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.
Region
Greece - Kalymnos
Rock Type
Limestone
Altitude
200m
Number of routes
20
Range of Routes
6a - 7c
Sun
After 12 noon
Climbing Area
Previous Crag
Sport and bolted routes
Topo Ref | Route | Sport Grade | Length | Quality | Description | Tick |
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00 | SECTOR | CHÄPI |
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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 | ![]() |