Routes as sport in Cyprus

A bouldery start followed by a brave exit from the crux.

A nice bouldery traverse crux.

Shares anchor with Citius Altius Fidius.

unbolted

Teeter up the arete onto the ledge and finish on the steep face.

The lovely route up the steep wall just right of "No2". Some of the holds are a little fragile.

Great climbing on a variety of holds. Laybacks, hand jams, exposure - this route has them all. One of the best 6a's on the island.

Tricky crux at around the halfway mark.

Rebolted December 2022 to avoid the loose blocks and run outs at the start. Now continues straight up.

Rebolted December 2022

On the far right of the sector. Pleasant climbing on occasionally dubious rock.

Another nice route right 2m right of "No10". The anchor is at the top and gives great views over the entire Xeros valley. Take a flask of tea up and enjoy. Can be somewhat loose - helmet recommended for the belayer.

Short, powerful, the route up the steep wall right next to the road (best to time your attempts when there isn't a bus or lorry approaching!).

Start at the undercut area at the left of the crag. Trend up and right. Difficult move, especially for the short, at third height. Then straight forward climbing to the top.

The nice route up to the highest point on the crag. For the 6a+ grade climb slightly left near to top to join Egatiki. Finish direct (tricky for the short) and collect 6b.

The great sustained route up the rightward trending cracks. Finish direct up the steep slab.

Hard blank slab to the right of the crack.

Straight forward climbing leads to an owl hole feature. Make a difficult big move. Continue with difficulty to the top. Again trickier for the short.

The same bouldery start with Antistrofi Metrisi continues with difficulty to the top keeps your focus!

A short sharp BOULDER shock start follows a brave! runout at the top.

Excellent climbing past the blob then up the ramp to a steep finish. Harder and better since the loss of a big hold.

7a+ since March 2020 (from 7a) due to a broken hold. Now the middle section has a new sequence.

The so-so short technical route in the 'hidden' sector.

A hard short technical route in the 'hidden' sector.

A great route. The bulge at halfway is quite powerful and feels surprisingly committing for a sports route.

Yet another classic. A delicate and sustained crimp-fest.

Even better than the previous two. Another varied route.

Vertical route with almost nothing to grab on. Very difficult move in the crux going left to the 5th bolt.

A tough wall and roof pitch.

Just below the step up the Main Wall. A great pitch.

Excellent route with several hard sections. Leave something in the tank for the tuffa at the top.

Another excellent route and the easiest of the ones on this wall. The crux is between the third and fourth bolts and is quite technical.

Excellent route on positive holds with a crux high up.

Recently rebolted. It is a straight line now starting from old Stefanos Direct.

Recently rebolted. It is a straight line now starting from old Mitsaki.

An excellent route that takes the steepest ground in this sector. Gets gradually harder and harder until the overhanging flake is gained. A couple of strong pulls over this then romp to the top. Not easy to clean due to it sharing the lower off with Mageia.

An outstanding route, varied and takes the one obvious natural line on this wall. The first half is straightforward, but with nice moves. The technical crux is the slightly overhanging and blank wall above, split by the narrowest of cracks. This is followed by powerful moves over an overhang, followed by thankfully easier climbing to the top. Was 6c+, but is now given 7a after the loss of a key jug at the end of the crux.

Starts up what was reputed to be a trad route, but continues beyond this on the steep orange wall on increasingly poor holds until the angle eases.

Hardest route on the main wall. Takes the line just left of Kypseli with sustained climbing up to the highest point on the wall. Bouldery crux section at around mid-height.

Takes the wall close to the beehive - take care if they are active! 2 variations at the beehive. going right you can avoid the beehive

A new route between Kypseli and Microcosmos. Grade to be confirmed. Longest route on the Main Wall.

Another sustained technical route. Includes some pleasant burly moves.

New route right of Microcosmos. Sustained, technical, and fingery.

Great route on the far right of the sector. Ironic name as it is very pumpy for the grade (although cheeky rests can be made by scuttling right onto the arete proper). Undergraded?

Nice demanding start, easy after the 4th bolt!