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Sat 26th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summer Wine | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Beru | 25m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Repeat. Warm up.
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Sat 26th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Magoulias | ||||||
7c | ★★ El Capitan-ios | 25m | Average | |||
Overly manufactured and weird. Not for me.
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7b | ★★ The Young Gods — 2 attempts | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fri 25th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Pezonda Valhalla | ||||||
6b+ | ★★★ Stoned Woman Ext (Left) | 45m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Really good. Done as one pitch as it was designed to be an extension. Not a multipitch.
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7a+ | ★★ Ymir | 30m, 13 | ★ Good | |||
A week of bad sleep will zap your energy. Really good but an empty tank.
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5c | ★ Borat | 25m, 14 | ★ Good | |||
Repeat. Warm up.
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Tue 22nd Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summer Wine | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Get Up | 25m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Repeat.
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Sun 20th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Swan Song | ||||||
6b | ★★ Smoke me a Kipper | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Draws on.
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6c+ ~6c+ | ★★★ Lot's Wife | 22m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Draws on.
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7a | ★★ Distant Shores | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Fri 18th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
7b+ | ★★ Griffology | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Surprisingly good friction for what looked like wet rock. Good to put this one away. Fingers even worked today!
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Tue 15th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Milianos Cave | ||||||
6a | Anything | 12m | Crap | |||
If rain wasn’t coming, I would be resting. Probably should have looked at this more before we got on it. Short and pointless.
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6a | ★★ Calypso | 18m, 7 | ★ Good | |||
6b+ | ★★ Snapshot | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mon 14th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Noúfaro Almodóvar | ||||||
6b | ★★ Julieta | 30m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
6a | Talons Aiguilles | 38m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Will be nicer when it cleans up a bit
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Mon 14th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Noúfaro Noúfaro Main | ||||||
8a | Kostas vs Sofia | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
First shot to get the draws on and brush the holds.
Second shot I got a high point to the side pull pocket but ended up missing the kneebar, which kept my foot too low. Poop. 3rd shot was fixing a draw for Scott. Wasn’t really a shot. 4th was on tr to swap the draws out for Chris and just get extra mileage.
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5a | ★ Quinte | 16m | ★ Good | |||
Penultimate warm down in the sun.
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4c | ★ Quarte | 16m | ★ Good | |||
Warm down in the sun. And ticked off the sector.
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Sat 12th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
7b+ | ★★ Griffology | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Getting myself reacquainted with it at the end of the day. If we get back here…
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7c+ 7b+ | ★ Känzeli | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Finally! Warmed up bolt to bolt to get the draws on and give it a brush. Second shot got it. Fingers still did the open up thingy but I just pushed through and somehow stayed on. I yelled so much I’m pretty sure I chipped a tooth! How does that even happen???
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Thu 10th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Noúfaro Noúfaro Main | ||||||
6a+ | ★ Ericstotle | 15m, 6 | ||||
Repeat. Warm up. This felt so bad this morning that I was reconsidering my existence as a climber.
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8b | Kostas vs. Sofia | 18m | ||||
After umming and aahing after our pathetic warm ups, spooginess, 4 nights of crap sleep and someone else’s draws on the proj…. Nearly just walked away. But at the last minute decided to chuck a lap on it. Conditions weren’t too bad… but we were terrible!! 😂
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Thu 10th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Noúfaro Almodóvar | ||||||
6a | ★ Parle Avec Elle (Parle) | 39m, 18 | ★ Good | |||
Wed 9th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Sea Breeze Pocket Wall | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Best Connections | 20m, 7 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat. Warm up.
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6c+ | ★★★ Voutimata | 40m, 16 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Turns out.. winter isn’t here and climbing in the sun is still terrible. Luckily only had to do the top half in the sun. The climb is great,probably amazing in full shade haha, just get ready for clipping the anchors with the full weight of the rope… balancing on grey slab. Oooh so nasty. Still… the rest was enjoyable.
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Tue 8th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
6a | ★ Ilo Kann's Halt! | 20m, 10 | ||||
Repeat. First warm up. So spoooogy.
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7a+ | ★★★ Melcon | 35m, 17 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Bit spoogy and cold now after the rain. Really good climbing… it just keeps going!!
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6b+ | ★★ Chuchichäschtlitripp | 20m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Repeat. Second warm up.
