Crag: Arhi
KALYMNIAN CHEESE
Rating: 1★
Grade: 7a+
Length: 145m
Description: Multi-pitch (P1 6b 50m, P2 6c 50m, P3 7a+ 45m). A serious, adventurous 3-pitch route, in part on loose rock, linking 3 distinct caves. Experienced climbers only. Climb Perseo; after the 1st belay continue to a vegetated slab (spaced bolts). The 2nd pitch goes through the caves (with less-than-solid rock at parts). Especially impressive is the narrow rock bridge near the 1st cave. The 3rd pitch goes up a dirty groove with powerful moves on thin, sharp holds and spaced bolts. Gear: 1 x 60m rope + 1 more 60m rope for the abseil. Helmets mandatory. Do not climb when other climbers are below.
Equipped by: T Michaelides, A Theodoropoulos 2000

COMMENTS

  • Aris Theodoropoulos
    2018-06-04 09:27:09
    Re-publish here a comment from Mike Reed and Paul Hayes. (3/2017) Bertie Hayes and I climbed this today and would suggest the following...... Pitch 1. 6b probably. Lovely, and the most solid pitch on the whole route, at least to the mid way anchor. Pitch 2. 6c for the top section. The rest is adventurous and less than solid. There's a loose block poised to go at the top of the biggest hole. From the top hole to the belay is tricky and crumbly with bushes dotted about in some of the best holds. Pitch 3. Might be 7a but felt like 7a . 1st bolt is miles from the belay and really well hidden under a bush. 2nd bolt is miles again, after climbing up a very loose and dirty vegetated groove. Dangerous. The crux bolts are ok but the rock is a bit crumbly and the moves thin and hard. Above, the runouts return and as a general observation, this last pitch takes a poor line, ignoring some nice looking tufas to the right in favour of the dirty groove, and at the top it takes a razor sharp and over grown groove instead of a solid and good looking flake line to reach the anchor. All things considered we feel this route would be best avoided, better still the bolts taken out of pitches 2 and 3, and those above the excellent 1st pitch lower off. NOT RECOMENDED.

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