KALYMNOS, GREECE

Kalymnos is probably the most popular climbing destination in the world. Is the place, where climbers enjoy their dreams. Tiny island Kalymnos in the Mediterranean sea is surrounded with around 2500 amazing routes all shapes of overhang walls with greatest tufas, steep vertical pockety lines and bunch of slabby routes on compact grey limestone. Kalymnos is just amazing. Definitely, you must visit this climbing paradise! :-)  Routes are well bolted and not far spaced, so they are perfect for practicing leading climbing and for those who really afraid to lead climb we will teach you to enjoy it. Not only climbing is great, but the whole tourism is also focused on climbing. This is maybe one of the few places where climbers are welcome. In small village Masouri ˝climbers village˝ you can find everything that climber needs, from the accommodation, amazing restaurants, and great food with friendly prices, climbing shops, massage, yoga lessons, food stores, etc. Best season condition is in spring and autumn, that’s when in central Europe is getting rainy, so it’s better to go on the island of Kalymnos and enjoy sunny days and swimming in the sea. Let’s go climbing in paradise!!!

Availability: 5 climbers, dogs are welcome :)(minimum 3)

For who: Climbing for young and adult with confident leading from 6a, for everyone who wants to climb a lot and push themselves to a higher level. Get more confidence and improve their climbing, for those who want to have fun and learn something new from best coaches.

Provisional  program:

Day 1: Getting on the island and settled there and start enjoying your climbing holidays.

Day 2: Having an easy start with lots of easy routes for warming up the body for a whole week. Discussing your goals for this week and the future.

Day 3: Climbing on vertical and overhang routes. Concentrating more on on-sight climbing technique and mental training – discuss how to approach for on sight, visualization, preparation, analyses, learning where to clip, resting exercise, learn commitment and reading the route, and learning understanding falling and falling technique, and falling practice. 

Day 4: Climbing on overhang routes, learning overhang technique and climbing on tufas, more focus on  ˝tufa climbing˝, kneebar and heel hook techniques

Day 5: Climbing A Muerte - harder routes, working progress on projects and mental training-visualization, breathing technique and posture and learning relaxing on the wall.

Day 6: Climbing easier crags, more practicing foot technique. One of the rest day training is ONE HAND climbing technique with BANANA and climbing WITHOUT HANDS, toprope of course. These skills are great to learn how to be efficient and improve your climbing technique for harder routes, and also having FUN as well.

Day 7: Climbing harder routes. Working progress and whole learning put together and practicing. Enjoying climbing and having fun as much as possible.

Day 8: Final day of climbing with us, putting into practice what you have learned and Sent the projects!!!

What do you need to bring?

Day 9: Traveling back home or staying on an island for a bit longer.

Rest day: Our bodies, unfortunately, can't climb every day so normally we need to take one. We choose when we do that when the body tells us and the next day we continue A Muerte!

What do you need to bring?

Harness, climbing and approach shoes, warm and light clothes, helmet, chalk bag and chalk ☺, belay device, sun crème, headlamp, and great mood. You need also to have your own insurance, we recommend to do it before at home.

What price included:

In the price included climbing coaching and instruction, safety equipment-ropes and quickdraws.

Not at the price:

Your own transport to the destination and transport between crags which is motorbike, accommodation, food and insurance.