Kalymnos Arginonta Valley
Arginonta valley is a set of 3 cliffs just a few miinutes walk from the parking in Arginonta village With it's well bolted, mid grade routes, on good rock, that are in the shade when most crags are in the sun, it is perhaps inevitable that the crags are popular, sometimes too popular. Most of the route names are written at the foot of the climbs, making route finding easy.
Drive north from Masouri to the small village of Arginonta, and just before the road bends left towards Emporios and right to Vathy, there is a concrete road on the right. Follow this for a few hundred meters when it turns to a gravel track, and park shortly afterwards in the large ope space. To ensure continued access do not drive further up the track. Walk from the car park along the gravel track underneath the middle and right walls to a large gate on the right. Go through this and follow the track to the foot of middle wall. Turn left for the Left Cave, turn right for the Right Wall.10 to15 minutes froom the parking.
Sport and bolted routes
| Topo Ref | Route | Sport Grade | Length | Quality | Description | Tick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | SECTOR LEFT CAVE | Turn left from middle wall |
 |
|||
| 01 | Arion | 6c+ | 15m | |
||
| 02 | Unicorn | 7a+ | 18m | |
||
| 03 | Diagoras | 7a | 18m | |
||
| 04 | Wanderlust | 6c | 16m | |
||
| 06 | Lorreta | 7c | 18m | |
||
| 07 | Alcyone | 7a+ | 20m | People of less than average stature will find this a lot harder |
|
|
| 10 | SECTOR MIDDLE WALL | The first sector that you reach after going uphill from the gate |
|
|||
| 11 | Ahtarmas | 5a | 20m | On the left hand side |
|
|
| 12 | Skafandro | 5c | 20m | |
||
| 13 | Hippocrates | 6a | 23m | |
||
| 14 | Alani | 6a+ | 38m | |
||
| 15 | Inn Vino Veritas | 6b | 30m | |
||
| 16 | Tricky tricky manu mou | 6b+ | 30m | |
||
| 17 | Patokorfa | 6a+ | 30m | |
||
| 18 | Rufixius | 6a+ | 33m | |
||
| 19 | Greundzo | 6b | 33m | |
||
| 20 | Grigna | 6b | 33m | |
||
| 21 | Rhythm of the rain | 6a | 33m | |
||
| 22 | Thunder road | 6b | 30m | |
||
| 23 | Sythas | 5c | 30m | |
||
| 24 | Kavourmas | 5c | 28m | |
||
| 25 | Kamaki | 5b | 20m | |
||
| 26.1 | PAO 51 | 5b | To the right of Kamaki |
|
||
| 26.2 | Exodus | 5b | 35m | A long enjoyable pitch |
|
|
| 26.3 | Ex Nihilo | 5b | |
|||
| 26.4 | La Paz | 5b | |
|||
| 26.5 | Piraten des Caramels | 5c | |
|||
| 26.6 | Terra Nullius | 5a | |
|||
| 26.7 | Flocki | 5c | |
|||
| 26.8 | La Fee Raille | 5b | |
|||
| 26.9 | Les Monchus | 5b | |
|||
| 27 1 | Le Pote Age | 5b | |
|||
| 28.1 | Cozze | 5b | |
|||
| 28.2 | Kacakeis | 5b | |
|||
| 28.3 | Tutebatti | 5c | |
|||
| 28.4 | Pimpampel | 5c+ | |
|||
| 28.5 | Mona Lisa | 6a | 30m | Nice moves round the bulge |
|
|
| 28.6 | La Gallois | 6a+ | 30m | More nice bulge climbing |
|
|
| 28.7 | Zatz | 5c+ | 20m | |
||
| 28.8 | Schlupp | 5b | |
|||
| 30 | SECTOR RIGHT WALL | Turn right at middle wall, right wall is 100m to the right |
|
|||
| 31 | Naughty monkey | 5c | 20m | The first route on right wall, a pleasant slab |
|
|
| 32 | Naughty monkey extension | 7a | 35m | ** | Continue up the overhanging wall on large smooth holds |
|
| 33 | Bohemian mermaid | 5c | 20m | Another pleasant slab |
|
|
| 34 | Bohemian mermaid extension | 6c+ | 30m | ** | Continue up the technical groove |
|
| 35 | Nargile | 6a | 20m | |
||
| 36 | Rock tragos | 6a | 20m | ** | Nice moves round the bulge |
|
| 37 | Damos | 6a+ | 20m | |
||
| 38 | Ravasaki | 6a+ | 20m | |
||
| 39 | Zephyros | 6a | 20m | |
||
| 40 | Zephyros extension | 6c+ | 30m | |
||
| 41 | Le bleu du ciel | 6b+ | 30m | |
||
| 42 | Ad Hoc | 6b | 30m | |
||
| 43 | Iodine | 6a | 30m | |
||
| 44 | Gasteclou | 6a+ | 30m | |
||
| 45 | L'Engeance | 6a+ | 35m | |
||
| 46 | Banroche | 5c+ | 30m | |
||
| 47 | Chausse-Trappe | 6a | 30m | |