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Gladiator

5.12b, Sport, 75 ft (23 m),  Avg: 3.4 from 18 votes
FA: unknown
International > Europe > Greece > Kalymnos > Spartacus

Description

Super thin start holds the technical crux, then head up and left into the tufas for the short lived middle crux, get a good shake and head into the last burly crux. Send that and enjoy 3 draws of glory jugs to the anchors 

Location

just outside the right side of the cave

Protection

bolts to fixed lowering anchor

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Thin start
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Man in black is on route
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[Hide Comment] The thin crux at the bottom is height dependent. There's also a bolt missing a hanger but someone threaded a sling in the rock above it so you can clip that. That section is easy (low angle, big holds).

After the ledge, there's a short crux with optional foot jamming. Go up a bit and then transition left to more tufas and the redpoint crux. Then finish on big jugs, some sidepulls, and a crimp.

Not as good as Spartacus but still fun. Kneepad was not helpful. May 17, 2022