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Sun 2nd Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Spartacus | ||||||
6c+ | ★★★ Aphrodisia - with John Shep, Andrew | 35m | ★★★ Classic | |||
#repeat 2.5 stars. Probably 3 in good conditions and after brushing! Last route of the trip.
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6b+ | ★★ Le 13ème Travail d' Hercules - with John Shep, Andrew | 35m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Sat 1st Oct 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Palionisos Secret Garden | ||||||
6a+ | ★ Achinos - with Katrin Bauer, Danny Paradorn | 25m, 11 | ★ Good | |||
#repeat Starts to deserve a "b" I
think.
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7a 7a+ | ★★ Baglamas - with Katrin Bauer, Danny Paradorn | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
I was surprised this did not feel greasy or too smooth. Personal grade as tall person with long arms: 7a. Easier to start (pocket-jug, sidepull-jug, mega-jug) and could skip the mini two finger side pull and reach far left gaston instead. Really fun movement throughout. I was glad Danny picked this because it was not on my list.
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Fri 30th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summertime Main | ||||||
6b+ | ★ Friends - with Katrin Bauer, Kevin Roet | 20m | ★ Good | |||
6a | ★ Salbei - with Katrin Bauer, Kevin Roet | 20m | ||||
Not sure what to think about this. Scary to lead. Runout.
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Fri 30th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summer Wine | ||||||
7a | ★★ Mama Nota - with Katrin Bauer, Kevin Roet | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
2nd go. Cool route to project. Not easy to OS.
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6b+ | ★★★ Mr Rigolo - with Katrin Bauer, Kevin Roet | 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 28th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summer Wine | ||||||
6c | ★★ Ando Drom - with Katrin Bauer | 30m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Really good moves. Some holds and footholds seem "enhanced" (in parts) but climbs reeally well! A crux that goes a little left and right again. Small holds and small feet! Solid 6c for Kaly.
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6a+ 6a | ★★ Didi, Hermana di Alma (Didi, Hermana de Alma) - with Katrin Bauer | 25m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
Quite techy and wandery. 6a+.
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6b+ | ★★★ Mr Rigolo - with Katrin Bauer | 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great climb on tufa jugs and big slots. One short hard part towards the anchor. Otherwise very enjoyable 6a-ish.
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Tue 27th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Pezonda Valhalla | ||||||
6c | ★★★ More Than Honey Ext (More than honey) - with Katrin Bauer, Josh Ellis | 37m, 17 | ★★ Very Good | |||
After the approach pitch (a nice climb on its own), steep 3D jugs in a chimney (kind of) and some smaller holds to exit onto the headwall. More solid at the grade compared to Stoned woman and Heidrun. P1 6a P2 6c seems fair.
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6b+ | ★★ Heidrun - with Katrin Bauer | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
A jug fest with a techy crux and some hidden holds. Wonderful gym-like climb! Easy for the grade if you're comfortable in this terrain.
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6b+ | ★★★ Stoned Woman Ext (Left) (Stoned Woman) - with Katrin Bauer | 45m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Both pitches as one. P1 not much more than an approach pitch. P2 is awesome! A broccoli-coated dihedral with a ~4m long tufa at the top (that you actually use!!). 45 to 50m low 6b+. If you're comfortable with laybacking on tufas! If P2 was a first pitch at sector Poets, it would be one of the most popular routes for sure.
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Thu 22nd Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summertime Main | ||||||
5c | ★★ Soupia the Great - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
6a | ★★ Ammohostos Vasilevousa - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 10 | Average | |||
Tue 20th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Sikati Bay Sikati Cave | ||||||
5c+ | Abrazis - with Katrin Bauer, Sebastian Wolf, Dan | 20m | Average | |||
6a+ | ★★ Happy Boyfriend - with Katrin Bauer, Sebastian Wolf, Dan | 20m | ★ Good | |||
Worst fixed anchor gear of the whole trip.
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Mon 19th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Griffig | ||||||
5b 5c | ★ Mathis on the Road | 20m, 12 | Average | |||
Awkward start. Better above.
