Kalymnos Saint Photis
A beautiful walk to a beautiful crag next to the quaint chapel of Saint Photis. The climbing is also interesting and varied; Chapel View has steep sharp slabs, sector Icare has smooth walls and overhanging cave routes on excellent rock, and to the right of the chapel, Chapel Wall has some nice wall climbing. All in all St Photis is well worth the visit. Beware though of days when the lack of wind brings damp conditions, the rock here can sometimes feel very slippery.
Sport and bolted routes
Topo Ref | Route | Sport Grade | Length | Quality | Description | Tick |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
00 | SECTOR | CHAPEL VIEW. THe buttress opposite the chapel |
||||
01 | Martin | 5c | 20m | A hard start then a sharp corner |
||
02 | David | 6a+ | 20m | The arete right of Martin |
||
03 | Miss Experience | 6a+ | 20m | |||
04 | Paul + Paula | 6b | 20m | |||
05 | Supernicki | 6a | 20m | Same start as Paul + Paula |
||
06 | Elisabeth | 6a | 20m | |||
07 | Jux | 5c | 30m | |||
08 | Pik | 6b+ | 25m | |||
09 | Faulpelze | 6a+ | 25m | |||
10 | B.B. | 6b+ | 40m | Goes all the way to the top of the crag |
||
11 | SECTOR | CHAPEL WALL. To the right of the chapel |
||||
12 | Danone | 6b | 30m | Immediately right of the chapel wall |
||
13 | Diablerets | 6a+ | 30m | Just right of Danone |
||
14 | Omega | 6c | 25m | Juat right again |
||
15 | Picorama | 7a+ | 25m | Starts 5m right of Omega and finishes at the same lower off |
||
20 | SECTOR | ICARE. Reached by a scramble up the hillside to the right of Chapel Wall |
||||
21 | Anarrihisi | 7a | 40m | |||
22 | To Doraki | 7c | 25m | |||
23 | Want a Beautiful Life | 8a+ | 25m | |||
24 | Mal au Coeur | 8b+ | 35m | |||
25 | Beginner SIS | 8b | 20m | |||
26 | Pro Bro | 8b+ | 35m | The extension |
||
27 | Les Mains Oranges | 8b+ | 35m | |||
28 | No Remorse | 8a+ | 15m | |||
29 | Sans le Figuier | 8a+ | 30m | |||
30 | Bye Bulli | 8a+ | 30m | |||
31 | Kardamo | 8a | 30m | |||
32 | Icare | 7a+ | 20m | *** | A smooth, pumpy, wall climb that is best climbed in dry, cool conditions, when it is worth it's three stars |
|
33 | Eftace | 7c | 25m | |||
34 | Erag | 7a | 25m | |||
35 | Cartier | 6a+ | 25m | Excellent |
||
36 | Antarctic | 6a | 20m | |||
37 | Antarctic extension | 6c+ | 25m | A bouder problem extension to Antarctic |
||
38 | Hydria | 6c+ | 25m | |||
39 | Bim Bam Boom | 8a+ | 25m | |||
40 | Ruhetag | 8b+ | 25m | |||
41 | The One | 7c+ | 20m | |||
42 | Howl Lala | 7b+ | 25m | |||
43 | Boulderaki | 7b | 15m | |||
44 | Vikos | 6b+ | 30m | The first and easiest of a trio of routes finishing at the Captain Corelis lower off |
||
45 | Oups | 7a | 30m | |||
46 | Captain Corelis | 7a | 30m | The last and best of the trio |
||
47 | L'Endurance | Starts about 5m right of Captain Corelis and climbs a sharp wall |
||||
48 | Primo | 6b | 30m | The crack and corner right of L'Endurance |
||
49 | Speckknödel | 5c | 20m | The corner to the right |
||
50 | Iki Kampai | 6b+ | 20m | Same start as Speckknödel but move right to climb the arete |