The rebolting project we wrote about a few months ago started in Kalymnos earlier this week. The project was delayed for a few months as the economy of Greece went downhill over the summer, but the gear finally arrived in mid-November and rebolting work is now underway. The first sector to be rebolted was Great Canyon, so climbers can now climb routes #1-#12 (which were “blacklisted” in the new guidebook, page 139, until further notice).
As a reminder, these are the specifications of the rebolting project:
• 2400 stainless-steel glue-in bolts (316L, 12mm) are to be used for rebolting existing routes
• 500 V-type anchors with two opposed carabiners are to replace older lower-offs
• 580 carabiners are to be placed on anchors without carabiners or used to replace worn carabiners
• 100 new routes are to be equipped using stainless-steel bolts (316L, 12mm) and V-type anchors with two opposed carabiners
• Some roadside crag markers/signposts will be added
We will keep updating here on the rebolting progress, so make sure to check back or email us if you have any questions.
One of the new bolts.
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New hard route bolted in Montgrony, with new bolts PLX of Fixe, harder than titanium and more resistance to csc … Titanium is not the ONLY solution … but only the more expensive !
Raumer is in 316L only since 2014 … before it was bad inox (304)… perhaps the reason!
…. Depuis le dèbut de l’annee 2013, la plupart de nos produits sont fabriqué en acier inoxydable AISI 316L. Par rapport à l’acier précédente AISI 304, celui-là, le 316L, est indiscutablement beaucoup plus résistant à la corrosion marine. Afin de bien remarquer cette différence, y sera systématiquement présent sur chaque produit le sigle de la qualité d’acier correspondante.
Attention: cet ancrage est également disponible en version “marina”. Cette acier est encore plus résistant à la corrosion et à la salinité:
We put raumer 316L in Mallorca and in one year they start to show corrosion in the surface. You don’t make the right choice. Titanium is the only solution close to the sea. The rest is waisting money and work
That list represents a staggering amount of work. From someone that makes an annual trip to Kalymnos I’d like to say thank you to all that were involved.
good job men … we are also waiting for the news routes :-)
Absolutely amazing job. Congratulations to the bolting teams.
Good news!! Finally the rebolting is over (for now) and we can announce the list of routes that have been checked and rebolted..list made by Aris Theodoropoulos.
SECTOR ROUTE GRADE
Arhi Ziwi 6a
Arhi Ercole 6a
Arhi Centauro 5c+
Arhi Pegaso 5b
Arhi Teseo 5b+
Arhi Black snake 6b
Arhi Argonauti 5b+
Arhi Argonauti ext 6a
Arhi Scacco 5c
Arhi Pares 6a
Arhi Deimos 6a+
Arhi Phobos 6c
Arhi Small Fish 6b
Arhi Caronte 4c+
Arhi Arianna 5a+
Arhi Optassia 5b
Arhi Rocos Di Cantalos 7c
Arhi Rocos Di Cantalos ext 8a+
Arhi Orgasme Mineral 7b+
Arhi Orgasme Mineral ext 7c+
Arhi Kalymnostrobe 8a
Arhi Kalymnostrobe ext 8b
Arhi Takopoulos 8a
Arhi Giorgio de la jungle 7c
Arhi Giorgio de la jungle ext 9a
Arhi Mammifere Vibes 8a+
Arhi Mammifere Vibes ext 9a
Belgian Chocolates Ewa 6b
Belgian Chocolates Dodo 6a+
Belgian Chocolates Rock Shrimps 6a+
Belgian Chocolates Sharp Things 5c
Belgian Chocolates Strange Tree 5c
Belgian Chocolates Red Spot 5c
Belgian Chocolates Beaver’s Bolts 5a
Belgian Chocolates Faron 5c
Belgian Chocolates Jolli 5b+
Poets Poet’s Corner 5c
Poets Ione 7a+
Poets Ibria 6b+
Poets Anacreonte 6a
Poets Alcman 6c
Poets Licimnio 6c
Poets Alceo 6c
Poets Pindaro 5a
Poets Sapfo 6a+
Poets O’ Brothers 6b+
Poets Mustass 6a
Poets Saxonia 6a
Poets Omero 7a
Poets Styx 6a+