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6b | ★★ Chlausezäuerli - with Katrin Bauer | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Not sure about the grade (maybe a tad soft even for Kaly standards) but it climbs well! Pockets, crimps, good feet.
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6a | ★ Ilo Kann's Halt! - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 10 | Don't Bother | |||
4c and a small foothold.
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6b+ | ★★★ Griffig Goes to Kalymnos - with Katrin Bauer | 36m, 19 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Climbs well. Solid 1.5 stars? Kaly 6b+/c?
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6b+ 6c | ★★ Pestalozzi - with Katrin Bauer | 15m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Mostly good crimps and a little thin broccoli but good feet all the way. Tricky body positioning. The 7a grade is a joke. 6b+ or very generous 6c.
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7a+ | ★★ Timba Climber - with Jack, Sebastian Wolf | 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
The crux is the best part about this. Solved it with a high left foot. Layback into long gaston – if that makes sense. Partly smooth brown rock – glad to OS. My OS beta felt like 7b but saw better beta by Basti. Comparing to other 7a+es on Kaly that grade seems fair.
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Sat 17th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Vathy Little Eden | ||||||
6c | ★★★ Hidden Beauty - with mike reed | 28m | ★ Good | |||
The right one of the two lines above the name. Don't remember much. Dihedral crux and some small holds to an easier rooflet.
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6c+ 6c | ★★ Tiny Dancer - with Chrismo, Sebastian Wolf | 22m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Great fun with several "incut" handjams and good moves. Everyone seemed to agree on 6c, maybe 6c+ in crag context.
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6c | ★★ Dirty Dancing - with Oleg, Cata | 20m | Don't Bother | |||
Just a single hard move to a sharp hold. Otherwise around 6a.
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6b+ 7a | ★★ The Line - with Mike Reed | 23m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Far easier than expected. Cool climbing though! Felt like 6b/+ to me. A reachy crux, so may be harder (around 6c/+?) for shorter climbers, like Mike pointed out. Never 7a/+.
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7a+ 7a | ★★ Rebel Yell - with Scott Hailstone, peta barrett | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Nice rock and a moonboard-style boulder at the bulge. Maybe 6B moonboard level. Upper end 7a. Could be a Kaly 7a+.
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5b 6a | Mixed Emotions - with Mike Reed | 25m | ★ Good | |||
Felt very easy. 5b/c?
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6c+ | ★★ Spigola - with mike reed | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Knew the first, low crux from Mike's OS but didn't expect the tricky slab! Good! 6c/+ seems fair.
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Thu 15th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
7a | ★★ KalyPige - with Dan | 35m, 17 | ★★★ Classic | |||
clean lead #repeat as warm-up. Belayed Dan on Priapos and watched Mathias send FDC 2nd go afterwards. Ready for the restday.
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Tue 13th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Kamari Symplegades | ||||||
6b+ 6b | ★★ K.V.R. - with Chrismo | 30m | ★★ Very Good | |||
5b 5c+ | ★★★ Phineas - with Chrismo | 22m | ★★★ Classic | |||
6b | ★★ Opera - with Chrismo | 20m | Don't Bother | |||
Grade doesn't fit the crag context of compared to the route to the left. No great climbing either. Small and smooth foothold crux.
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6a 6a+ | ★★ Musical - with Chrismo | 22m | Average | |||
Mon 12th Sep 2022 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Poets | ||||||
6b | ★★ Karoubalo - with Theo, Liv | 25m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Awesome top half! Classic for the grade. #repeat
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6c+ | ★★ Solomos - with Theo, liv h, Etienne | 35m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Sustained and thin. Not far off my limit in this style (right now I guess). Solid 6c+ for Kaly. Really good route.
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6c | ★★ Licimnio - with Theo, Liv | 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
One very thin part. Very good!! Solid for the grade by Kaly standards I'd say.
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6a | ★★ Saxonia - with Theo, Liv | 30m, 15 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Bad feet above the second bolt. Nice otherwise. #repeat
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Fri 1st Apr 2022 - Kyparissi | ||||||
Vlychada | ||||||
6c+ 7a | ★★ Artemis - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Hidden pockets at the start. Tricky top part worked out right away.
