Patrick Raspo
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Arhi, Kalymnos.
Luisa Veronesi
Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
4c - 7c
Routes number
45
Rock type
Grey and yellow compact with numerous tufas.
Orientation
S
Rope
70m rope


Close to Arginonta lies one of the island's oldest crags, Arhi. It was here that, in the mid nineties, the Italians Andrea Gallo and Andrea di Bari climbed some of the first routes on Kalymnos, marking the start of what was soon to become one of the most popular climbing getaways in Europe. Arhi currently has 37 routes to the left and to the right of the large central cave.
Access
From Arginonta follow the road towards Skalia. Turn off after roughly 500m, close to the white milestone and follow the blue markers to the crag. 10 minutes. Period
Autumn, winter, spring. Climb
Technical climbing on compact grey limestone. Notes
Panorama Arhi - Matthieu Selme


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

Kalymnos - Arhi
Routes
Name Height Beauty Difficulty
1 Apoplus 6a
2 Dell Mabul 6a
3 Adonis 6b
4 Phobos 6c
5 Deimos 6a+
6 Pares 6a
7 Scacco 5c+
8 Argonauti 5b+
9 Teseo 5a+
10 Pegaso 5b
11 Centauro 5c
12 Ercole 5c
13 Ziwi 5c+
14 Orgasme Mineral 50m 8a
15 Kalymnostrobe 55m 7c+, 8b+
16 Takopoulos 40m 8a
17 Los Rocos di cantalos 45m 7c+, 8a+
18 Giorgio de la Jungle 55m 7c, 8c+/9a
19 Mammifere Vibes 40m 8a+, 8c
20 Ne pas toucher a ma bite 30m 8a
21 Eros 20m 7c
22 Kastor 6c+/7a
23 Polydeykes 7b
24 Il Pittore 6b+
25 Thetis 6b
26 Poseidon 27m 6c
27 Mofeta 27m 7a
28 Nereidi 6a+
29 Icaro 6b+
30 Triaina 6b
31 Orione 6a
32 Dedalo 6a+
33 Medusa 6a+
34 Perseo 6a+
35 Kalymnian Cheese 150m 6a+, 6b+, 7a
36 Minotauro 5c
37 Carlo non Farlo 5b
38 Optasia (illusion) 5b
39 Arianna 5a
40 Cerbero 5b
41 Arhaggelos 5a
42 Caronte 4c+
43 Pinipon 4c
44 Aristos 5b
45 Alba 6a





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