Routes in Thessaly for selected grade

VII / VI Α1

Four pitches of right facing corner system, followed by two pitches of a black water runnel to the summit of Holy Ghost. A brilliant outing.

While a trad route, there is fairly consistently a bolt every 6 to 8 metres, and somewhat closer on the 35 metres pitch 4 where the crack is wide.

Confident climbers will therefore be able to climb the route with a set of wires, and a set of cams up to BD3. More gear will obviously increase confidence further.

The belays are not clear on the route being typically only a single bolt, with trad gear to supplement. So just climb until you get pumped or run out of gear, then find a position you like.

Expect to do lots of laybacking. The nature of the crack system doesn't suit jamming.

The few existing sources say, it's an oldschool and hard to protect, crack/ chimney climb.

1st pitch 8 bolts, 2nd 9 bolts, 3rd 6 bolts, 4th 2 bolts

"Via Scorpion" until it gets small pebbled, then leftwards wall (6a+) to arete (belay). Further leftwards (5a) to the top.

Better rapel after pitch 3 due to overgrowth of plants.

6a+/6b

Rapel down from the belay to access the route

6a+

name on the rocks

Nice bouldery steep climbing.

Short bouldery route.

Steep, technical climb on small pockets

Extension of Levedakos.

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