Kalymnos Arginonta

The bright red walls of Arginonta contain many outstanding climbs that are spoilt only by the popularity of the crag. With so many classic lines in the 6a to 6c range, it is perhaps no surprise that so many people flock to this climbing mecca. The arrival of the sun after midday on the right hand side forces everyone into the little space on the left hand side, making it feel crowded and detracting from the high quality of the routes. The message is clear. Arrive early and leave early.

Region

Greece - Kalymnos

Rock Type

Limestone

Altitude

50m

Number of routes

Range of Routes

4c - 7c

Faces

South West

Sun

gets the sun after midday, a little later in some sectors

Climbing Area

Kalymnos

Directions

Follow the road from Masouri to Arginonta village, and turn right shortly after the main road takes the second right angled left turn. Follow this road for a few hundred yards and park in a layby on the right hand side, opposite some rungs and rope that take you up the steep quarried wall to the path that leads left to the crag. About 5 minutes from the parking.

Sport and bolted routes

Topo Ref	Route	Sport Grade	Length	Quality	Description
C00	SECTOR				AMPHITHEATRE
C01	Xaveri	7b	20m
C02	Electra	7a	20m
C03	Pandora	7c+	25m
C04	Lysistrati	7a+	30m		Steep tufas to an interesting pull over the bulge, and then the wall keeps you thinking. Excellent
C05	Oresteia	6c	25m		Sustained
D00	SECTOR				INFRARED WALL
D01	Sexy	6a	25m
D02	Hot shot	5c+	25m
D03	Blood sport	6a	25m
D04	NAB/FAW	6c	35m
D05	God is Lemmy	6a	30m
D06	Papagalos	6b	30m
D07	64 you	6b	30m
D08	Schneidel	6c	30m
D09	Bouboulina	6b	25m
D10	Koubinos	6b	25m
D11	Aristocrats	7a	30m
D12	No mercy	6b+	25m		Big polished holds lower down, fingery moves higher up
D13	Merci	6b+	25m		Same start as No mercy, then direct
D14	Pornokino	6a	30m
D15	Test under stress	6c	30m
D16	Kosmas	6b	30m
D17	Free Style	6a+	28m	***	Excellent sustained and never too steep climbing
D18	Wild sex	6b	25m		Polished but still good
D19	Boerhok	6b	25m	Gold	Steep climbing with very good hold, that keeps you on your toes right until the top
D20	Cap Arvithis	6b	25m
D21	Barba Yorghos	6c+	25m	***	A good climb that pulls through the tufa roof to two long reaches to very good holds.
D22	Anna Maria	6c	25m	***	Steep sustained climbing to a long move for a big flake. Excellent but polished
D23	Katergo	7b	25m
D24	Motorhead	7b	30m
D25	No sleep 'til Hammersmith	7a+	30m
D26	Money crushing machine	7a+	25m
D27	Romance of stone	6c+	25m
D28	Sex in the city	7a	20m		Fingery moves on the lower wall to reach a big hold, then easier
D29	Papou	5c+	20m	**	A pleasant climb right of the fence, that trends up steeply at the start to slabby climbing higher up
E00	SECTOR				FIREWALL
E01	For Sue and Steve	5a	20m
E02	Missing Link	4c	20m
E03	Shark bite	5c+	20m
E04	Stock fish	5b	20m
E05	Clean	5c	20m
E06	Katharina	5a	20m
E07	Victoria	5a	20m
E08	Tufa slab	5c	20m
E09	Mike's rescue	5a	20m
E10	Loukoumades	5c+	25m
E11	Adonibert	6a	25m
E12	Asche zu asche	6a+	25m
E13	Kel karma	6b+	25m
E14	Avri	6b	15m
E14e	Kohlinet kafhouille	6c+	30m		Extension to Avri
E16	And now for something...	5c+	18m	***
E17	Climate change	6b+	20m	**	Nice moves between hold holds
E18	Albi Bak	7a+	25m	**	Excellent climbing up the tufa groove and not so easy over the roof
E19	Code Quantum	7a	20m	**	A polished tufa followed by large pockets, with nice moves between them
E20	Red Sea secrets	7a	30m	**	A hard tufa followed by a technical wall. Excellent.
E21	Fire Wall	7b	25m	**	Two hard crux moves. Long reaches and getting very polished
E22	Hard primal	6c+	30m	**
E23	Klausis	6a+	30m	***	Find the hidden jug!
E24	Papadopoulos	6b+	30m	**
E25	Birds without arms	5c+	25m	**
E25e	Birds without arms extension	6b	30m	**
E26	Lemmy for president	6a+	30m	***

Sport and bolted routes

Crags in Kalymnos