Gerovraxo Leonidio
Gerovrachos is an excellent addition to Leonidio above the La maison des chevres sector, at the top of the hill and therefore often windy and refreshing when it’s too warm to climb elsewhere. Despite poor conditions, the crag was developed in winter 2014 by myself and Vincent Lauzon and at present it hosts seven routes from 7a+ to 8b+, when fully developed it should have around 15 very good routes. The rock quality is excellent and the routes are really amazing, up superb tufas. The natural setting is beautiful and wild, with it's view above on the mountain around. If you’re lucky you might even see some big turtles!
From La Maison des Chèvres, follow the good path going above this sector to some other goat pens made of stones. The path goes on the left side of the canyon and the crag is obvious to find from there. The paths have been marked thanks to the municipality of Leonidio. 40 minutes.
PeriodSpring and autumn.
NotesIn poor conditions, the cave is a little sheltered from the rain.
BibliographyGreece Sport Climbing: The Best Of by Aris Theodoropoulos
N° | Name | Height | Beauty | Difficulty |
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1 | Labyrinth | 7a+ | ||
A hard start and then some massive holds in a roof, full of tufas! | ||||
2 | Détour Logique | 7c+ | ||
Grade to be confirmed | ||||
3 | Turtles | 7b+/c | ||
Great tufa climb, then some big jugs lead to a slabby finish | ||||
4 | Metropolitanie | 8? | ||
Route put up by Vincent Lauzon. The crux looks very hard! | ||||
5 | Cobra | 7b+/c | ||
Exceptional! A really good climb on a pure tufa line, especially for that grade. Don’t forget to unclip your QD before you lower to avoid using the beautiful stalactite! | ||||
6 | Lenaki | 8b/+ | ||
Super sequence to pass over the roof. It’s possible to link the end of Complexe to avoid the crux of the 8b. (About 8a/+ then, one bolt to the right of the roof for the connection) | ||||
7 | Complexe | 8a/a+ | ||
A very bouldery start and some very cool moves at the end! |