Kalogria, Peloponnese 42 Km west of Patras is one of the most well - organized climbing areas in Greece, close to the endless sandy beach and the unique forest of Strofilia. History Climbing began here in the 80's with Elias Mproutzos, but the majority of the routes have been put up in the 90's by Yiannis Torelis. Here he put up the first grade IX (7c F) in Greece, followed later by two grade X(8b) routes in 1995. In June '97 he free-climbed the route Siren X+/XI-? (8c/8c+?) the most difficult sport climbing route in Greece. Rocks and climbing There are along 80 routes here of between 15 and 60 m in length on five different outcrops of good quality of compact limestone. The routes begin from grade 5 and are largely bolted throughout. In most of the routes bottom has been written the name of each route. How to get there: To get here, take the new motorway out of Patras heading towards Pirgos, and after 35-Km turn right at the sign for Kalogria. When to climb Best season to visit Kalogria is cool days of winter, spring and autumn but not summer when rocks are hot! Difficulty (Statistic) There are 85 routes and 32 sort top rope routes. Grade Number of routes 44 58 611 714 815 917 107 10/11 1 Suggested routes - Gradenames 6 Spadones, Kleopatra, Salomi, Mpaompap, Persefoni. 7 Braxomania, Laxesis, Ydrohoos. 8 Galazio Oneiro, Louky Louk, Atlantas, Yaina, Zoe en Tafo. 9 Sisyfos, Stalaktitis, Αney oron, Tafoplaka, Ximaira. 10 Koralli, Megaira, Kerberos, Oyrliaxto, Sex Machine. ROUTES Outcrop «ΜAVRI PISTA» Number NAME DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS LENGTH 1ST FREE ASCENT 1 MΑΓΟΣ VI/VIII- Bolts 20m Torelis 2 ΕΡΕΒΟΣ IX+/X- Bolts 15m Torelis 3 ΑΓΎΡΤΗΣ VIII+ Bolts 20m Torelis 4 ΡΑΒΔΙ VIII+/IX- Bolts 15m Torelis 5 ΞΟΡΚΙ VII+/VIII- Bolts 15m Torelis 6 MΕΝΤΙΟΥM VII+/VIII- Bolts 18m Torelis Outcrop «KOKKINI PISTA» Number1 έως 31 (top rope) VI-VIII Number32, IX- , Bolts, Torelis Outcrop "ProkopoS" Number ΝΑΜΕ DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS LENGTH 1ST FREE ASCENT 1 ΟΥΡΛΙΑΧΤΟ IX+/X- Bolts 25m Torelis 2 ΑΙΓΟΚΕΡΩΣ IX/ IX+ Bolts 30m Torelis 3 ΚΛΕΙΔΑ IX- Bolts 30m Torelis 4 ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑ VI+/VII- Bolts 30m Αποστόλου Σ.Mπρούτζος Ηλ. 5 ΣΠΑΔΩΝΕΣ VI/VI+ Bolts 30m Torelis 6 ΚΛΩΘΩ VII+/VIII- Bolts 27m Torelis 7 ΛΑΧΕΣΙΣ VII+ Bolts 20m Torelis 8 SEX MACHINE X- Bolts 20m Θανόπουλος 9 ΟΥΡΑΝΙΟΣ ΘΟΛΟΣ ? project Bolts ? Torelis 10 ΚΑΒΑΛΗMΕΝΟ ΚΑΛΑMΙ VII- Nuts 20m Torelis Outcrop «PANAGIA» LEFT part Number NAME DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS LENGTH 1STFREE ASCENT 1 ΑΝΕΥ ΟΡΩΝ IX-/ΙX Bolts 23m Torelis 2 ΖΩΗ ΕΝ ΤΑΦΩ VIII- Bolts 26m Torelis 3 ΦΡΙΚΗ VIII-/VIII Nuts 27m Torelis 4 ΙΕΡΟΣΥΛΙΑ IX+/X-? Bolts 35m Torelis 5 ΑΙMΟΚΑΘΑΡΣΗ X- Bolts 30m Torelis 6 ΤΑΦΟΠΛΑΚΑ IX+ Bolts 30m Torelis 7 MΕΤΑ ΘΑΝΑΤΟΝ X-/X Bolts 25m Torelis 8 ΒΡΑΧΟMΑΝΙΑ VII/VII+ Bolts 25m Torelis 9 ? ? project   27m? Torelis 10 ? ? project   20m Torelis 11 ? ? project   18m Torelis 12 ΥΑΙΝΑ VIII Bolts 15m   13 ? ? project   15m