Kalymnos Snake Valley
Steep overhanging climbing and a few wall climbs north of Sympleglades
From Masouri take the road towards Pothia and at the top of the first hill after the hairpins turn left. Follow this for a few hundred yards and then turn left again (signpost) up a steep narrow road. Park 800m up this road at the 4th hairpin next to a large gate. Go through the gate on foot to a 2nd gate and follow the path as though you were going to the large cave of Ourania but continue traversing to a scenic valley with large cliffs on its north side. About 20 minutes from the parking.
Sport and bolted routes
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| 01 | Route 69 | 7b |  |
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| 02 | Modern Slavery | 7a+ | 15m | To the first lower off |
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| 02e | Modern Slavery extension | 8a | 20m | The extension |
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| 03 | Meraki | 7b | |
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| 04 | Ataraxia | 7b | |
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| 05 | Goat Magic | 7a | Pumpy with a couple of tricky moves |
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| 06 | Goat Alley | 7a | A very nice steep, sustained, pumpy, jug fest |
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| 07 | Seven Miles | 7a | Solid |
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| 08 | Rat Race | 7a+ | 20m | Reachy |
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| 09 | Rock Cats | 7a | 20m | Interesting moves over the orange slab |
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| 10 | Blue Moon | 7b | |
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| 11 | Venom | 6c | 20m | |
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| 12 | Fiddler on the Roof | 20m | 7? |
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| 13 | Respect the Silence | 7a+ | 20m | Sustained with fingery moves near the top |
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| 14 | Poison | 6c | 20m | |
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| 15 | Snake Valley | 7a | 20m | |
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| 16 | Shut up and Climb | 6b+ | 20m | |
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| 17 | Kaly Viper | 6b | 20m | |
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| 18 | 666 | 7a+ | 20m | |
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| 19 | Corner Stone | 6b+ | 20m | |
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| 20 | 4 Sonny | 6a+ | 20m | Pleasant closely bolted climbing |
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| 21 | Crack in the Heart | 6b+ | 20m | |
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| 22 | 007 | 6a+ | 25m | |
Crags in this region:
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