Sikati Bay Guide

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Table of contents

1. Sikati Bay 66 routes in Area

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1 Sikati Cave 2 The Beach

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Estacionalidad

Mayormente Escalada deportiva

Lat / Long: 37.060940, 26.945864

Ética

• PREPARE to leave nothing behind (trashbag, etc).
• Use your own gear for toproping. Use fixed gear only for lowering. (See first section of guidebook for details.)
• Minimize single-use plastic. No recycling on the island (yet).
• Use established paths and close gates behind you.
• Consider a donation to the rescue team (red boxes).

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1.1. Sikati Cave 38 routes in Sector

Summary:

Mayormente Escalada deportiva

Lat / Long: 37.059645, 26.938089

descripción

Sikati Cave is a wild, massive hole in the ground which looks like it’s been created by a giant meteorite impact. Climbers call it Sikati, but the locals call it Alatsia. Sikati is an enormous cave with no roof, a diameter of 50-60m, and a depth of 70m at parts. Its surrounding walls are full of tufas and stalactites. Inside Sikati Cave the steep, overhanging limestone is “out of this world” with enormously long routes up the walls, and ‘trade-mark’ Kalymnian 3D climbing.

Acceso

A 2km hike from here [37.0503, 26.9520]. It's also possible to hire a boat to Sikati beach. Detailed approach notes in the local guidebook. Alternatively you can scout the path on google maps - the path is quite obvious from above.

The access to the sector itself can be done via rap-in bolts or via a fixed rope (replaced in 2018 after the old rope was in dangerous condition).

1.2. The Beach 28 routes in Sector

Summary:

Todo Escalada deportiva

Lat / Long: 37.058827, 26.949385

descripción

Climbing next to a beach! Even though you pass a very dirty beach on the approach (which could be much cleaner if anyone collected some bottles) "The Beach" is clean. So pack your shorts and bikinis! The rock quality is good but doesn't live up to the high standard of the island so far. Most routes here were equipped between 2009 and 2014 and especially the hard routes haven't seen as much traffic. So mind the possibility of falling rock!

In the shade after 13:00.

Acceso

Starting at the very steep concrete road near Skalia village (37.0415, 26.9481) drive upwards to and past the col (About 250 m asl). After the 5th and last hairpin turn on your way down, you reach a gravel path to the left (37.0515, 26.9572). There's room for scooters to park next to the concrete road. You will often times see a lot of them already standing there, as this is the same spot as for Secret Garden.

Walk down the gravel path for 30 meters and take a left turn onto the narrow, gently descending path north-west. After reaching "the trash beach" (If you want to feel better about it take a big trash bag with you and collect some bottles) continue to the left along the shoreline. Walking time: 20 minutes.

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		Route	Grade	Style		Selected ascents
On the Beach Located 50m to the left of the main wall, behind the ruins on the beach.
2		★★ 3 Generations Equip: Thomas Jekel, Sandra Jekel & M Hensel, 2014	6a+	Deportiva 18m
3		Pieks Equip: Thomas Jekel, Sandra Jekel & M Hensel, 2014	6a	Deportiva 18m
Main Wall
5		★ Starfish Equip: Joachim Friedrich & Gunter Hommel, 2013	5a	Deportiva 22m
6		★ Sailor Equip: Joachim Friedrich & Gunter Hommel, 2013	6a	Deportiva 23m
7		★ Goat Memorial Equip: Thomas Jekel & Sandra Jekel, 2011	5b	Deportiva 25m, 8
8		★ Sea Urchin Equip: Ute Friedrich, Joachim Friedrich, Gunter Hommel & Antje Lehmann, 2013	6a	Deportiva 20m, 6
9		★★ Family Business Equip: Thomas Jekel & Sandra Jekel, 2011	5b	Deportiva 25m, 8
10		★ Suite Equip: Zio Tibia, 2009	5c+	Deportiva 30m, 9
11		★★ Piero & Angela Advertencia Flora y Fauna: Birds nesting in the route to the left ... Equip: Zio Tibia, 2009	6a	Deportiva 30m, 11
12		★★ Ciuccia Bau Equip: Zio Tibia, 2009	6b	Deportiva 30m, 11
13		★ One Year Equip: Zio Tibia, 2009	6c+	Deportiva 25m
14		★ Rocco Family Equip: Zio Tibia, 2009	6c+	Deportiva 24m
15		★★★ Apollo's Miracle Equip: Zio Tibia, 2010	7b+	Deportiva 25m
16		★★★ Elizabeth Equip: Zio Tibia, 2009	7b	Deportiva 25m
17		★★★ Four Years Equip: Zio Tibia, 2011	7c	Deportiva 20m
18		★★ Material Man Equip: Zio Tibia, 2010	7a+	Deportiva 18m
19		★ Where Are My Bolts? Equip: Zio Tibia, 2012	6b+	Deportiva 18m
20		★ Levante Equip: Zio Tibia, 2012	6b	Deportiva 20m
21		Bronchitos Equip: Zio Tibia, 2013	6a	Deportiva 18m
22		★ Sweet Remy A short slab on good rock but with a technical crux. Equip: Zio Tibia, 2013	5a	Deportiva 15m
23		★ Blue Lagoon Equip: Falk Heinicke, Cathleen Heinicke, Anett Riemer, I Haberstreit & S Haberstreit, 2012	5b	Deportiva 25m
24		Nixe Equip: Christine Fiedler & Falk Heinicke, 2018	5b	Deportiva 22m
25		Krabbe Equip: Christine Fiedler & Falk Heinicke, 2018	6a	Deportiva 22m
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		Route	Grade	Style		Selected ascents
Far Right Located 50m to the right of the main wall, behind a big boulder.
27		★★ Tomboy Equip: Zio Tibia, 2013	6c	Deportiva 25m
28		★★ Karpouzi Equip: Zio Tibia, 2013	5c+	Deportiva 20m
29		★★★ Octopus Crack Advertencia Equipo fijo: Missing hanger & old rusty quicklinks Equip: Hannes Webhofer & Elena Ovchinnikova, 2014	7b+	Deportiva 35m
30		★★ Flying Fish Equip: Hannes Webhofer, 2014	7a+	Deportiva 20m
31		★★ Peponi A nice traverse and crack. Not so easy to remove the quickdraws, though. Equip: Zio Tibia, 2013	6a	Deportiva 20m

