Category Archives: New Sectors

    Leros is a quiet, quaint island just north of Kalymnos. At their nearest point, the two islands are just 2km apart. Less populated than Kalymnos, Leros […]

One of the latest additions to Kalymnos climbing, sector Prophitis Andreas has everything it takes to become one of the major climbing crags of Kalymnos. It is a […]

There was plenty of drilling activity on Kalymnos this fall. The Bolting Event announced a year ago brought several equippers to the island in late October / early […]

The few climbers visiting Kalymnos this month have been very lucky. With climbing conditions unprecedented for this time of year, during the first three weeks of July we […]

Saint Photis, a crag next to a quaint whitewashed chapel by the same name, was originally equipped by the Remy Brothers in 2002. The setting of both crag […]

Updated Oct 15th | Sector Psili Riza, also unofficially known as ‘The North Face (TNF) Crag’, was bolted specifically for -and unveiled during- the 2012 TNF Kalymnos Climbing […]

  Perhaps you’ve heard of Secret Garden – an important recent addition to Kalymnos climbing, already widely considered as one of the major crags on the island. With […]

By Urs Odermatt “There are two lights on the Telendos summit.” It’s almost midnight now, and there shouldn’t be any lights on the summit at this time of […]

Sticking to their yearly routine, the Remy brothers have just left Kalymnos after a month spent equipping new routes. Some are at established sectors such as Panorama, Iannis […]

Kalymnos is very lucky to count some great climbers among its loyal friends. Surely one of the most prominent and dedicated is Neil Gresham, the well-known all-around climber […]

  In our previous post we made special mention to Palionisos and the improvements made there this year. We didn’t mention though that Palionisos also features a new […]

Mathieu Bouyoud, the 21-year old climber and college student from Chambéry, France, was in Kalymnos last month. Several of his days were spent at sector North Cape equipping […]

  Claude and Yves Remy have made it their habit to spend several days on Kalymnos each year equipping new routes; you have surely climbed some of their […]

  St. George is a new climbing sector recently ‘discovered’ and equipped on the southeast tip of Kalymnos by Chris Craggs, Colin Brinks and Sherri Davy. As you […]

  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), […]

  Over 12 days in March / April 2010, Claude and Yves Remy set up 50 new routes on Kalymnos at 9 different sectors. Route grades range between […]

  Neil Gresham, the well-known Black Diamond athlete, opened five new sport routes (7b+ to 8b) during his November 2009 visit to Kalymnos. Neil had a lot to […]

  In April 2009 the well-known brothers Claude and Yves Remy, together with their other brother Boris Girardin, showed up for their annual Kalymnos rendez-vous. They used nearly […]