Kalymnos - Spartacus

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Spartacus, Kalymnos.
Marco Bonfio
Beauty
Sectors
Difficulty
6a - 8a
Height
80 m
Routes number
21
Rock type
Yellow grey pocketed limestone with tufas.
Orientation
NW
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
Name Height Beauty 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





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