Kalymnos Summertime

One of the few sectors at Kalymnos that gets the shade in the afternoon, so popular with those that stay in bed late. Some nice slabs near to the road, and steeper routes a bit further up the hill. Gets the sun until about 1pm.

Region
Greece - Kalymnos
Rock Type
Limestone
Altitude
200m
Number of routes
50
Faces
East
Climbing Area
Kalymnos
Directions

Follow the road north out of Masouri past the sharp bend at Kasteli. About 2 km down the hill there is an old concrete building on the right. Park here and walk up the hillside. The Main sector is reached in a couple of minutes, the upper Magoulias sector in about 15 minutes.

Climb Kalymnos Summertime Magoulias topo
Climb Kalymnos Summertime Summer Wine topo
Climb Kalymnos Summertime Main topo

Sport and bolted routes

Topo Ref Route Sport Grade Length Quality Description Tick
A00 SECTOR A

SECTOR A MAGOULIAS. Walk up the hill from the main cliff past Summer Wine
A01 7a L'Envers 8b 15m **

Up and to the left of the main Magoulias sector is a big roof. Climb this via heel hooks, take care how you use them, nasty fall potential.
A02 Begravingsplatz 8b+ 15m *

crimpy and bouldery
A03 Finally it's not 7a 8b+ 15m **

The third route in the cave
A04 Agrimi 7a+ 35m **

Half way between the main part of Magoulias and the cave. Tufas and crimps to finish
A05 A route with a view 7b 40m **
A06 L'enfer du menage 7b 40m **

start as for Fred then move left.the climbing gets progressively harder right to the last move
A07 Fred 6b 30m ***

Starts just above the small cave and climbs the impressive looking wall.
A08 Nikolas 5c 20m **

The groove and steep wall with big or small holds - your choice
A09 Nikolas extension 7a+ 40m **

Hardest at the top
A10 Fotini 6b 25m **
A11 Honeyball 6c 23m **
A12 Toni 6c 25m ***

The hardest technical part is near the top
A13 Anne 6b 30m **

Same lower off as Sabina
A14 Sabine 6c+ 30m ***

An excellent wall with a hard start
A15 Vlasis house 6c+ 30m **

A steep wall
A16 K tsi k 7b+ 20m **
A17 Vertigo 7c 20m **
B00 SECTOR B

SECTOR B SUMMER TIME. Just up the hill from the main cliff
B01 Shiva + Dimitris 6a 30m ***

A long slab
B02 Andro Drom 6b+ 25m ***

Technical grey wall. Tricky 
B03 Acon69cagva 6b+ 30m **
B04 Didi, Hermana de Alma 5c 25m ***
B05 Summer Wine 6b+ 30m ***

The steep wall right of Didi is climbed on large holds
B06 Silver Spurs 6c 30m ***

Right again of Summer Wine, more big holds
B07 Get up 6a+ 25m **

Right again
B08 Beru 6a+ 25m **

and again
B09 Mama Nota 7a 25m **

20m further right is a low angled grey slab with lots of bolts on ot. The next 3 routes start up this. For Mama Note start on the lhs of the slab
B10 Pére vert 7a 25m **

Start as for Mama Note but move right to a pull right over the bulge
B11 Mr Rigolo 6b+ 25m ***

Climb the right hand side of the slab to enjoyable pulls through the bulges
B12 Antonis Lampos 6c 15m ***

The cave on the right is reached by a short scramble to a ledge
B13 6 Riens 6b 15m **

Climbs from the ledge round the left hand side of the big block and up the wall
B14 Roumain des Bois 6a+ 15m **

From the ledge climb the right hand side of the block to a sharp pull through the bulge
B15 Hongrois reve 6a+ 15m **

From the RHS of the ledge climb direct
B16 Papou Christo 6b 20m **

Start as for Hongrois Reve, but follow the right hand line of bolts
B17 Angry bird 7c+ 15m ***

move right and back left at the bottom to get to a hard crux move at the top
B18 Norwegian friends 7b+ 15m ***

The right hand set of tufas also has a hard move at the top
B19 Vulture 7a+ 15m

Sharp
B20 No Pain no Gain 7a 20m

Also sharp
C00 SECTOR C

SECTOR C MAIN CLIFF. Right next to the road
C01 Salbei 6a 20m **
C02 Friends 6b+ 20m *
C02a Dill 6a 20m **
C03 Thymian 4c 20m **
C04 Asterias 4c 35m **
C05 Ammos 5a 30m **
C06 Soupia the great 5c 20m ***
C07 String 5c 20m ***
C08 Bikini 5c 20m ***
C08a Belt 5c 20m **

Just to the right of Bikini, a delicate move R in the middle
C09 Salamina tis Kypros 6a+ 20m **
C10 Ammohostos Vasilevousa 6a ***
C11 Maccabi 6b+ 25m ***
C12 Orea Dana 6a+ 25m **
C13 Yeraki 5c 25m **
C14 Til Tanit 5b 25m **
C15 Sophia 5a 25m **
C16 Dorian 4c 12m **
C17 July 4c 20m *
C18 Anna 4a 20m **
C19 Leuchtterm 5c 22m **

The tower at the right hand side of Summertime