Ascents in Telendos by Lee Cujes

Warm up. Sustained. Sneakers.

Wow, okay. Low gravity day. Very pleased.

Was feeling super confident and just went for it. Psyched.

Amazing, then suddenly hard up top!

Repeat. One of the best.

Incredible holes and tufas. Would be mega classic without the mandatory extension (added after the FA) up pointless spiky coral.

Super steep-o jugs for the grade. Tricky higher. Sam put the gear on

Short, but really good. Steep and on the whole way.

Steep, steady going on perfect pockets to a confounding blank section. I just dynoed, and stuck it. Cruised onwards to glory.

The first half to ~20m is awesome. Steep thuggy tufas and pockets. The top 15m is complete junk. Sharp coral, unpleasant moves too close to the next route. I found out later this route was extended after the first ascent - huge mistake. Lower the anchors and restore a classic, I say!

Route of the day. Techy pockets, a series of "go for it" moments, and very continuous overall. Tremendo(u)s.

This looks a bit crap but climbs really well. Heaps of hidden pockets and interesting movement.

Nearly classic, but several hard moves well out from bolts; slightly un-Kalymnian. Should be 6b.

More good climbing on the smooth dark rock. Need breeze or lots of chalk.

Slabby tufa remnants.

This was quite mega. That perfect, sculpted dark rock which is great to climb on but needs a breeze. Best thing I climbed at Lambda today.

Done as one big pitch to top of cliff.

Done as one big pitch to top of cliff. This is the best bit.

Done as one big pitch to top of cliff. This pitch is not super obvious but it's all there.

Bird flew out of a hole a metre from my face. Bird Killer™.

Definitely a tough cookie for the grade. Stepped rooflets. Sharp.

Very powerful tufa thuggery.

End of day. I think this is my first 'musical note' of this trip. It is very good. Extremely steep and juggy for 30m.

Sorting.

I thought this was superb. Reminded me of the endurance routes in the RRG. The crux is fairly low, around bolt 5, but you could easily blow the top section on the onsight. A mega line. [2]

Severely overhyped

Bouldery and surprisingly hard on the top slab! 1 burn. All moves bar one. Certainly doable, but not today.

Severely overhyped

Endless laybacks

7 diamond experience. Best route of the trip and totally worth the boat-ride over. Compression crux to dyno. Third shot.

Love at first sight

Fell way up high on the final delicate move, should have done it this try. Silly boy.

Endless laybacks