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Sat 5th Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Milianos Cave | ||||||
6b+ 6b | ★★ In Stealth She Is (By Stealth She Is) | 18m | ★ Good | |||
6b+ | ★★ Bertie Baiting | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
6c 6b+ | ★★★ The Mercy Seat | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
6a 5c+ | ★ Dapper Dan | 22m | Average | |||
6c | ★★★ Sometimes | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Thu 3rd Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Pezonda Valhalla | ||||||
5c 5c+ | Pina | 23m | Average | |||
Was meant to be a rest day before we got carried away. This is good if you like dancing on razor blades. Slowly slowly don’t slice yourself. There are some comfortised holds…. Some…
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6c | ★★★ More Than Honey Ext (More than honey) | 37m, 17 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Thought this was an Extension rather than 2 pitches. Did it as one anyway. Really good.
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6a | ★★ Misirlou | 25m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 2nd Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Noúfaro Noúfaro Main | ||||||
6a+ 6b | ★ Bolero | 32m | ||||
Repeat. Warm down. Little bit tired now.
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6b+ | ★★ Spice | 25m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Repeat. Warm up.
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8b 8a | Kostas vs Sofia | 18m | ||||
Probably my worst ever go… however once you get a high point that becomes your baseline. I was a bit crap today. High points: made a clip I couldn’t do before. Clipped the scary ones. 3rd shot to clean on top rope was actually my best shot of the day (humidity super low by then) and usually 3rd shot is toast!! Which means I really need low humidity to even stand a chance. (Hahaha why am I even bothering!!!! This is so beyond me!!!)
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Tue 1st Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Alani Wall & Mona Lisa | ||||||
5b | ★★ Exodus | 30m, 14 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Filling in the gaps. Active rest day.
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Tue 1st Nov 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Rock Tragos Wall & Rock'n Roll Cave | ||||||
6a | ★★ Pimousse | 30m | ★ Good | |||
6a 5c | Mozart Est La (Mozart) | 22m | Average | |||
Sun 30th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
6b | ★★ Love Someone | 15m | ★ Good | |||
6b+ | ★★ Sauna am See | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
6b | ★★ Chlausezäuerli | 20m | ★ Good | |||
7c+ 7b+ | ★ Känzeli | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Shot 1 bolt to bolt.
Shot 2 fell just at the last bad hold at the end of the crux sequence, the foot almost on. Damn TOS fingers just opened
Shot 3… fingers are done. Bolt to bolt though.
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Fri 28th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Apache Apache Gorge | ||||||
6c+ | Cornell | 30m | ||||
Didn’t sleep so I was just playing around seeing if I can climb. Still don’t know because this felt more like a 7b!! (Or I was really tired… ). The lower supposed crux wasn’t too bad. The run out section is where I found it. It either meanders a lot and I missed it or it’s just hard and powerful. Either way… now I really am too tired. (And I still have to get down the canyon….)
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6b+ | ★ Forrester | 30m | ||||
Thu 27th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Sea Breeze Pocket Wall | ||||||
5b+ 6b | ★ Falakro Kefali (Falakro) | 26m | ||||
At 18m you either clip ‘In Dubio’ anchors or continue straight up but then it’s not a 5b nor 18m. The bolts continue straight up, just to add to the confusion, but the guidebook gives it just a right hand variation in the centre, finishing at In Dubio. New climb continues. We didn’t try that one.
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6a | ★★ Stars on Stage | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
In a moment of indecision…. We repeated a climb. Kinda wish this is what we warmed up on…
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5a | ★ Swedish Blonde | 12m | Average | |||
Repeat for extension
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6c+ | ★ Swedish Blonde Ext | 28m | ★ Good | |||
Warm up. Given a grade of 6b+… I wish we’d noticed the chalk saying otherwise. Ahh hindsight. UKC gives it a 7a but that’s a bit extreme… maybe. Also in hindsight…. Not a warm up. Good though.
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6a+ | ★ Chicken Hawk | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Good in a ‘oh god I wish I wore better shoes’ kinda way.
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6c | ★★ Graue Zone | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Bahahahahahaha. Pretty much what we said once we got past the crux. Holy crap……
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6b | ★★ Kill the Cock | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
So easy by comparison to everything else……
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Tue 25th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Chora Prophet Elias | ||||||
7b+ | ★★ Right Wing Variation | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
6c+ 6b | ★★ Bravo | 30m | ★ Good | |||
I won’t lie… I did think I was going to die. Not the 6b warm up you’d expect from Kalymnos. True, we did have to pull out half a forest to find two of the bolts (thanks Mike!) and then every good hold or footer was covered in leaves and dirt. And then I hit the crux. I didn’t cry though…. I may have wanted to. Thankful for panics and no unknown people around to hear me curse… non stop. Now it’s been uncovered you should get on it before it grows over the bolts again…
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Mon 24th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ Chan & Chan | 15m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
7a | ★★ Millionenbach | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
7c+ | ★ Känzeli | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hands fatigued on 2 holds. Need an extra day between Kostas and small crimps.
