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Climb Kalymnos is a daily resource keeping climbers up-to-date on a wide range of Kalymnos-specific topics. Regularly updated features include an interactive route database, information about the island and the Kalymnos guidebook, the latest climbing news and a photo gallery. Our vision is to inform, inspire, and interact with climbers everywhere to make Kalymnos an even better climbing destination.
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 »
Wild Country, a new multi-pitch climb on Telendos
Published by admin, June 4th, 2010 in Kalymnos news
Wild Country (6a, 265m, 9 pitches) is the latest multi-pitch route opened by Swiss mountain guides Peter Keller and Urs Odermatt on Telendos in May 2010. It is to the left of Wings for Life –the other very popular multi-pitch equipped by the Swiss duo in 2008. Wild Country is a fully bolted multi-pitch route, already a ‘best seller’ amongst climbers visiting Kalymnos. Just 10 days after its first ascent, the little guest book at the top of the route lists 20 repeats …read more »
Reducing our negative impact on the environment of Kalymnos
Published by admin, May 21st, 2010 in Kalymnos news
Early last month two American climbers, Sanam Pejuhesh and Nicky Dyal, fed up with the scene of “plastic bottles, trash, and cigarette butts drifting across the sand and sea in front of us” took matters into their own hands. They organized a beach cleanup at Massouri. Local business owners laughed at the “crazy American girls”, but still agreed to donate large trash bags and to print and display posters calling for participation. The result: at least 23 climbers from different countries …read more »
A virtual tour of the cliffs on Kalymnos
Published by admin, April 28th, 2010 in Kalymnos news
On a recent trip to Kalymnos, Matthieu Selme from France made some panoramic photo compositions by joining together multiple images. While most of us would agree that nothing compares to physically being there, these photo comps admittedly give a pretty good impression of the place and the ambience – certainly strong enough to make us fantasize about our next visit to the cliffs. The links to Matthieu’s 360º panoramas are below. You can use your mouse for …read more »
Kalymnos featured in Urban Climber magazine
Published by admin, April 27th, 2010 in Kalymnos news
Issue #36 (Feb 2010) of Urban Climber magazine featured an article on Kalymnos climbing called Ode on a Grecian Tufa. The feature was written by Dawn Glance with photos by James Q. Martin. In Ode, the author whimsically describes the rock formations on Kalymnos as a ‘stone jungle gym that called to our inner children’. Good times were had, apparently! Here’s an excerpt: “Kalymnos’ rep as a climber’s paradise is accurate — there are dozens of areas and routes of all …read more »