Poets Iris 6b+
Poets Damocles 6a+
Poets Kavafis 6b+
Poets Minos 7a
Irox Popi 5b
Irox Maria 5a+
Irox Iason 5b
Irox Niki 5a
Irox Kiriaki 5a
Irox Evoula 4c
Irox Evdokia 5c
Irox Sevasti 4b
Irox Memories of Dorothy 5a
Irox Mo An 5a
Irox Anastasia 5a+
Irox Evangelia 5b
Irox Menesis 6b+
Irox Dionesis 6b+
Irox Ingleton 6b+
Irox White Rose 6a
Irox Yorkshire Pudding 6c
Irox Hollenfieber 7a+
Irox Swordfish 6b+
Irox Solefish 6a+
Irox Xymox 6c
Irox Magma 6c
Irox More Than Mode 7b
Irox The Magic Circle 6a+
Irox Kyprios Angel 7a+
Irox Helvetix 7a
Irox Sally’s boat trip 3c
Irox Primerov 3c
Irox Captain Jack 4a
Irox Pantelis Sea Jump 5b+
Irox Cuobo 7c
Irox Aphrodite 8c+
Irox Irox 8a+
Irox Marmornei 7c+
Afternoon Bye Bye Doc 6c
Afternoon Jana’s Kitchen 6b
Afternoon Asklipios 6c
Afternoon Panakia 6c
Afternoon My long Holiday 6c
Sea Breeze Melomakaronas 6c
Sea Breeze Plastic Surgery Disaster 7b
Sea Breeze Art in the Air 7a
Sea Breeze Vromikos 6c
Sea Breeze Βoulderhoelle 6b+
Sea Breeze Hazouli 6b
Sea Breeze Hazouli ext. 6c
Sea Breeze Me Ponai 6c
Sea Breeze Rockout 6c
Sea Breeze Loubis’ Angels 6b
Sea Breeze Brave a New world 5c+
Sea Breeze Divine Comedie 7a
Dolphin Bay Salted Joint 7a+
Dolphin Bay Too Fat for Tufas 6a
Dolphin Bay Roufos 6a
Dolphin Bay Lavraki 5b
Dolphin Bay Smineri 5b
Dolphin Bay Kavouras 6a+
Dolphin Bay Kalymnian Lightning 6b+
Dolphin Bay Barbouni 6b+
Dolphin Bay Blooming 5b+
Dolphin Bay Iris Production 5b+
Dolphin Bay Flipper 5c
Dolphin Bay Palamida 5c+
Dolphin Bay Koutsoumoura 5c+
Dolphin Bay Tsipoura 5c
Grande Grotta Monahiki Elia 6a+
Grande Grotta Taz 6c
Grande Grotta KalyPige 6c+
Grande Grotta Priapos 7c
Grande Grotta Super Priapos 8a
Grande Grotta Trela 7a
Grande Grotta Elefantenhimmel Part 1 5a
Grande Grotta Elefantenhimmel 7a
Grande Grotta Aegialis 7c
Grande Grotta Zawinul Syndicate 7c+
Grande Grotta Afrodite 7a+
Grande Grotta DNA 7a
Grande Grotta Ivi 7a+
Panorama Rastapopoulos 6c+
Panorama Aegean Sea 7a+
Panorama Cigarillo 7a
Panorama Where is my Mind? 7b
Panorama Panselinos 6b+
Panorama Carpe Diem 6b
Panorama Carpe Noctem 6c+
Panorama Commandante Marcos 7a
Panorama Joggel + Toggel 6c+
Panorama Tuefeli 7b+
Panorama Chnosi Family 7a
Panorama Boomerang 6c+
Panorama Mecki Messer 7a+
Panorama SteinPilz 7a
Panorama Neptun kl 6c
Panorama Neptun kl ext. 7c
Panorama Michis Hohlenfleber 4c
Panorama Bye Bye Felix 7a
Panorama Reptil 7a+
Panorama Mind Boggle 7b+
Panorama Gwundernasse 6c
Panorama Russel Paradies 7a+
Panorama Kopakabana 7b+
Panorama Kopakabana Ext 8a+
Panorama Manou Tchao 7c
Panorama The Call of the Ktulu 7b+
Panorama Joggel + Toggel Ext 1 7b+
Panorama Joggel + Toggel Ext 2 8a+
Panorama Super Carpe Diem 7b+
Panorama Papacostopoulos 8a
Spartan Wall Organizer 4b
Spartan Wall Mega Burger 4c
Spartan Wall Strange Little Girl 4c
Spartan Wall Insomnia 5b+
Spartan Wall Dimarhos 5a
Spartan Wall Tigryonak 5b
Spartan Wall Dulces Suenos 5a
Spartan Wall Poupakis 4c
Spartan Wall Yo Yo 5c
Spartan Wall Hibiscus Market Part 1 6a
Spartan Wall Ojos de Brujo 8a
Spartan Wall Hibiscus Market 8b+
Spartan Wall Titantrope 8c+
Spartan Wall Guest dj 9a+?
Spartan Wall The Beginning at the End 7b+
Spartan Wall Harlem Nights 7b+
Spartan Wall Spartakiada 6c+
Spartan Wall Spartakiada ext 7b+
Spartan Wall Kurva 7a
Spartan Wall Kurva ext 7b
Spartan Wall Probleme Mineur 6b
Pescatore Mafalda 6b
Pescatore Issili 6c
Pescatore Plaka 6c
Pescatore Tequischiapan 7a
Pescatore OTR 7a
Pescatore Zorba’s Restaurant 7a+
Pescatore Padelis 7b+
Pescatore Aboneros el Chilli 7b
Pescatore Y Viva Pancho Villa! 7a
Pescatore Queen Potha 8a+
Pescatore Aegena 8a
Pescatore Il Y Avait de Laure Dans Ma Vie 8c+ ?
Pescatore Amores Perros 7c+
Pescatore Zoidis 8a
Pescatore Scooter fun 8a?
