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‘Impossible’ love? Adam Ondra climbing in Kalymnos
Published by admin, August 25th, 2010 in Kalymnos news
For fans of Adam Ondra, Kalymnos, or both, our friends over at 9b have just sent us a short preview of “‘Impossible’ love?”, a film about Adam soon to be released. This preview, the first in a series of three, is just under 4 minutes long, and it was filmed during the 4th Climbing Festival of Kalymnos in May 2009. The Czech climber, now 17, is shown trying out Los Revolutionarios 9a at sector Odyssey (which he redpointed after 6 tries), as well as other supernatural climbs at sectors …read more »
Summer in Kalymnos
Published by Aris, August 7th, 2010 in Kalymnos news
Can you climb in Kalymnos in summer? This was the question I wanted answering: but too late, I was on my way, already on the Gotthard Pass bound for Venice, Patras, Piraeus and then the Aegean. In late July! Now most summers we do what all the other sensible European climbers do which is to head for Briancon, Ceuse, Simplon, Rodellar, the usual places. Kalymnos is not on the list, being reserved for the mid-seasons… but should this be the case? After two steamy nights on a hot Adriatic ferry …read more »
Kalymnos climbing: new routes in the 6a-6b range
Published by admin, July 10th, 2010 in Kalymnos news
We get a lot of emails from climbers / frequent Kalymnos visitors asking us about new sectors and routes worth visiting, particularly in the mid-grades (6a-6b), which appeal to a good portion of the climbers coming to the island. Kalymnos is packed with mid-grade climbs; what’s more, many of them are at a safe distance from the island’s overcrowded trademark sectors like Grande Grotta, Odyssey or Spartacus. Approximately 200 new routes are equipped on Kalymnos each year …read more »
‘E.T.’, a new sector for summer climbing near Vathy, Kalymnos
Published by admin, June 28th, 2010 in Kalymnos news
E.T. is the latest addition to Kalymnos crags suitable for climbing on hot, sunny afternoons. Sector E.T. is located in the fertile valley of Vathy (or Vathys), just above the village of Metochi. The crag affords gorgeous views over the valley, the fjord of Rina and the Turkish coast. The crag practically named itself: viewed from a distance, the cliff’s relief forms a giant ‘face’ exactly like Spielberg’s E.T. (the caves on either side and at the foot of the cliff form the eyes and mouth, respectively) …read more »