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5b 5b+ | ★ Mura Rossa - with Katrin Bauer | 17m, 8 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Short but 5b limestone is not gonna get much better, I think. Really good for the grade.
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6a+ | ★★★ La Sabre - with Katrin Bauer | 31m, 16 | ★★ Very Good | |||
#repeat getting QDs back.
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6a+ | ★★★ La Sabre - with Katrin Bauer | 31m, 16 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Super spiky but really good!
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6b+ 6b+/c | ★★ C à l'Envers - with Katrin Bauer | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Easy to a big flake, some harder but nice moves, not using the cracked feature.
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Thu 31st Mar 2022 - Kyparissi | ||||||
Kapsala | ||||||
5a 5b | ★ Dokos - with Katrin Bauer | Average | ||||
6a | ★★ Hydra - with Katrin Bauer | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Wed 30th Mar 2022 - Kyparissi | ||||||
Watermill | ||||||
6a | ★★ Tiris - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
Slab with demanding footwork on good rock.
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6b+ | ★★ Smoke on the Water - with Katrin Bauer | 22m, 12 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Quite constructed in parts but the top bulge really makes up for that and climbs incredibly well. Great fun! One (juggy) part completely wet (like most routes on orange rock here today). Tufas in most other routes completly seeping and fully wet. 6b+/6c
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6c | ★★ Welcome to Kyparrisi Ext - with Katrin Bauer | 35m, 17 | ★ Good | |||
Feels quite sketchy in parts. Especially the (broken) tree branches that are more or less in the line of a fall in the top crux (where a lot of crumbly broccoli is). Otherwise nice. Left a snap biner in the last bolt because the belay looked a bit weird (being so close to the humidity of the tufa probably). Top part tufa-humping was fun.
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Tue 29th Mar 2022 - Kyparissi | ||||||
Kastraki | ||||||
6a 6a/a+ | ★★ Kastraki Extension - with Katrin Bauer | 35m, 17 | ★ Good | |||
Excellent view over the village.
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6c | ★★ Gandemis - with Katrin Bauer | 18m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A fun and techy tufa dihedral and spiky top bulge (thin ropes will not approve).
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6c | ★★★ Frydias - with Katrin Bauer | 18m, 10 | ★★ Very Good | |||
One rather insecure bit at the beginning. Above, more challenging than expected but really fun! 6c fits considering the short length.
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6a+ | ★★ Tantra - with Katrin Bauer | 18m | Average | |||
5c 5c+ | ★ Panotsis - with Katrin Bauer | 18m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
Sun 27th Mar 2022 - Leonidio | ||||||
Kokkinovrachos Jupiter | ||||||
7a 6c+/7a | ★★ Yorgos Bogos - with Katrin Bauer | 39m, 23 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Enough easy climbing below the hard part to warm up on this. Awesome climbing! I'm surprised that the UKC consensus says mid/high 7a but it's definitely long and pumpy plus thin (and awesome) at the top. Favorite route for today.
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6b+ 6b+/c | ★★ Lykakia - with Katrin Bauer | 30m, 16 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Juggy and steep. A bit like Kalymnos'es Harakiri but longer and way less polished.
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6b | ★★ And Dress Myself in Black - with Katrin Bauer | 15m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
I was glad I didn't warm-up on this. A tricky lower part with small holds and "worse than you wish for" footholds! A picturesque tufa and even a stalacmite jug above. Grade doesn't fit crag context. 6b+?
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Sat 26th Mar 2022 - Arcadia | ||||||
6c+ 6c | ★★★ Bouboulina - with Katrin Bauer | 30m, 18 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Super varied, interesting features, never desperate.
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6a 5c | ★★★ Satyr - with Katrin Bauer | 18m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Cool, gymlike route! Vertical and spiky, then juggy orange huecos and a huge, gray flake at the top (crux).
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7a 6c+ | ★★ Divine Comedy Ext - with Katrin Bauer | 40m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Reminds me of the 7a+ in El Pati, Siurana. I'd give it upper-end 7a. A hard lock-off move at the lip.