Pescatore Miltiadis 7b
Lambda Stafel 6b
Lambda lambda 6a+
Lambda Lambda Capital 7a+
Lambda Meiggeren 6a
Lambda Progressive Rock Part 1 6a
Lambda Progressive Rock Part 2 6c
Lambda Progressive Rock Part 3 7b
Lambda Dom 6b
Lambda Fiirhelzer 6b
Lambda Arbzug 6b+
Lambda Gerwitscht 6c
Lambda Chardonnay 7a+
Lambda El Alamein 6c
Lambda Marinelli 4b
Lambda Hotel Simi Basement 4c
Lambda Hotel Simi 6b+
Lambda Schwjieschwanzerrected 6b+
Lambda Flauschi 6b+
Lambda Rolfi 6b
Lambda Hermetje 6b
Odyssey Marci Marc 7c+
Odyssey Nadir 8b+
Odyssey Amphora 7b
Odyssey Sirene 7c
Odyssey Inti Raymi 7b+
Odyssey Sardonique 8a
Odyssey Inti Watana 8b
Odyssey Boom Boom 7c+
Odyssey Revolousionarios 9a
Odyssey Gora Guta Goutarak 8c+
Odyssey Tupac Amaru 9b?
Odyssey Pindaro 7c+
Odyssey Los Koucos 8c
Odyssey Morfeas 6b+
Odyssey Morfeas Plus 7b+
Odyssey Las Galinas 8a
Odyssey Kulturistika 7b
Odyssey Arugliopoulos 7c+
Odyssey Nafsika Nafsika 6a+
Odyssey Mon Amur 6a
Odyssey Island Highway 6c+
Odyssey Gigante la Babina 6c+
North Cape To proto moro mou 5c+
North Cape Seal 5c
North Cape Hantch 7a+
North Cape Reize 7a
North Cape Polar star 6b
North Cape Nordic Walking 6a
North Cape North Light 6a
Palace Kartoffelacrep 5b
Palace Lampen Laden 6a
Palace Leda 7a
Palace Saia 6b+
Palace Ifaistos 7a
Palace Totta 7a+
Palace Silvia (Melis) 6b
Palace Room 13 7b
Palace The Roof is on Fire 7a
Palace Ballroom 5c
Palace Mia’s Place 6a+
Palace King Suite 7a+
Palace Balcony 6c
Iannis Sevasti 7b
Iannis Themelina 7b+
Iannis Super Themelina 7c+
Iannis Racomelo 8b
Iannis Tufa King Pumped 7b+
Ivory Tower Siderwinder 6c+
Ivory Tower Sunrise (part 1) 7a
Ivory Tower Kafe (part 1) 7a+
Ivory Tower Anafylactic Shock 7c+
Ivory Tower Lactic Shock 7c
Ivory Tower Poker Face 5a
Ivory Tower Arthur 5c
Ivory Tower Deletime 5b
Ivory Tower The silent way 7c+
Ivory Tower Dream Line 7b
Ivory Tower Dream Line ext 7c
Ivory Tower Ivory Tower 8a
Ivory Tower Ultimo Bucco 6b+
Ivory Tower Fuga del Guy 6c
Olympic wall La bite ne fait pas le moine 6c
Olympic wall Le bite ne fait pas le moine ext 7a+
Olympic wall Kalynette 6b+
Olympic wall Saphir 6c
Olympic wall Sextoys 7a
Olympic wall Telendos 7a+
Olympic wall Kalyty 7b
Olympic wall Yamas 8a+
Olympic wall Hogo Fogo 7c
Olympic wall Hellas Rodeo 8a
Olympic wall Limonadovy 6b+
Olympic wall Defence d’ y Voir 5c+
Olympic wall Erotik Market 6b+
Olympic wall Il Movimiento Sexi 6a
Olympic wall Toutouille 6b
Telendos South Face Wild Country 6a+
Telendos South Face Wings for life 6a
Hi Katie, cool be nice to see the list of whats been re bolted, excellent effort by the sound of things, looking forward to my trip this may : )
nice … good thing ! see you soon mister “admin” :-)
Hi Bruno and Andy; the rebolting work is about to finish within the next few days. A full account will be published shortly thereafter.
Katie
So Aris, can you let us know what routes have been done by the Re bolting programme???
It would be very helpful to know as we are coming over for 6 weeks beginning 3rd May and we are going to donate 2 weeks to re bolting routes on behalf of Kalymnos, I’ll pm you on fb.
“We will keep updating here on the rebolting progress”…???
We are waiting, i think it is important to update the badbolted route reported in the guidebook! :-)
Fantastic that the rebolting project is finally getting underway : )
Maybe the guys doing the drilling may want to have a look at these videos on You tube
https://youtu.be/xMFFYOdfcXw
https://youtu.be/Y2Kuu1xgDkQ
Also not being picky but we do need to remove the old redundant stud from the routes to do this have a look at
https://youtu.be/PLl59N-HIds
good new … (bad rockland’s routes rebolted) ! Make an update periodically
This is great news – excellent effort by all involved. I bumped into Aris today and already Great Canyon plus parts of Dolphin Bay and Grande Grotta have been rebolted.