Kalymnos - Odyssey

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Patrick Raspo
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Monte Brojon, Lumignano.
Nicholas Hobley
Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
4a - 9a
Height
200 m
Routes number
61
Rock type
Grey pocketed limestone with tufas on the vertical and overhanging sections.
Orientation
S
Rope
70m rope


With more than 60 routes from 4c to 9a, Odyssey is currently the most important crag on Kalymnos. It's beautiful grey slabs, intermingled by steep overhangs, offer excellent quality routes, making it a reference point for climbing on this island.
Access
From Masouri take the road towards Kastelli. 500 meters after Masouri (road marker) a dirt track leads off right. Drive to the end of this and then follow the path up to the crag. 15 minutes. Period
Autumn, winter, spring. In summer Odyssey stays in the shade until 15.00. Climb
Technical and pumpy 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

Odyssey
Routes
Name Height Beauty Difficulty
1 Bonnie 5c
2 Clyde 6b+
3 Mythos 32m 6b+
4 Arugliopoulos 7c+
5 Elies 7a+
6 Feta 6c+
7 Island in the Sun 7a+
8 Lucky Strike 7b
9 Morfeas 10m 6b
10 Morfeas plus 28m 7b+?
11 Pindaro 7c+
12 Island Highway 6c, 6b
13 Il gigante e la bambina 22m 6c+
14 Satyros 18m 6c+
15 Bubù pensaci tu7b+ 23m 2
16 Andromeda 7c+
17 Orion 8a
18 Meltemi 7a+
19 Patroclos 35m 7b
20 Daphne 25m 7a+/7b
21 Lucky Luka 15m 7b
22 Marci Marc 30m 7c
23 Amphora 20m 7b
24 Sirene 33m 7b+
25 Sardonique 33m 8a
26 Fourtouna 7b+
27 Odisseo 6a+
28 Mon amour 28m 6a+
29 Nausicaa Nausica 28m 6a+
30 Fouska 7a
31 Gaia 8b
32 Polifemo 7c
33 Alfredo - alfredo 7b+
34 Why Not 6b+
35 The Beast 7a+
36 Imia 6c
37 Eumeo 4b
38 Argo 4c
39 Telemaco 5b
40 Penelope 5c+/6a
41 Carribbean Wedding 20m 6c+
42 Lestrygon 6c
43 Haryvdi 6a
44 Mikrotera Kalamarakia 6b+
45 Mermizeli 6b+
46 Poly Retsina No Good 6a+
47 Eyriklea 5b
48 Lotofagos 15m 6a
49 Lotofagos plus 20m 6c
50 Itaca 6c+
51 Ciao Vecio 6c
52 Ulisse coperto di sale 7a
53 Calipso 7a
54 Alcinoo 7b
55 Dionysos 7a
56 Omiros 7b
57 Atena 6b+
58 Circe 6b
59 Femio 6a+
60 Laertes 5c+
61 Nessuno 5c





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