List of Crags

Country: Greece
Region Crag Overview Rock Type Altitude Number of routes Range of Routes Faces Name
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Grande Grotta

Big roofs ! The showpiece of Kalymnos is understandably very popular, and queueing for routes is not uncommon.

Limestone 200m 50 7a-8b South Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Great Canyon

A small goat's cave up the gorge from Sea Breeze, Great Canyon has a few slabs and some steeper cave routes that stay in the shade most of the day

Limestone 100m 20 6b - 7b South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Heroes

A nice crag high up above Emporios Bay with wonderful views and some excellent short routes

Limestone 400m 30 6a - 7c South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Iannis

Iannis is a the large stalactite cave at the left hand end of Poets, flanked by steep orange walls containing many steep classic tufa lines.

Limestone 100m 30 West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Iliada

Iliada is overshadowed by Odyssey, but perhaps should not be. It is less polished, has some excellent routes, and for a few minutes extra walk is a lot less crowded.

Limestone 200m 50 West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Je t'aime

Situated just off the Arginonta, Vathy road just after the col, Je t'aime has a varied selection of routes, from hard overhanging walls to easy slabs.

Limestone 300m 30 4c - 8a+ South East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Jurassic Park

A scenic walk to an excellent crag that is usually far from the madding crowds.

Limestone 300m 30 6b - 8b+ South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Kalydna

Big steep orange walls with technical climbing on pockets and crimps. Excellent. Gets the sun after about 14.00, although the right hand parts can be climbed until 16.00

Limestone 100m 50 West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Kastri

Kastri is an archeological site, which is interesting to visit in its own right. The climbing is in 3 sectors. The left hand sector, Kreissaal, is mostly slabs.

Limestone 100m 50 South Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Local Freezer

A couple of caves with some steep overhanging routes that are always in the shade

Limestone 250m 20 6b+ - 8b North Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Milianos Cave

Milianos cave is the prominent small cave visible from the large bend in the road as you descend from Arginonta Pass to Vathy. The climbing is on the walls left of the cave.

Limestone 400m 50 5a - 7b Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Nikoleta

The two large caves just up the road from Summertime have some good and very steep routes. Easy access and shade in the afternoon.

Limestone 100m 10 7b+ to 8a+ North East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos North Cape

Pleasant climbing, mainly on slabs and steep walls with a couple of caves to test the ambitious climber. Bolting is good and the holds often sharp.

Limestone 100m 60 5b - 8b South Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Noufaro

A big crag with 7 distinct sectors. A bit of everything from steep tufa climbs to easy pocketed slabs. Excellent throughout.

Limestone 200m 50 South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Odyssey

Routes for everyone here.From 4b to 9a. Gets the sun after about 2pm on the left hand side, later on the right hand side and in the caves. Getting very pollished.

Limestone 200m 50 4b - 9a South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Olympic Wall

Steep slabs and walls, on the big cra above Odyssey. Rough rock with lots of big tufas and pockets that give excellent climbing. Gets the sun after about 1.30pm

Limestone 400m 40 North West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Ourania

The line of cliffs to the North of Symplegades, has a conspicuous large cave, and some excellent routes. A bit of everything, steep walls, overhangs, tufas and some easier slabs.  

Limestone 300m 40 5a to 7c+ West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Palionisos

At the north end of the island is a remote, beautiful bay and beach with a few houses and bars. This is Palionisos.

Limestone 200m 60 5c - 7a South Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Panorama

An excellent and popular crag with tufa climbing on quality rock that is as good as it gets. The tufas can sometimes be greasy on humid windless days.

Limestone 200m 50 6b - 8c South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Pezonda

A relatively remote crag reached from the top of the Arginonta pass with late afternoon shade. It has several sectors with varying quality of rock, from poor to excellent.

Limestone 250m 50 5b - 8b East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Poets

The nearest climbing to Masouri, and thus very popular. Lots of excellent routes on superb rock in all grades.

Limestone 100m 100 West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Prophitis Andreas

High up on the skyline above Skalia, Prophitis Andreas offers beautiful views and lovely climbing on slabs and walls. The rock is mostly good and the routes are long and well equipped.

Limestone 500m 40 South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Red Wall

A conspicuous crag just a kilometre from Palionisos Bay, the Red Wall has some excellent steep and technical fingery routes on generally good rock.

Limestone 50m 25 6a to 7a+ South Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Saint Photis

A beautiful walk to a beautiful crag next to the quaint chapel of Saint Photis.

Limestone 100m 50 5c - 8b West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Sea Breeze

An excellent crag for beginners and middle grade climbers with easy access and lovely views over Arginonta bay. The routes are mostly slabs and walls, and many require an 80m rope.

Limestone 100m 100 5a - 6c South Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Secret Garden

Being one of the few crags that gets the shade all day has meant that the once "Secret" Garden has become a "very well known and popular" garden.

