Kalymnos Cave
Cave is so called because of, you guessed it, a cave. Not the cave on the crag, but the cave under the crag which is accessed via an iron gate and a ladder and is well worth exploring, it is huge. The cave on the crag is also pretty big and offers a few hard tufa climbs. Either side of this are some pleasant easier slab and wall climbs, all very enjoyable. The cave under the ground never gets the sun, the cave on the crag gets it after 2pm and the rest of the cliff after 1pm.
Follow the road from Masouri towards Skalia, and park about 2km after Arginonta village after the top of the hill and a bend in the road. There is usually a signpost here to the cave. Follow the footpath that leads up to the crag. About 10 minutes from the road to the main crag. The upper buttress is a further 5 minutes, reached by scrambling up the left hand side of the crag.
Sport and bolted routes
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| 00 | SECTOR | UPPER CAVE. Reached by scrambling up to the left from the main cliff |
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| 01 | Playground | 6b | 15m | A grey wall 50m to the left of the upper cave |
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| 02 | Slide | 4a | 20m | Climbs to the same lower off as Playground |
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| 03 | Dodgem | 5c | 25m | 0 | Loose and not worthwhile |
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| 04 | Zicke | 6b+ | 20m | Technical climbing at the left hand side of the upper cave wall |
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| 05 | Olympics 776 BC | 6b | 20m | Nice climbing up the pocketed wall left of Olympics 2004 |
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| 06 | Olympics 2004 | 7a+ | 20m | *** | Sustained and technical wall climbing |
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| 07 | Red Monkey | 7a | 15m | Climbs the steep part of the upper cave via polished pockets then large holds |
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| 08 | White snake | 6a+ | 15m | Climbs the slab that traverses above the right hand side of the upper cave |
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| 09 | White mouse | 6a+ | 20m | |
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| 10 | Grey chilli | 5c+ | 20m | |
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| 11 | Thyme honey | 5c | 20m | |
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| 20 | SECTOR | CAVE MAIN CLIFF |
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| 21 | Sam | 6c | 25m | |
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| 22 | Legolas | 5c | 20m | |
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| 23 | Aragorn | 5b | 20m | |
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| 24 | Pony Luz | 4b | 15m | |
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| 25 | 84 | 5c | 25m | |
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| 26 | Dios | 6b+ | 25m | |
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| 27 | Saroman | 7a+ | 25m | |
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| 28 | Eirini | 7c+ | 25m | |
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| 29 | Anthi | 7c | 20m | *** | Huecos and a long reach |
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| 30 | Florianopoulos | 7c+ | 25m | *** | |
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| 31 | Sascha on the road | 7b | 20m | ** | Make committing moves onto the tufa and then climb it powerfully to a tricky exit move before the final easier wall. A slippy route. |
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| 32 | Blue Eye | 6b | 20m | |
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| 33 | Golden Eye | 5c | 20m | |
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| 34 | Per Elisabetta | 7a | 20m | *** | Short, sustained and very well bolted climbing up through the bulge. There is an extension but probably not worthwhile. |
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| 36 | Zizanie | 6b+ | 35m | *** | |
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| 37 | Orea | 6b | 25m | *** | |
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| 38 | Titine | 6b | 35m | *** | |
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| 39 | Mathitis | 5b | 20m | ** | Tricky last move |
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| 40 | Sto Kalo | 5b | 20m | * | |
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| 41 | Hopper | 5b | 20m | |
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| 42 | Cat Walk | 6b | 20m | * | Technical and reachy moves up the groove |
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| 43 | Phidias | 5c | 20m | * | One awkward step right |
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| 44 | Sleepwalker | 6a | 25m | * | |