Leonidio – Montanejos Climbing Garden
Good drying weather and wilting arms provided the perfect conditions to get a month’s washing done and have a lazy start… … before heading to the crag. We’d nipped to […]
Good drying weather and wilting arms provided the perfect conditions to get a month’s washing done and have a lazy start… … before heading to the crag. We’d nipped to […]
This is a newly developed sector on the Theos escarpment, another couple of hundred metres beyond Theos Right (along and gently DOWNWARDS. which isn’t completely obvious from the guide). You […]
We’d visited this crag on our last trip in the hope that the altitude plus the curved nature of the crag might provide enough shade and relief from the heat. […]
Although the keen team and overlanders have been here for almost a week, the “official” Rucksack Club SunRock meet actually started on Saturday, though clearly I’d forgotten to book the […]
This new crag has been developed by a German couple since the last guide, and is set fairly high above the road to Elona (the guide says an elevation gain […]
Wednesday was a day to forget from a climbing point of view – torrential rain was only interrupted towards late afternoon when it turned to snow! In fairness, Jim and […]
We’d explored a couple of the sectors on the big yellow wall that overlooks the Leonidio valley nearest the coast, above the road to Athens on our last trip – […]
After another circuitous drive up the “Peloponnes forefinger” and over the mountains from Sparta, we’re back in Leonidio – familiar territory from our 2017 trip it feels like coming home. […]
The crag just keeps on giving… As well as the imposing main face that overlooks the parking area, there’s a bit round the corner that faces east and so enjoys […]
The left hand side of the crag – the imaginatively named “West Zobolo” reaches a height of around 150m and is home to 5 multi-pitch routes. Today’s combination of lighter […]
Started off chilly so we had a mooch down to the coast to check out Zobolo’s other major attraction (in addition to the very fine crag and aforementioned most southerly […]
The Vatiko peninsula at the bottom end of the “forefinger” of the Peloponnese marks the southernmost point of mainland Europe (according to the guidebook – a bit more analysis suggests […]
Heading south from Frygani was a thrilling adventure through pre-Alpine territory, with an hour’s drive on switch-backing, often single-track, roads without encountering a single other vehicle! The A7 appeared against […]
Winding our way up into the mountains via tortuous zigzags we arrive at Frygani and our first cragging away from the coast. At almost 1,000m and nestled beneath a ski […]
We’ve more or less completed the clean sweep of Nafplio crags with a visit to Karathona – a somewhat less imposing buttress set above the beach of the same name. […]
Another decent crag overlooking the sea, although this time the access is through a zigzagging maze of crumbling roads that were presumably intended to serve a villa complex that never […]
Described in the guidebook as “the star attraction of Nafplio crags”, Neraki does actually manage to live up to the hype. Located about 1km south of the Promenade sector and […]
This is the real deal in terms of designer winter cragging. About 50 very fine routes positioned above a charming seaside Promenade and only a few minutes walk from handy […]
With a sector “Big Wall” and billed as having “World class climbing” we had to pay a visit to Katafiki Canyon. It also benefits from being roadside and in a […]
The weather gods have finally got it out of their system and sunshine is now smiling down on us – what an idyllic spot!Time to dial in the sunniest local […]