloudiest climbing days and especially in winter. In the summer you should combine tanning with climbing and perhaps swimming breaks at the small beach below if you want to survive the heat. Vegetation is low and bushy and offers no shade with the exception of some trees to the right for those who don't climb or belay.

Approach

The most common access to Neraki involves a walk-in from the square of Arvanitia where there is a huge and comfortable parking lot. Walk on the comfortable pedestrian road with the sea on your right and the ramparts of the Palamidi fortress high up on your left. In less than 1.5km as the road descends towards sea level you will come across the cliff of Neraki. Estimated approach time is 15 minutes.

Alternatively if you have any reason to start from Karathona beach on the easternmost edge of the coastline leave the car at the end of the same dirt road and walk for about the same time (15 minutes).

Ethic inherited from Nafplio

No chipping on the stones please.

History

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Neraki was established between the years 2003-2006 by Aris Theodoropoulos with the assistance of Thanos Sotiropoulos, Thomas Michailidis, Georgios Koutsoukis and Vangelis Kastanias while two of its most interesting routes, "Chimp" and "Ape" were set by the English Jim Titt.

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Cimb Greece 2017 guidebook: 7b.

Just ok with 60m rope-carefully! Climb Greece 2017 guidebook 7a.

FA: Jim Titt

Climb Greece 2017 guidebook 7c.

Set: George Karnakis, 2013

FA: Jim Titt

Climb Greece 2017 guidebook 6b+.

Climb Greece 2017 guidebook 5b+.

Quite stiff start but rewards you with the best view of the underlying beach!

Pleasant slab with a vertical part at the end.

FA: Joachim Friedrich & Fl. Friedrich, 23 Feb 2018

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Author(s): Hans Weninger & Jeannette Weninger

Date: 2017

ISBN: 9783000560668

A comprehensive guidebook covering the rock climbing and sport climbing in the Argolis region of Greece, describing over 500 routes.

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