After many months of fieldwork, trial and error, and endless hours in front of the computer, we are thrilled to announce the publication of our new guidebook Greece Sport Climbing: The Best Of. Made in the style and quality of the Kalymnos guidebook, it is part of a series of guidebooks written by Aris Theodoropoulos and published by Terrain.
The new guidebook does not include every single crag in Greece, but a selection of what we consider to be the best crags in Greece excluding Kalymnos. The focus is mostly on crags with single-pitch sport routes, but some standout multi-pitch and mixed-style adventure routes are also featured. Taken together, we hope the Greece and the Kalymnos guidebooks will give climbers around the world plenty of good reasons to keep visiting and exploring our marvelous, mountainous country, many parts of which remain largely unknown.
Look inside the Greece Sport Climbing guidebook:
SAMPLE: Greece Sport Climbing | METEORA
SAMPLE: Greece Sport Climbing | NAFPLIO
Guidebook features:
• A clear, user-friendly page layout similar to that of the Kalymnos guidebook
• A concise Crag Planner
• Hundreds of photo-topos and stunning images
• Detailed, custom-made maps with approach paths
• GPS coordinates for all crags
• Additional helpful crag info (e.g. conditions, rock type, sun/shade, orientation, child-friendliness etc.)
• Tips on travel, accommodation, amenities, local interests and other activities
• Suggested itineraries for a one- or two-week rock trip around Greece
• Nearly 1700 selected routes in 29 sectors throughout Greece, including:
The “sacred” conglomerate towers of Meteora
Almyros, Pyli Little Gorge and Mouzaki, for “Kalymnos-style” climbing
Hardcore sport crags Chatzouri, Alepochori and Kleisoura, in the Patras Area
The solid, 917-meter limestone massif of Varasova
Outstanding crags in the Peloponnese (Leonidio, Nafplio, Zobolo, Lagada and Nedousa)
The Aegean islands of Anafi and Symi
Three crags on the famous island of Crete (Voulismeno Aloni, Plakias and Tersanas Cave, also known as the “new Grande Grotta”)
Crag highlights in the Athens Area—the only capital with so much quality climbing so close to the city.
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Greece Sport Climbing: The Best Of does not include any Kalymnos crags.
3 Comments
Jerome Ferrer
Hello,
I arrive in Greece tomorrow for two weeks and could not find the guidebook in France before I leave. Could you please recommend a shop where I could find it in Athens or near some climbing spots? Any help much appreciated! Thank you, I really look forward to visit Greece and climb!
Jerome
Admin
Hi Jerome and thank you for your interest in our guidebook.
In the Athens area, you can find the guidebook at the following spots:
The Wall: http://www.thewall.gr/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=2&Itemid=74&lang=el
Alpamayo Pro: http://alpamayopro.gr/pages/?UName=english
Rockway: http://rockwayclimbing.com/epikoinonia.html
Outside of Athens, the guidebook is sold in Leonidio (Hotel Hatzipanayotis: http://www.hatzipanayiotis.gr/en) and in Meteora (Camping Vrahos: http://www.campingkastraki.com/en/index.html)
I hope one of these locations suits you!
Have fun,
Katie
Jerome Ferrer
Hi Katie,
Thank you very much for your immediate response. I will stop by one of these locations.
Have a good day!
Jerome