2. Index by grade

Grade		Stars	Name	Style	Pop	Area
4a		★	Exit	Deportiva 18m		1.1. Sikati Cave
5a		★	Starfish	Deportiva 22m		1.2. The Beach
		★	Sweet Remy	Deportiva 15m		1.2. The Beach
5b		★	Blue Lagoon	Deportiva 25m		1.2. The Beach
		★★	Family Business	Deportiva 25m, 8		1.2. The Beach
		★	Goat Memorial	Deportiva 25m, 8		1.2. The Beach
			Nixe	Deportiva 22m		1.2. The Beach
5c		★★★	Adini	Clásica 25m		1.1. Sikati Cave
			B69	Deportiva 15m		1.1. Sikati Cave
5c+			Abrazis	Deportiva 20m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Karpouzi	Deportiva 20m		1.2. The Beach
		★	Suite	Deportiva 30m, 9		1.2. The Beach
6a			Bronchitos	Deportiva 18m		1.2. The Beach
			Krabbe	Deportiva 22m		1.2. The Beach
		★★	Peponi	Deportiva 20m		1.2. The Beach
			Pieks	Deportiva 18m		1.2. The Beach
		★★	Piero & Angela	Deportiva 30m, 11		1.2. The Beach
		★	Sailor	Deportiva 23m		1.2. The Beach
		★	Sea Urchin	Deportiva 20m, 6		1.2. The Beach
6a+		★★	Happy Boyfriend	Deportiva 20m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	3 Generations	Deportiva 18m		1.2. The Beach
6b		★★	BMW	Deportiva 15m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Balaklava	Deportiva 22m, 10		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Ciuccia Bau	Deportiva 30m, 11		1.2. The Beach
		★	Levante	Deportiva 20m		1.2. The Beach
6b+		★	El Choco Loco	Deportiva 20m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★	Where Are My Bolts?	Deportiva 18m		1.2. The Beach
6c		★★	Dropzone	Deportiva 25m		1.1. Sikati Cave
			Way of the Scythian	Deportiva 24m, 10		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Tomboy	Deportiva 25m		1.2. The Beach
6c+		★	Abrazos	Deportiva 20m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	El Chupodromo	Deportiva 25m		1.1. Sikati Cave
			Way of the Samurai	Deportiva 25m, 12		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★	One Year	Deportiva 25m		1.2. The Beach
		★	Rocco Family	Deportiva 24m		1.2. The Beach
7a		★★★	Lolita	Deportiva 25m		1.1. Sikati Cave
7a+		★	Kontrato	Deportiva 20m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Les Pirates de Sikati	Deportiva 30m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Mort aux Chèvres	Deportiva 30m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	No time for safety	Deportiva 30m, 14		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Flying Fish	Deportiva 20m		1.2. The Beach
		★★	Material Man	Deportiva 18m		1.2. The Beach
7b		★★★	Armata Sikati	Deportiva 35m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Où est l'Équipe	Deportiva 25m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Elizabeth	Deportiva 25m		1.2. The Beach
7b+		★★★	Armata Sikati Ext	Deportiva 50m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Body Buldeuse	Deportiva 20m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Morgan	Deportiva 25m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Apollo's Miracle	Deportiva 25m		1.2. The Beach
		★★★	Octopus Crack	Deportiva 35m		1.2. The Beach
7c		★★★	Adam	Deportiva 32m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★	Kalyrock.com	Deportiva 70m, 3		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Laurent... y a Quelqu'un	Deportiva 38m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Les Dents de la Mer	Deportiva 40m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Four Years	Deportiva 20m		1.2. The Beach
7c+		★★★	Little Bulbos	Deportiva 33m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Por una Sociedad con Mujeres Satisfechas	Deportiva 30m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Super Lolita	Deportiva 45m		1.1. Sikati Cave
8a		★★★	Les Pirates de Sikati Plus	Deportiva 45m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Morgan Adam est une Andalouse	Deportiva 75m		1.1. Sikati Cave
8a+		★★★	Mort aux Chèvres Ext	Deportiva 60m		1.1. Sikati Cave
8b		★★★	Les Arts du Vide	Deportiva 40m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Por una Sociedad con Mujeres Satisfechas Ext 1	Deportiva 60m		1.1. Sikati Cave
8b+		★★★	Les Dents de la Mer (Jaws Linkup)	Deportiva 55m		1.1. Sikati Cave
		★★★	Por una Sociedad con Mujeres Satisfechas Ext 2	Deportiva 80m		1.1. Sikati Cave
8c		★★★	Jaws	Deportiva 50m		1.1. Sikati Cave