Ascents in Grande Grotta

Wow! Never climbed anything like it! 3rd RP attempt. 1st attempt ended with nose touching the anchor! Thanks Cathy, Mike and Britta for the epic belays.

The most beautiful route I ever climbed and my first 7c.

a little too hard for me atm, but top roped it to clean it as it is extremely steep to clean on the way down. while I went practically bolt by bolt, I did manage to get every sequence between bolts, so it could be manageabble if i had the stamina. one of the most epic climbs i have been on, with pretty much the most beautiful lower off you will ever get in your life. wish i had the level to do it clean

Beautiful climb. Just stunning in every way. The scenery, backdrop, phenomenality of the terran, movement, and more. First started projecting it on my second day in Kalymnos, the 9/9/2023, 2 attempts (onsight attempt almost cleared the hardest section), then 9/10/2023 also saw another attempt. Today, on a windy, perfect weather September day, I focused on breathing above all. After a fine elastic band warrm-up and stretching. Went out of my way to do things properly, as the sheer length of this climb I feel merits any methods that give you the fitness and focus to do all 40 or so meters of overhanging climbing. I made a concentrated effort to keep my breathing under control, and I managed to do it. On the rests, besides continuing my good breathing, I practiced a bit of mindfulness, following the advice from a pretty good article on resting on routes. I allowed myself a lot more easily to be thankful for where I was, and how beautiful and fun it is! I have never done a route quite as beautiful? Maybe only comparable in beauty to Lord of the Thais. Endurance climbing like this is surprisingly (or unsurprisingly hehe) meditative. I timed my rests with Esau. I took sweet and sour gummies to restore my blood sugar. It came down to the wire, too. I tried clipping the chains 3 times before I was actually able to clip the hard-to-move wiregates whilst managing 40m of rope drag meandering through a maze of stalactites. I kept breathing all the way through, climbed a bit higher, and sent. It was amazing.

Life's journey ! 40 mt of 40° roof on tufas

Epic route! Jugs all the way to the top, they come in so many unique and different sizes. One of the best things I’ve been on.

Pretty chuffed with a retro flash from 2 years ago but boy was it a fight. Had the added extra excitement of having dinomite lobed and exploded not too far away for a traditional Greek celebration mid send. Was wild feeling the explosions reverberate in my chest

Fell trying to clip the chains 😩 (cries)

Had to put shoes on. Dissapointing. It's called Kaly PIPE! Well, that's what I call it. You have to yell the pipe part. Kaly PIPE!!!!!!!

Loved it, sweet moves

wow. was so hot and humid today I ran out of air at the top, I think it was all water... really good climb though

Foot slipped at the top... But stayed on awesome line!!

Don't be intimidated by the last clip, go for the on-sight!

gave me some wind this one... hard work

Glorious all he way to the top. Found a good rest in a tufa but almost greased out of it with the amount of sweat going on. It sure was a hot one today.

Loved it! A great tufa line! A little tufa tech and confidence made it feel easy.

A brilliant long techo tufa pitch with so muh long climbing. In the 1000% humidity of the day I only JUST managed to avoid sweating off this thing... which made it kinda scary.

#repeat Warm up for Priapos.

Another 6c+ fall miraculously turned into a 7a fall by the new guidebook. Awesome climbing, the hands free rest ledge detracts a bit though. I unexpectedly fell of an undercling tufa at 3/4 height. Thought I made a stupid mistake but saw other people fall off at the same spot later.

Sweaty warm-up #repeat.

fight till the end of the 35m...