Torelis Outcrop «PANAGIA» RIGHT part Number NAME DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS LENGTH 1STFREE ASCENT 1 MΕΔΟΥΣΑ VIII+/IX- Bolts 22m Torelis 2 ΚΕΡΒΕΡΟΣ X+ Bolts 20m Torelis 3 ΣΕΙΡΗΝΑ X+/XI- Bolts 12m Torelis 4 ΤΥΦΩΝ IX+ Bolts 12m Torelis 5 ΧΙMΑΙΡΑ IX+ Bolts 18m Torelis 6 MΕΓΑΙΡΑ X- Bolts 16m Torelis 7 ΕΡΙΝΥΑ IX+ Bolts 25m Torelis 8 ΕΧΙΔΝΑ IX+ Bolts 25m Torelis 9 ΣΚΥΛΛΑ? ? project   12m Torelis 10 ΑΙΓΙΣ IX+   16m Torelis 11 ΚΟΥΑΣΙMΟΔΟΣ? VI- Nuts 25m Θανόπουλος Outcrop «Strofilia», right part Number NAME DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS LENGTH 1STFREE ASCENT 1 ΚΟΥΦΑΛΑ IX- Bolts 28m Torelis 2 MΕΝΙΡ VI-/VI Bolts 20m ? 3 ΟΒΕΛΙΞ VI-/VI Nuts 35m Torelis 4 ΚΟΡΑΛΛΙ X-/X Bolts 18m Torelis 5 ΥΔΡΟΧΟΟΣ VII+ Nuts 30m Torelis 6 ΛΟΥΚΥ ΛΟΥΚ VIII-/VIII Bolts 35m Torelis 7 ΛΕΥΚΟΣ ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ X- Bolts 25m Torelis 8 ΣΤΑΛΑΚΤΙΤΗΣ IX Bolts 25m Torelis 9 ΑΠΕΡΑΝΤΟ ΓΑΛΑΖΙΟ IX-/IX Bolts 25m Torelis 10 ΓΑΛΑΖΙΟ ΟΝΕΙΡΟ VIII+/IX- Bolts 25m Torelis 11 ΚΟΥΦΟΒΡΑΣΗ IX- Bolts 25m Torelis 12 MΠΑΟMΠΑΠ VII- Bolts 20m Torelis 13 ΑΣΤΕΡΙΞ VII- Nuts 35m Torelis 14 ΔΑΙΔΑΛΟΣ VI+/VII- Nuts 35m Torelis Outcrop «Strofilia», center part Number NAME DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS LENGTH 1STFREE ASCENT 1 ΣΥMΠΟΣΙΟ VI+ Nuts 60m Θεοδωρόπουλος Α, Mπουγιούκος Γ. 2 ΧΛΩMΟ ΦΕΓΓΑΡΙ VII+ Nuts 60m Torelis Θανόπουλος 3α ΑΡΧΑΙΑ IV+ Nuts 50m Πρίντεζης Γ. Καράβελας. ΝΛεβέτσιος Γρ., Κελέκης Ν. 3β ΚΑΡΑMΕΛΑ VI- Nuts 50m Καράβελας. Ν, Γιανακόπουλος Δ. 4 ΕΚΛΕΙΨΗ IV+ Nuts 50m Τιτόπουλος Δ., Mπουγιούκος, Γ. Καράβελας Ν. 5 ΑΝΩΝΥMΗ VII- Nuts 50m   6 ΛΥΚΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΣ VII+ Nuts 50m Torelis Γ. Σολιδάκης Β. 7 ΣΕMΙΝΕ VI+ Nuts 50m Κορρές Δ., Mπουγιούκος Γ. 8 ΑΡΑΞΕ VI+ Nuts 60m Αλιγιάννης Γ., Δήmου Θ. Outcrop «Strofilia», left part Number NAME DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS LENGTH 1STFREE ASCENT 1 ΡΩΓMΗ VIII Nuts 28m Torelis 2 ΑΤΛΑΝΤΑΣ VIII Bolts 20m Torelis 3 ΑΙΟΛΟΣ VIII 1 A1 Bolts 35m Torelis 4 ΣΙΣΥΦΟΣ IX-/IX Bolts 18m Torelis 5 ΑΥΓΟ ΤΟΥ ΦΙΔΙΟΥ IX-/IX Bolts 30m Θανόπουλος 6 ΠΕΡΣΕΦΟΝΗ VI-,VII+ Nuts 35m Θανόπουλος 7 ΠΥΘΕΑΣ VII+ Nuts 25m Torelis 8 ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝΑΣ IX-/IX Bolts 25m Θανόπουλος 9 ΗΦΑΙΣΤΟΣ IX-/IX Bolts 25m? Torelis 10 ΦΑΡΑΩ VI+ Nuts 25m Mπουγιουκλού-Torelis 11 ΣΑΛΩMΗ VI-/VI Nuts 25m Καράβελας- Χατζηγεωργίου Training Outcrop Number NAME DIFFICULTY PROTECTIONS ΑΝΑΠ/ΓMΑ 1STFREE ASCENT 1 ΖΙΓΚ- ΖΑΓΚ V Nuts 30m Ν. Κελέκης, Ν. Καράβελας 2 MΠΑΚΑΤΕΛΑ IV+ Nuts 30m Η. MπρούτζοςL. BagatellaΝ. Κελεκης. 3 ΑΝΑΠΟΔΙΑ V Nuts 30m Ν. ΚαράβελαςΓ. ΠουληmέNumberς 4 ΣΠΟΥΔΗ IV+ Nuts 30m Torelis 5 ΑΚΡΙΔΑ VI+ Bolts 25m Torelis 6 ΤΣΙMΠΟΥΡΙ VII- Bolts 25m Torelis 7 ΚΟΥNΟΥΠΙ V+ Bolts 25m Torelis 8 ΤΖΙΤΖΙΚΙ V Bolts 25m Torelis 9 MΥΡMΗΓΚΙ V- Bolts 25m Torelis 10 ΨΕΙΡΑ V- Bolts 25m Torelis 11 ΨΙΛΟΣ V Bolts 25m Ν. Καράβελας Ν. Χατζηγεωργίου 12 ΝΙΝΙΟΣ V Nuts 25m Η. Mπρούτζος, Π. Νινιός,Ν. Λάφη

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