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5b+ 5b | ★★ Diakos - with Katrin Bauer | 15m, 8 | ★ Good | |||
A sharp dihedral with partly awkward moves. Not bad though!
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5b 5c | ★★ Shangri-La - with Katrin Bauer | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
A nice and mostly juggy dihedral.
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6a+ | ★ Thalia Ext - with Katrin Bauer | 24m, 5 | ★ Good | |||
Very good but short extention on interesting pocketed rock. (Looks almost like conglomerate). Don't remember much about the first pitch.
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Thu 24th Mar 2022 - Leonidio | ||||||
Elona Bella Vista | ||||||
6a | ★ Speedy - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 11 | Average | |||
Okayish with another awkward last sequence.
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6b | ★★ Bella Duracella - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 12 | Average | |||
A whole sequence on #chipped pockets. Otherwise good on sharp but nice rock.
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6a+ 6a | ★★ Bella Vista - with Katrin Bauer | 22m, 11 | Don't Bother | |||
Surprisingly hard because of bad feet. Friction-slab without friction. Shares holds with the route to the left.
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5c | ★★ Do It - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Cool, 5a climbing on nice features. The last two awkward moves give the grade.
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Tue 22nd Mar 2022 - Leonidio | ||||||
Vaskina Hot Rock | ||||||
7a+ | ★★★ Oyk - with Katrin Bauer | 37m, 18 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Challenging until the very end! Felt like two routes in a row with a rest in between. A little bit thin for the amount of rope weight further up. The part with the mantle onto the ledge (traversing a bit right and back left again) made me think I was going off route. Hard/ antistyle* 7a+ and absolute onsight limit today. *The closer you can get to the wall the easier. Should be easier with better mobility.
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6b+ | ★★ Roze (Rose) - with Katrin Bauer | 30m, 13 | Average | |||
Did this as the last route of the day and was surprised how challenging it was. Didn't feel very confident on the footholds – Rather smooth and pointing in the wrong direction.
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6c | ★★ Helen - with Katrin Bauer | 30m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Nice flowstone holds.
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6b | ★★★ Mayor - with Katrin Bauer | 37m, 14 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Very good and super long crack/ corner line!
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Mon 21st Mar 2022 - Leonidio | ||||||
Kokkinovrachos Red Rock | ||||||
5b 5a | Vaskina - with Katrin Bauer | 25m, 10 | Average | |||
First anchor (quite sure there was no extention) after 10 bolts. [21/22 Panjika Guide says 25m 18 QD.] Grades also rather mixed up in this sector.
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6a+ | ★ Madri EXT 2 - with Katrin Bauer | 50m | ★ Good | |||
First pitch: Rather crappy 5b. The two extentions are good! All in on pitch and rethreaded at 2nd lower-off.
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6a | ★★ Kalavryta EXT - with Katrin Bauer | 38m | ★★ Very Good | |||
The first pitch is juggy with good moves. One trickier part towards the top (giving the grade). The second pitch is a vertical, orange wall with edges, chips and really fun moves! By far the best climbing for today and the last route before it began to hail like mad!
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Sat 9th Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Grande Grotta | ||||||
7a | ★★★ DNA - with Sebastian Wolf | 20m | ★★★ Classic | |||
sunset resend #repeat to show basti the Grotta and to get some photos.
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Sat 9th Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Kalydna | ||||||
7a | ★★ Theodora - with Sebastian Wolf, Katrin Bauer | 30m | ★★★ Classic | |||
resend #repeat
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7a | ★★★ Ixion - with Sebastian Wolf, Katrin Bauer | 25m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
resend #repeat
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Fri 8th Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arhi Balcony Helvetia | ||||||
6c | ★★★ The End of Mythos - with garry, Sebastian Wolf | 20m | ★★ Very Good | |||
Thu 7th Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Telendos Irox | ||||||
5a+ | ★★ Anastasia - with Katrin Bauer | 25m, 12 | ★ Good | |||
6b | ★★ Sole Fish - with Katrin Bauer | 22m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
7a | ★★★ Helvet-x - with Katrin Bauer, garry, hellen | 30m, 13 | ★★★ Classic | |||
polished in parts but incredible!
