Kalymnos Big Shadow

A big crag with a mountain feel about it and lots of potential for more routes up the orange walls. It is in the shade after about midday, and due to the long (for Kalymnos) walk in, you are likely to have the crag to yourself. 

Region
Greece - Kalymnos
Rock Type
Limestone
Altitude
400m
Number of routes
20
Faces
North
Climbing Area
Kalymnos
Directions

Follow the road out of Masouri to the bend in the road by Kasteli, and after a few hundred metres park next to a concrete building with a radio mast and a telegraph pole next to it. Follow the telegraph poles up the hill to the third pole, on a vague path marked with cairns and red dots. Follow the dots and cairns uphill for 30 to 45 minutes until you reach the crag. A small scree slope is crossed about half way up.

Sport and bolted routes

Topo Ref Route Sport Grade Length Quality Description Tick
01 Metralos 6a+ 30m **

A slab and broken groove. Good holdws
02 Cacou 6a+ 30m **

Another broken slab followed by a couple of tricky moves up the steep wall
03 Vicking 6a 30m **

Similar to the previous two routes
04 Directos 6b 35m **

The well left of the big cave
05 Grim 6b 35m ***

Goes just to the left of the cave. Same lower off as Cosi.
06 Grim extension 6c+ 50m Gold

The steep wall above Grim has large holds. To avoid rope drag it is best to belay from the top of Grim, which makes it a lot easier without the rope drag
07 Cosi 7a+ 40m Gold

The magnificent wall that starts at the right hand side of the cave, has large holds with nice moves between them on pockets, flakes and crimps.
08 Taupe the rope 7b 35m Gold

The superb wall right of Cosi
09 Rappen 7a 20m ***

The shorter overhanging wall to the right of the previous routes

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