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Kalymnos - Spartacus

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Federico Furia

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Beauty

Sectors

Difficulty

6a - 8a

Height

80 m

Link

www.climbkalymnos.com

Routes number

Rock type

Yellow grey pocketed limestone with tufas.

Orientation

Rope

70m rope

Located high above and to the left of the sectors Afternoon and Grande Grotta, the spectacular Spartacus offers a series of fabulous routes between 6a and 8a. The walls are steep and pocketed and almost all routes are recommend, making the walk uphill highly rewarding. Given its orientation it is ideal in summer as the sun arrives late in the day, allowing you to escape the heat until 6.00 pm. Do not miss out on the following:Les Amazones, 30m of 6c up a spectacular tufa.Harakiri, 26m of 6b of mother nature’s best.Spartacus, the 7c which gives the name to the sector. Overhanging stamina fest on good holds. Kerveros, this 6c+/7a on its own is makes the trip to Spartacus, and Kalymnos, worthwhile.Most routes were put up by Michel Piola, a certain guarantee for their quality and beauty!

Access
Reach Masouri and park at Hotel Filoxenia. Follow the obvious path through the olive grove and via red markers to Grande Grotta. From here continue left past Afternoon to reach Spartacus (15 min from Grande Grotta). Period
Autumn, winter, spring. In summer Spartacus stays in the shade until 18.00. Climb
Pumpy stamina climbing on grey and yellow limestone. Notes
Kalymnos rock climbing in Greece

GETTING TO KALYMNOS
By boat
Kalymnos can be reached by boat from the island Kos. Once you have landed in Kos, take a taxi to the port at Mastichari and catch the next boat to Kalymnos from there. Mastichari is 10 minutes by taxi from Kos airport and the taxi ride costs €12 - €15 euro in total. Regular ferries and smaller speed boats make the Mastichari – Pothia (Kalymnos) route regularly. The ferry ride takes approximately 45 minutes and costs €4; the speedboat takes approximately 25 minutes and costs €6.00. When you arrive at Pothia (the main port in Kalymnos) you will find a number of taxis waiting. A taxi ride to Massouri costs between €10-15, depending on the number of passengers and luggage. Alternatively, you can rent a scooter or car, or inquire about the public bus schedule departing in front of the City Hall. There is a tourist information kiosk at the port exit.To check the Kos – Kalymnos ferry timetable, go to www.danae.gr and enter ‘Mastichari’ and ‘Kalymnos’ in the respective fields. You can also call the Port Authority of Kos for an automated timetable message in English on the following number: +30 22420 26594. In the unlikely event that there is no taxi waiting at Pothia, call the taxi station on the following number: +30 22430 50300.

By plane
In high season Olympic Air flies Athens - Kalymnos regularly and a return ticket costs approximately euro 200.

Further info
Full info on getting to Kalymnos here: www.climbkalymnos.com/?page_id=2628
Bibliography
Kalymnos Rock Climbing Guide – 2016 Edition. Aris Theodoropoulos. 3000 rock climbs, English

Sectors

Spartacus

Routes

N°	Name	Height	Difficulty
1	Geissen Schnucki	28m	6a
2	Ziegen Peter	28m	6a+
3	Astree	35m	6a
4	Chariots of fire	35m	6c+
5	Vangelis connection	35m	6b+, 6c?
6	Pygmalion	35m	6a
7	Alexis Zorbas	20m	7b
8	Jellyfish Pie	3	7a+, 7b
9	Kerveros	35m	7a
10	Daniboy	20m	8a
11	Spartacus	20m	7b+
12	Gladiator	25m	7b
13	Harakiri	25m	6b
14	Tzatziki vikiki	35m	7c+
15	Mon Batchounousougounoudoudou	30m	6c+, 7a
16	Les Amazones	30m	6c
17	Aphrodisia	35m	6c+
18	Nabuchodonosor	35m	6c+
19	Le 13eme travail d' Hercules	35m	6b+
20	Lucifer's hammer	40m	6b+
21	Spasspartour	45m	6b, 6b