Crag: South Face
de charybde en cila
Grade: 6b+
Length: 230m
Description: Multi-pitch, 8 pitches (P1 6a 25m, P2 6b 30m, P3 walk 20m, P4 6b 35m, P5 6b+ 35m, P6 6b+ 35m, P7 6a 20m, P8 6b 30m). More continuous and sustained climbing compared to its neighboring routes. P1: An easy start and hard wall before the anchor. 11 QDs. P2: Traverse rightwards. A challenging, slightly overhanging wall on small sharp holds. Hard for the grade. 11 QDs. P3: A leftward traverse and walk. P4: A smooth vertical wall. 14 QDs. P5: Slightly overhanging. 14 QDs. P7: Attention, loose blocks above the anchor. 13 QDs. P8: An airborne exit is the icing on the cake! 13 QDs. The final anchor is a bit further up behind a big wedged block. The view from the top is phenomenal, even for those of us who take the beauty of Kalymnos for granted...Caution: Abseiling down the route is possible but strongly discouraged.
Equipped by: C Idoux, A Langenbach 2012
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