Varasova: A perfect crag for autumn climbing in Western Greece
Ideal for autumn climbing between September and November, Varasova (va-RA-so-va) is a solid limestone massif rising to 917m on the west coast of Greece, across the water from the city of Patras. Its...
View ArticleSeptember climbing events in Meteora: Petzl RocTrip + Greek Climbers’ Meetup
It’s great to see climbers in Meteora again, thanks to two back-to-back climbing events coming up in a few days. After Kalymnos in 2006, this year on Sept 29-Oct 3 the Petzl RocTrip is coming through...
View ArticleGoodbye Petzl RocTrip Meteora, Hello TNF Kalymnos Climbing Festival
Days were warm and nights were chilly last week in Meteora, and the Petzl RocTrip unfolded smoothly. There were less climbers than originally anticipated (about 150?) but Meteora felt very lively...
View ArticleNafplio: A gorgeous town and ideal venue for winter climbing in Greece
If you are looking for a Greek climbing venue where you can climb beautiful routes in the 5th, 6th, even the upper 7th grades next to the sea, even on the coldest of winter days, surrounded by...
View ArticleTake a tour of Greek cliffs with French climber Gaetan Raymond
Gaetan Raymond is an excellent French climber, route equipper and good friend. We first met in Telendos, which he has repeatedly visited to climb and to equip. Most notably, perhaps, Gaetan has bolted...
View ArticleAnatoli, a new crag in Nafplio for easy routes and year-round climbing
Anatoli (a-na-to-LEE) was an old, abandoned crag in Nafplio overlooking Karathona beach, with just two routes bolted there in the early ‘90s. The grey slabs of Anatoli are close to the road, they are...
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The formidable Marcel Remy to celebrate his 92nd birthday climbing in Greece
Swiss climber and mountaineer Marcel Remy is 92 and still rockin’. He is definitely not your average climber. Born in Switzerland in 1923, Marcel will be 92 years old on February 6th. Just days before...
View ArticleA weekend in Nafplio: A cleanup, some climbing, and a conference
The overcast weather has everybody in Greece complaining, but it was just fine for us last weekend. Our plan was to visit Nafplio and clean the road beneath Anatoli, a really nice new crag on the...
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New routes and crags in Leonidio, January-March 2015
New routes and sectors continue to go up in beautiful Leonidio during the winter months. In yet another visit to Greece last January, the prolific Remy Brothers (with Marcel Noverraz and Christophe...
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Kyparissi: New crags, many easier routes, and a climbing festival in October
This year there has been a lot of climbing development in one of the prettiest corners of Greece, Kyparissi, a village located on the southeast coast of the Peloponnese peninsula (a little over an hour...
View ArticleKyparissi Climbing Festival, 2-4 October 2015
On October 2nd, 3rd and 4th 2015, the gorgeous seaside village of Kyparissi will be introduced to the climbing world as a new sport climbing destination. Kyparissi is a small village in one of the last...
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Kyparissi: Festival news, videos, and a free downloadable photo-topo
“It was totally awesome, like a dream come true, having the opportunity to find a crag where there are still so many untouched lines that you barely know where to start.” These are not the words of...
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Exploring Greece in a camper van: A climbing family’s “DRIM!”
Francisco Taranto Jr. and Sandra Ducasse first discovered Greece when they visited Meteora, Kalymnos and Leonidio with Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson last year. Francisco is a climbing...
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Spartans! Prepare for glory!
By Carl Dawson | What does the name Peloponnese conjure up for you? If you’re geographically savvy, you’ll know that it’s the big lump of southern Greece that’s only just about attached to the rest of...
View ArticleClimbing festival in Fili, near Athens, on April 16th & 17th 2016
Not many sprawling urban centers in the world are surrounded by cliffs, but Athens is surely one of them. The area of Fili, less than a 30-minute drive from downtown Athens at the foot of Mt Parnitha,...
View ArticleLeonidio Climbing Festival (November 10-13, 2016) and list of rebolted routes
Though summer is still in the air in our little corner of Europe, it’s a good time to start thinking about autumn and winter climbing in Greece. In the next months we will have news about new crags in...
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Kyparissi: New routes and an updated free topo
We are just back from beautiful Kyparissi, where we spent a good part of September continuing to work on the Climb Kyparissi project. This project, which started in 2015, is co-funded by the...
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Frygani, a new crag in Peloponnese for year-round climbing
Sector Frygani (FREE-ga-ni) is the latest development in Peloponnese climbing. A long limestone face with conglomerate features, it is located less than 1,5 hours west of Athens, on the eastern foot of...
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The three new guidebooks of 2017
Slowly but surely, climbing in Greece has gained traction. After years of just Kalymnos or Meteora, dozens of other beautiful Greek cliffs with immense potential are finally being developed, with...
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Save the date! 2nd Kyparissi Climbing Festival, 10-12 May 2019
If you have not been to Kyparissi yet, this is your chance: the extraordinary cliffs, exemplary hospitality, and intimate beauty of this little gem of a village in the southeast Peloponnese are ready...
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