Kalymnos Balcony Helvetia
Excellent tufa climbing in the caves above Arhi. The rock is sometimes sharp and crumbly, although with traffic this has improved a lot.
Follow the road to Arginonta and then towards Emporios. Park a few hundred metres after Arginonta and follow the path up to the Arhi cave. Turn right and walk under the cliffs until it is possible to scramble up back left to the upper caves. Red dots show the way. 15 minutes walking. sector Chäpi is reached along a fixed rope next to the route Swiss Kiss
Sport and bolted routes
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| 01 | Memory | 6c | 30m | The tufa is climbed on spaced bolts |
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| 02 | Chäpi | 7c | 40m | The big impressive tufa |
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| 03 | Milo | 7a | 25m | The wall to the right of Chäpi |
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| 04 | French kiss | 7a | 30m | |
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| 04a | SECTOR | BALCONY HELVETIA |
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| 05 | Swiss kiss | 7a+ | 30m | Strenuous, Slippy climbing behind the hanging stalactite and then left up the easier, but still strenuous, rough pocketed wall. |
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| 06 | Welcome to the Pleasure Dome | 7c | 30m | |
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| 07 | Grüne Feigen | 7c | 30m | |
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| 08 | Rapunzel | 7b+ | 25m | |
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| 09 | Mr Souvlaki | 7c | 30m | |
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| 10 | Chinosis Zange | 7c+ | 30m | |
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| 11 | Perfect stranger | 7a | 25m | An excellent sustained route with a noticeably harder move in the middle |
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| 12 | M40 | 7b | 35m | A long route with superb sustained climbing through the bulge and up to the large tufa |
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| 13 | Fracaso | 30m | Not recommended |
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| 14 | Waiting foreva | 8a | 25m | |
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| 15 | Streetfight | 6b | 25m | |
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| 16 | Patsamama | 7b+ | 20m | |
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| 16e | Patsamama extension | 30m | Project. 8b? |
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| 17 | The end of Mythos | 6c | 25m | A jug parade with a thin flake, climb it with feeling! |
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| 18 | In the beginning was Alfa | 30m | 7? |
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| 19 | Season of the witch | 6c | 30m | Pleasant climbing with some steep and sharp climbing through the bulge and a tricky finale |
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| 20 | Kalo taxidi yiayia mou | 6b+ | 30m | Nice climbing with a long move at the top |
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| 21 | Batsi makria mas | 6a | 25m | |
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| 22 | Ikariotissa | 6a+ | 25m | |
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