The Beach – last day on Kalymnos
It was the last day of the trip so we decided to head to the beach. “What, no climbing? ” I hear you say. Don’t be daft – The Beach […]
It was the last day of the trip so we decided to head to the beach. “What, no climbing? ” I hear you say. Don’t be daft – The Beach […]
With another scorcher in prospect and having enjoyed the roadside sector at Summertime, we decided to head a bit further up the hill to Magoulia’s Wall. Happily more like 15 […]
I’d been hoping for a cooler spell to explore the crags left of the Grande Grotta, but with only a few climbing days left the forecast remains stubbornly in the […]
Another shady crag and another venture into the Vathy valley. The imaginatively named ET crag (or strictly speaking Meltochi Pyramid) is strikingly obvious on the hillside above the village of […]
Another trip up to the Poets area, this time venturing a little further left. Helen started off by leading the classic Poets Corner Then we both did Saxonia, which was […]
It’s getting seriously hot, and climbing in the sun is becoming completely untenable. Even on the morning shade crags, the pressure of the imminent arrival of “big yellow face” makes […]
I’d put off a visit to Grande Grotte, hoping to leave it until my hand was sorted – it really is the centrepiece of Kalymnos climbing! With a couple of […]
… Not THAT Valley, but the Arginonta Valley. A nice shady spot for Mike and Heidi’s last day, and near the road in case of the possibility of a storm […]
I’d parked sector Poets into the “if we run out of other crags” bucket, as we’d guessed that being one of the first to be developed and nearest to town […]
We’ve been here 10 days and climbed each day – I wouldn’t say we’ve done ten days climbing (a few gentler sessions and half days) but we probably should have […]
“The ultimate point of reference in Kalymnos”, or so says the guide. With a hundred routes, including the island’s hardest, it’s certainly a crag I felt compelled to visit (though […]
Another winner for a toasty day, this crag faces east AND west – with climbing on both sides of a ravine. Pretty handy, huh? The route of the day for […]
This really is a tremendous spot for a hot day. You approach by hiking up to a ridge line above the road, from where you get great views of the […]
We woke to the dreadful news from Manchester – sometimes you wonder if the “connected everywhere always” paradigm is really the way forward. It seems very strange to be in […]
A big thunderstorm kept us entertained during the night (!) and then dumped an inch or two of rain over breakfast – was that the day written off? Nope, this […]
A grey day needn’t be bad news – especially if you want to climb on an otherwise too sunny crag. Today’s gloom prompted a look at Panorama, the sector of […]
With a few routes under our belts, and confirmation that my dodgy hand is at least permitting some climbing, we decide to sample some of Kalymnos’ biggest attraction – it’s […]
With the storm having blown through, we had a bit of cloud and a cooling breeze so decided to brave a sunny crag. Geriakos came highly recommended by Mike and […]
With a forecast for showers and thunderstorms it made sense to be near the road on a south facing crag with the occasional cave. Arginonta main crag, just across the […]
After a midnight arrival on Kos and an overnight at the Matichari Bay hotel, we caught the 10am ferry to Kalymnos. Absolutely rammed as the 9 o’clock had been cancelled […]