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Sat 22nd Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Noúfaro Noúfaro Main | ||||||
6a+ 6a | ★★ Via Vai | 32m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
7a | ★ Buona la Prima | 20m, 6 | ★ Good | |||
As I was lowering over it from viavai, thought it would be a good excuse for an extra lap for a warm up
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8b 8a | Kostas vs Sofia | 18m | ||||
Finally on the sharp end. All moves are done!!!! Now I just need the power endurance…
X3
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Fri 21st Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Apache Apache Gorge | ||||||
6b+ | ★ Forrester | 30m | ||||
7b | ★★ Nscho-Tschi | 15m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thought I’d see how my back is going on steeper routes. Turns out… still really bad!! Mmm ibuprofen… it was a good climb though.
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Fri 21st Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Sea Breeze Pocket Wall | ||||||
5c | ★★ Fasolada | 12m | ★★ Very Good | |||
On the walk out. Still in the shade!!
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Fri 21st Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summertime Main | ||||||
6a+ | ★ Salamina tis Kypros | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Warm down on the way home. Wasn’t busy!!
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Fri 21st Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Apache Apache Wall | ||||||
6b+ | ★ Sam Hawkins | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Tue 18th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Milianos Cave | ||||||
6a 5c | ★ Jack's the Lad | 15m | ★ Good | |||
6a | ★ Tar that Man | 18m | ★ Good | |||
6b | ★ Cheapside | 25m | ★ Good | |||
6b 6a+ | ★★ Duck Shoot | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
6b+ 6b | ★★ The Shooting Gallery | 28m | ★★ Very Good | |||
6b | ★★ Always | 24m | Average | |||
Mon 17th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Noúfaro Noúfaro Main | ||||||
8b | Kostas vs. Sofia | 18m | ||||
Another 3 laps. 2nd shot was best yet. And maybe I’ve got the last crux sorted???
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Mon 17th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Belgian Chocolates Fotisi Wall | ||||||
6a+ | ★★ La Puffetta | 35m | ★ Good | |||
Would be really good except for the giant sitting block that’s got a comfortised footer on it. Much harder to not use it…. But then you might kill your belayer if you do….. fun times!!
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Fri 14th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Milianos Cave | ||||||
7a+ | ★★★ Out of the Black (Out off the black) | 38m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Last climb of the day. Started raining… but kept going. Fricken epic!!! So good. So long! So on!!!
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6c+ 6c | ★★★ Shoot at Will | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Good. One hairy little section.
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6b | ★ Polynesia | 25m | Average | |||
6b | Stubbins | 25m | Don't Bother | |||
Last climb in the sun…. Warm up… not good in the sun.
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6a+ | ★ Scaphism | 18m | ★ Good | |||
Default warm up as our warm up was still in the sun
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7a+ | ★★ Mantis | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Glad the draws were on!
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Wed 12th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Palionisos Heroes | ||||||
6c+ | ★ Agnodice | 22m | ★ Good | |||
There’s too many lines here. There was plenty of unnecessary sending Tourette’s…..
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6c | ★ Petropolemos | 20m | ★ Good | |||
6a | Gaius Julius Katze | 25m | Average | |||
Crumbly. Didn’t start the day well for my headspace
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Mon 10th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Skalia Utopia | ||||||
6c | ★★ Use Your Feet | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The epitome of 6c grey slab… second type of fun.
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6c+ | ★★ Trikimia | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Belayed at first bolt as otherwise.. it’s not protected for a long way. Scrambled in from the side. There’s a ledge. It looks like that’s where it starts in the guide too. Mixture of grey slab and orange wall.
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Mon 10th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Skalia Atlantis | ||||||
6a 6a+ | ★★ Les Deux Choux Chics | 25m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
Warm up
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6a+ | ★★ Helvetes Underground | 25m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
5a 5a+ | ★★ Vincent | 25m, 8 | ||||
Warm down on the way back. Nice juggy scramble
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Sat 8th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Milianos Cave | ||||||
6a+ 6a | ★ That Man and Me | 18m | Average | |||
6b | ★ Strappido | 16m | Average | |||
6b | ★ Ling Chi | 22m | Average | |||
7a+ 7a | ★★★ Hornets-a-Go-Go | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
6c | ★★★ Korean Bodega | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
6c+ | ★★★ Welcome to Poppy's | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
Fri 7th Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Comic Tree | ||||||
6c | ★★ Brutus | 30m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
6c | ★★ Peggy | 30m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
6b+ | ★★★ Woody | 25m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
3 really good lines in a row. I found them quite mentally taxing at the time but it’s also windy which ups the stress level, and I’m tired. Superb climbing. Wish there were more!! Bolts are plentiful 😀
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