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Funkateers

5.10b/c, Sport, 72 ft (22 m),  Avg: 3 from 3 votes
FA: Remy and friends
International > Europe > Greece > Peloponnese > Leonidio > Yellow Eyes

Description

Just. Superb. A tale of two climbs! The '21 Theodoropoulos guide only gives this 2 stars, but everyone who's ever joined the Funkateers gushes. I give it four outta five stars for the joy.

Start in a shallow, broken corner under a small, hanging bolder. Work up to a gray shield with a high bolt and a thank-god crack. Tackle the bulge and take a shake at a stance where the brown wall begins. (It's OK if'n you strayed a bit over to Papa on your left; the lines are that squeezed.)

Now comes the fun! Step right to the ginormous undercling. Launch up the vertical brown wall for four or five rewarding clips off perfect pockets, sidepulls of brilliance, and confident, prickly feet. Get the beta right at the final, shallow pod or go flying! Clip the chains and call it a day. Or a stiff warmup. Either way, glory is yours.

Location

On the upper ledges. Sits right below the Western eye. You can easily locate the small, donkey-sized pod that forms a micronized roof. That is your anchor station for the first section.

Protection

15 QDs. The top has a connected, two-bolt anchor station with a single ring. The rope does kinda S-curve it's way up the wall...but you won't need any extenders for the rope to run true. 

That rare Mediterranean climb where a true 60m rope would work. (Unless you're going for the extension, of course.)

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Team Austria, sleaveless in sunny, 7C weather, sussing out the sassy finish. Did she choose the right beta? (Did she choose the RIGHT beta?)
[Hide Photo] Team Austria, sleaveless in sunny, 7C weather, sussing out the sassy finish. Did she choose the right beta? (Did she choose the RIGHT beta?)
Name of the route, painted on wall.
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Actually starts on the right corner, not the crack where the rope is hanging. You can above where the line S-curves over the bulge and works it's way up to the small, small roof.
[Hide Photo] Actually starts on the right corner, not the crack where the rope is hanging. You can above where the line S-curves over the bulge and works it's way up to the small, small roof.