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Wed 6th Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Skalia Ghost Kitchen | ||||||
5c | ★★ Seaside - with Katrin Bauer, Maggie, Martin, Sebastian Wolf | 25m | ★★ Very Good | |||
good, oldschoolish wall climbing.
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7a | ★★★ Ioli (Loli) - with Katrin Bauer, Maggie, Martin, Sebastian Wolf | 30m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Juggy tufas and a neat final boulder on decent flowstone holds and edges.
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Mon 4th Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Panorama | ||||||
7b 7b+ | ★★★ Mind Boggle - with Sebastian Wolf, Martin | 30m, 16 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Boulder move off a fat pinch into hidden jug, tricky wall with mini pinches/ crimps, tufa forest with good rests. Epic!! Only tried it because Basti suggested I should challenge myself. Good idea! 7b? (Good conditions, morpho first boulder)
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7a | ★★★ Rastapopoulos - with Sebastian Wolf, Martin | 30m | ★★★ Mega Classic | |||
#repeat Basti's first real tufas!
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6b+ | ★★ Panselinos - with Sebastian Wolf, Martin | 20m, 12 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Retro flash after 5 years.
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7b | ★★★ Lulu in the Sky - with Sebastian Wolf, Martin | 40m | ★★★ Classic | |||
Hard but epic, varied and super long!! As last route of the day and with some sun this felt almost as hard as Mind Boggle. The wall above the tufa chimney is no joke with some tricky moves and rather spaced bolts. The tufas above are amazing with some demanding moves and go on until the anchor at 40m.
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Sun 3rd Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Summertime Summertime Main | ||||||
5b+ | ★★ Bikini - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
5b 5c | ★★ Leuchtturm - with Katrin Bauer | 22m | ★ Good | |||
Good quality, juggy rock but sketchy bolting!! Especially the 2nd last bolt placement is questionable I would guess.
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Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Palionisos Secret Garden | ||||||
5c | ★ Parthenon - with Katrin Bauer, Kev, Thomas | 25m, 9 | ★ Good | |||
#repeat ? Quite good!
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7a | ★★★ Melodrama - with Katrin Bauer, Kev, Thomas | 25m | ★★★ Classic | |||
#repeat to get back into tufas. Starting to polish.
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6a+ | ★ Achinos - with Katrin Bauer, Kev, Thomas | 25m, 11 | ★★ Very Good | |||
#repeat Still sharp with good moves.
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7a | ★★★ Ricounet - with Katrin Bauer, Kev, Thomas | 25m, 11 | ★★★ Classic | |||
Loved it! Insane tufa features. Took a good and comfy bodyjam-rest in the middle. Exiting the tufa was hard though. Retro flash +5 years. 6c+/7a
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5c | ★ Pantremenos - with Katrin Bauer, Kev, Thomas | 25m, 10 | ★ Good | |||
Fri 1st Oct 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Armeos Iannis | ||||||
7a 7a+ | ★★★ Éclat de Soleil - with Kevin, Thomas, Mike, Alexis, Wolfgang, Manu | 22m, 9 | ★★ Very Good | |||
Went for this after Thomas and Manu. Interesting and very thin, but also thuggy in parts, on broccoli, orange and grey rock. Crux move hard to figure out – only just made it to the pocket.
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6b+ | ★★ Amythos - with Kevin, Thomas, Mike, Alexis, Wolfgang, Manu | 30m | ★ Good | |||
Thu 30th Sep 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Alani Wall & Mona Lisa | ||||||
5b+ 5c | ★★ Kavourmas - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 8 | Average | |||
5b | ★ Kamaki - with Katrin Bauer | 20m, 8 | Average | |||
Thu 30th Sep 2021 - Kalymnos | ||||||
Arginonta Arginonta Valley Rock Tragos Wall & Rock'n Roll Cave | ||||||
6b+ 6b | ★★★ Le Bleu du Ciel - with Katrin Bauer | 30m, 13 | ★★ Very Good | |||
A long climb on good spiky rock with nice and demanding moves. 1.5 stars.
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