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Greece Rock Climbing

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Areas in Greece

Andros 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Athens 0 / 174 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 174

Corfu 1 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Crete 1 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Epirus / Hπειρος 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Euboea 2 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 25

Kalymnos 7 / 1,583 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1,591

Karpathos 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Kleisoura 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Meteora 12 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

Mt. Parnassós 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Paros 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Peloponnese 0 / 699 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 699

Rhodes 0 / 9 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Santorini 0 / 20 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Thessaly 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Tinos Island 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Description

Greece, nestled between the Aegean and Ionian seas and mainland Europe to the north, is an incredible place. Home to beautiful islands, ancient ruins and great climbing, Greece is a worthwhile stop for any climber. Kalymnos is known for its great sport routes, Meteora is home to bold trad and sport climbing up breathtaking sedimentary spires and many of the islands possess ample opportunity for deep water soloing.

(I put up this general Greece area to act as home for the original "Kalymnos, Greece" section under International and a section on Meteora that I wanted to add. If you want control of this or one of the other areas I've posted, I'm happy to cede it to you. I hope that the community will help flesh out this area and make it truly useful. -Anthony)

Guides and Beta

For climbing in Meteora, Stutte and Hasse have published two guides detailing climbing in German, Greek and English called Meteora Climbing and Hiking and Meteora Band II Climbing. If you are proficient in German they can be purchased here. I managed to buy both of them at the corner news stand in Kalambaka. Kalymnos Rock Climbing Guide by Aris Theodoropoulos covers climbing in the Kalymnos area.

Routes.gr has an online route database. Coronn.com sells topos for routes around Kalymnos--I haven't used them personally, maybe someone can publish a recommendation or warning in the comments section.

General information on Greece can be found on its Wikipedia page.

Lonely Planet publishes a useful Greece Travel Guide and has useful travel information on its website.

Getting There

Greece is easily access through the international Airport in Athens as well as via overland routes and ferries.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Greece

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 158 ● Monahiki Elia Sport Kalymnos > Grande Grotta
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 112 ● Remember Wadi Rum Sport Kalymnos > Ghost Kitchen > Main Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 78 ● Taz Sport Kalymnos > Grande Grotta
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 52 ● 3 Ilots Sport Kalymnos > Telendos Island > Eros
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 114 ● Frapagalo Sport Kalymnos > Secret Garden
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 67 ● Resista Sport Kalymnos > Ghost Kitchen > Left Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 66 ● Dafni Sport Kalymnos > Ghost Kitchen > Main Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 60 ● Totenhansel Sport Kalymnos > Ghost Kitchen > Main Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 177 ● DNA Sport Kalymnos > Grande Grotta
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 54 ● Kastor Sport Kalymnos > Arhi > Arhi Right
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 55 ● Trela Sport Kalymnos > Grande Grotta
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 85 ● Ricounet Sport Kalymnos > Secret Garden
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 79 ● Ivi Sport Kalymnos > Grande Grotta
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 52 ● Mort aux Chèvres Sport Kalymnos > Sikati Cave
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 43 ● Spartacus Sport Kalymnos > Spartacus