OFFICIAL PROGRAM WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26th 11am – 10pm OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon Official Registration THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27th 7am – 3pm PROJECT Competition Warm-up 11am – 10pm OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon Official Registration 5pm The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival Official Opening FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28th 7am – 5pm PROJECT Competition 8am…
The sector Inspiration: This winter, I’ve opened 8 new routes close to the multi-pitches Inspiration. It should be from the 5a-b to the 7c+! Have a look with those first pics! More info soon! Simon looking at the new sector. Simon in « Cheburaska » 6c+ 43m Cyrille, in a 5b… Starting a 6b…To the left of…
A selection of crags to climb during the winter time. Palionisos red-wall: It’s a south facing crag and very well protect from the north wind. It has only 10mn of approach. The rock become dry very quickly though it rained a lot before. Myriam Caissy, warming up in « Rata… » 6a+ A very comfortable place! Myriam Caissy…
The south face of Telendos, from the place where the boat drop you! To go to « Wings for life »: 20mn, « Wild country » 25-30mn and « Inspiration »: 30mn Below: at the very right cave in Inspiration, Simon is climbing a nice 6b+ before to bolt it. Below: The vew from the ledge… …
The sector Inspiration: This fall I’ve start to equip a new area in Telendos, close to the multi pitch I have opened. Look at those pictures! Thanks to all the people that helped me to buy the bolts and guived me material to do the work! This year, thanks to you I could buy…
“Inspiration” 7a+ max, 6c obl, 150m Next to an amazing arch, 100 metres above the ground the route is steep from the begening to the end! The view is fantastic! The rock is excellent quality and well equipped. L1 6b+ , L2 6c , L3 7a+ a climb in the style of DNA ! L4…
Kalymnos Climbing Festival coming soon! 18-22 May 2011 For a 4th edition, Kalymnos invites climbers from all around the world and all level to participate to the Kalymnos Climbing Festival. The program this year: Presentation of Patxi Usobiaga, Nicolas Favresse, Lynn Hill, and the Kalymnos guidebook (new edition, 2010) by Aris Theodoropoulos, the author. The…
The new routes: Between Afternoon and Grande-Grotta: Simon Montmory try Zenith 8b+: To see the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1vK9CvguY This year, I was very lucky to equip Zenith, probably one of my best route ever. This 40m 8b+ is more than incredible from all points of view in this grade. Alex Honold did the FA this winter,…
Crescendo sector: This sector will be one of the most impressive one of Kalymnos-Telendos!! With the shade untill 2 PM, then from 5PM to the night, it will be a great place to climb from potential 6a’s to 8a’s. It’s perfect to go early with the boat (20mn of walk) or by foot (45mn) and to enjoy…
There is now 3 main sectors for psychobloc in Kalymnos. If it’s not as good as in Majorca in Spain, it’s not crowded and you don’t have to wait for a line.The crags are very safe and the rock is very clean. There is climbs from the F6a to potential F8. They are no gelly-fishes. It’s the…
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