Reducing our negative impact on the environment of Kalymnos
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 […]
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A virtual tour of the cliffs on Kalymnos
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 […]
Kalymnos featured in Urban Climber magazine
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 […]
The Intl. Mountaineering & Climbing Federation (UIAA) meets in Kalymnos
The UIAA Management Committee will be meeting in Kalymnos on May 6th-9th 2010. This is the first time the island of Kalymnos hosts the UIAA; the venue […]
50 new routes on Kalymnos by Claude & Yves Remy
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 […]
Kalymnos write-up in Klettern magazine
The February / March 2010 issue of the German climbing magazine Klettern featured a write-up of Kalymnos including, among other information, topos from new sectors and a […]
Families and Kalymnos
Kalymnos is a popular destination for climbers with families, and rightly so. It has superb rock climbs for all abilities, an ambience that is lively but not […]
Photographer Simon Carter in Kalymnos
Simon Carter is an internationally acclaimed outdoors photographer from Australia, named one of the World’s Best Adventure Photographers by Men’s Journal Magazine (USA). Last spring, Simon spent some […]
New flights from Manchester & London to Greece
Travel between the UK and Greece has just become easier and, hopefully, cheaper. Starting in February and in May 2010, respectively, Viking Hellas and Easyjet have added […]
Wintering in Kalymnos
The award-winning guidebook author Chris Craggs and his wife Sherri Davy spent most of this past autumn and winter on Kalymnos (18 weeks!). They climbed and walked […]
Five New Routes by Neil Gresham
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 […]
57 New Routes by the Remy Brothers and Boris Girardin
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 […]
‘Kalymnian Dreams’, a new climbing film by Blomu
A new film about Kalymnos climbing, with the evocative name Kalymnian Dreams, was released by Blomu Production (a.k.a. Thomas Anquetil, the 16 year-old climber from Chamonix). It […]
Anchors and bolts on Kalymnos tested OK by PETZL
UIAA recently advised extreme caution for anchors in tropical marine areas, prompted by recent accidents caused by the failure of fixed anchors. To address concerns about fixed […]