Kalymnos

Climbing directly on the sea and mild temperatures in winter make the Greek island of Kalymnos one of the most popular climbing destinations. It’s back! Hot off the press, the 2025 edition is the most comprehensive yet, with new crags, routes and all the most up-to-date info included. As always, this guide has been compiled with care and passion by longtime locals, Katie Roussos and Aris Theodoropoulos.The jaw-droppingly beautiful island of Kalymnos needs little introduction. It’s without a doubt one of the most climber-friendly destinations on the planet, and now has a whopping 624 pages, with Vertical-Life’s digital version included to keep you climbing on all the newest must-do routes in addition to the timeless classics. If you’re looking for an excuse to revisit Kalymnos, or if you’ve never been, treat yourself to this new guide and put your plans in motion! 624 pagesLanguage: EnglishEdition 2025 + Vertical life AppA. Theodoropoulos, K. RoussouAcharnes Alpine ClubRock: limestoneDifficulties: all grades of the UIAA / Number of routes: about 4216 routesProtection: sport climbing conditions, Boulder- and Deep-Water-Soloing routesSeason: all year round    

Kalymnos must be one of the world’s best known sport climbing destinations and with good reason - friendly locals, glorious weather, a picturesque Aegean island setting and, of course, the truly fantastic climbing. There is approaching 3000 climbs at the last count and many of them are of impeccable quality. Climbers from all over the world now visit the place and its reputation has grown into a ‘must visit’ venue. There are many fantastic harder climbs but there is also a remarkable assemblage of high quality climbs in the ever-popular 4a to 6b range. This new Rockfax guidebook covers all the climbing in the usual Rockfax style - huge photo-topos, big maps, inspiring action photos and bang up-to-date as well. It is an update of the Kalymnos app version which has been available for a year and will be avalable in print and app format. Crags Included Emborios Area - Olive Tree, Styx Main, Styx Right, François Guillot, Emborios Portal, Kreissaal, Kastri, Sophie, Paradise Garden, Palace Area, Thalassa, Baby House, Palace Sikati Area - Sikati Cave, Sikati Beach, Palionisos, Secret Garden, Red Wall, Beach, Bay Skalia Area - Elephantslide, Prophitis Andreas, Skalia Pillar, Skalia Balcony, Skalia Cave, Ghost Kitchen, Atlantis Galatiani Area - Cave, Reservoir Dogs, Calcite Cave, Galatiani Calcite Cave, Black Forest Noufaro Area - Eagle Wall, Magic Wall, Noufaro Arhi Area - Dalle à Patouch, Belgian Chocolates, Arhi, Balcony Helvetia, Regensburg, White Wine Wall Sea Breeze Area - Great Canyon, Pocket Wall, Sea Breeze, Star Wars Arginonta - Sector Holiday, Infrared Wall, Fire Wall, Red Wine Wall Arginonta Skyline - Haut de Gorge, Ovoland, Little Verdon, Jägerwand, Piccalia Arginonta Valley - Valley, Black Buddha Summertime Area - Highlands, Local Freezer, Magoulias Wall, Summertime, Big Shadow, Nikoleta Vathy Valley - Koukouvas, Metochi Pyramid, Milianos Crag, Milianos Cave, Je t'aime, Julian, Rocklands Kasteli Area - Dolphin Bay, Kasteli North Cape Area - Apollo, Peter, Little Italy, North Cape Odyssey Area - School, Odyssey, Olympic Wall Area, Ocean Dream, Sector Nemo, Olympic Wall Iliada Area - Iliada, Afghan Corridor, Muses Spartacus Area - Jurassic Park, Three Stripes, Spartacus, Spartan Wall, Afternoon Grande Grotta Area - Grande Grotta, Panorama Masouri Area - Stankill, Ivory Tower, Kalydna, Iannis, Coeur d'Armeos, Poets, White Shark, Zeus Gerakios and Trois Ilots - Sector Spitfire, Gerakios, Gerakios - Via Ferrata, Trois Ilots Symplegades Area - Hump Piste, Pyramid, Ourania, Symplegades Chora Area - Pothia Area, Psili Riza , Prophet Ilias, Dodoni, Saint George Saint Photis - Austrians, Monastery, The Chapel, The Cave, Spiders Telendos - Princess Canyon, Crystal Cave, Crescendo Cave Area, Scylla and Charybdis, Inspiration, Titan Towers, Prometheus, Snow White, Three Caves, North Face, Underworld, Saint Constantine, Miltiadis, Eros, The Stronghold, Irox, Pescatore, Glaros, Lambda 456 paages language englisch edition 2018 Chris Craggs Rockfax