Kalymnos Heroes
A nice crag high up above Emporios Bay with wonderful views and some excellent short routes
Region
Greece - Kalymnos
Rock Type
Limestone
Altitude
400m
Number of routes
30
Range of Routes
6a - 7c
Faces
South West
Sun
The left had side gets the sun after 13.00, the right hand side a bit later
Climbing Area
Sport and bolted routes
Topo Ref | Route | Sport Grade | Length | Quality | Description | Tick |
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01 | Cadmus | 6a | 20m | |||
02 | Tantalus | 6b | 20m | A steep wall with a move left at half height |
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03 | Sisyphus | 6c+ | 20m | |||
04 | Heracles | 20m | 7? |
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05 | Phaethon | 6c+ | 20m | |||
06 | Bellerophon | 6a+ | 15m | A short fingery wall |
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07 | 1821 | 6a | 20m | |||
08 | 1940 | 6a+ | 20m | |||
09 | Billie | 6a+ | 20m | The shallow corner has a suspect block at mid height |
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10 | Mallory | 6c+ | 20m | A technical wall |
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11 | Irvine | 20m | ||||
12 | Prometheus | 7c+ | 20m | |||
13 | Marlowe | 20m | 8? |
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14 | Phidas | 7b+ | 25m | The wall left of Amelia struggles for independence. Climb into the pod and make hard moves up and right. |
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15 | Amelia | 6c | 20m | A nice steep climb into and out of the large cave. Continuing to the more logical 2nd lower off is 7a |
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16 | Achilles heel | 20m | 7? |
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17 | Captain Heelhook | 7a | 20m | Climb up the left side of the tufa to big holds that take you over the lip. Heelhooks optional. |
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18 | Florence | 20m | 7a? |
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19 | Agnodice | 6c+ | 20m | |||
20 | Petropolemos | 20m | 7a? |
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21 | Sam Spade | 7c | 15m | Steep bouldery climbing with good holds . |
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22 | Paddy | 6b | 20m | The first of four steep juggy climbs |
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23 | Dr, King | 6b+ | 20m | |||
24 | Greek Freak | 6b | 15m | |||
25 | Statler + Waldorf | 6a+ | 15m | Pleasant, short, steep climbing |