Limestone 200m 50 North Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Sikati Cave

An incredible geological feature on the north side of the island. Sikati Cave is a huge hole in the ground 100m tall and 100m wide situated above a beautiful beach.

Limestone 200m 30 7a - 8c North Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Snake Valley

Steep overhanging climbing and a few wall climbs north of Sympleglades

Limestone 400m 20 South East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Spartacus

A popular crag, with some excellent long and hard routes. Spartacus is a large cave that does not get the sun until late in the day, hence the popularity.

Limestone 300m 50 North West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Spartan Wall and Afternoon

The crags left of Grande Grotta are perfect for climbing in the Afternoon, they do not get the sun until about 4pm.

Limestone 250m 30 4c - 8c East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Stankill and Ivory Tower

The two sectors Stankill and Ivory Tower are probably the quietest in the Poets / Grande Grotta area, the slightly longer walk thinning the crowds a bit.

Limestone 200m 50 5a - 8a South West Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Styx

Sheltered and south facing, the main part of Styx is a sun trap and thus a good crag for the winter months.

Limestone 200m 40 6a - 7b South Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Summertime

One of the few sectors at Kalymnos that gets the shade in the afternoon, so popular with those that stay in bed late.

Limestone 200m 50 East Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Symplegades

A pleasant location high above the southern end of Masouri with climbing in a sort of gorge that has always a sunny and shady side.

Limestone 400m 50 5b - 7a All Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Kalymnos Kalymnos Vathy

Vathy is a pleasant and pictueresque port on the east side of alymnos. It is best know for its Deep Water Soloing crag, but there are also some long sea traverses and a couple of bolted cliffs.

Limestone 12m 20 5c - 7b All Greece - Kalymnos
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Berlin Wall

Lots of mid grade walls, with a couple of steeper climbs. Mostly on good rough rock. Gets the sun until about 2pm. The routes have the name written at the bottom.

 

Limestone 300m 20 South East Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Cave of Panagia

The slabs and tufas of Panagia offer a variety of climbing. Easy climbing on the slabs, mid grade walls to the left and steep tufas above the ledge.

Limestone 100m 20 South Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio FRYDI

A small slab of excellent rock, with a few mid grade routes on it. Gets the sun in the morning, and the shade in the afternoon. Route names written at the  bottom of the climbs.

Limestone 200m 10 South East Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Grand Cuckoo

A beautiful wall of grey limestone, with a handful of excellent mid grade routes. The rock is very solid, and the protection very good. Not much shade from the sun on hot days.

Limestone 200m 15 South Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Hada

An excellent overhanging crag protected by big roofs in a large gorge. The steep scramble to the bottom of the routes (not suitable for small children) give the climbs that extra bit of exposure.

Limestone 200m 30 North East Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Hot Rock

A popular spot due to the many mid grade slab and wall climbs. It has beautiful views over the surrounding area, solid rock and is well bolted.

Limestone 300m 20 South Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio La maison des chèvres

Mostly steep and hard, this big cave does have an interesting shelter for the goats, and some easier routes on the flanks. However, it is the hard routes that attract, and they are excellent.

Limestone 500m 20 South Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Mad & Yellow walls

A bit of a sun trap with excellent well bolted lines on very good grey limestone. Mad Wall is slabby, Yellow Wall a bit steeper. Most of the routes have the names written at the bottom.

Limestone 200m 30 South Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Mars

A tufa ridden crag of beautiful red limestone, Mars is a paradise for those who like strenuous stalactites and walls.

Limestone 200m South East Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Nifada

Developed in 2015 by Austrian climbers Angela Eiter and Bernie Ruech, Nifada is a steep tufa ridden crag on the road between Elona and Kosmas, a few kilometres away from the main Leonidio sites.

Limestone 800m 15 Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio St. Nicholas

Located just above the monastery of St. Nicholas, are some very impressive cliffs, that reach a height of over 100m.

Limestone 500m 30 All Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Leonidio Leonidio Twin caves

A crag of two halves. On the left hand side mid grade slabs and cracks, full on in the sun.

Limestone South Greece - Leonidio
Greece - Telendos Telendos Eros

A lovely cliff with two distinct climbing styles. The left hand side is steep, smooth and overhanging.

Limestone 300m 25 6a - 8a North East Greece - Telendos
Greece - Telendos Telendos Irox

A popular crag right next to the ferry landing bay. It has routes of all grades from, pleasant slabs to overhanging test pieces.

Limestone 50m 40 5a - 8c North East Greece - Telendos
Greece - Telendos Telendos Lambda

Long, sustained, single pitch wall climbs mostly with excellent holds in a beautiful location. An 80m rope is pretty much essential and even then tie a knot in the end.

Limestone 100m 30 South West Greece - Telendos