School

Kalymnos, GR

School was created more than 20 years ago as a training crag for multi-pitches up to 120m long on high-quality compact grey slabs. Not long after that, the sector expanded leftwards to Jungle Book, a sub-sector with several mostly easy single pitches. Most recently—and perhaps most interestingly— Aegean Sea Wall, a sub-sector higher up between School and Odyssey, grew to include almost 20 new beautiful routes graded mostly 6a–8a. A training sector on 120-meter high grey slabs, and harder routes on vertical/off-vertical red rock at sub-sector Aegean Sea Wall. __Busy__ 1/3 __Climbing__ On pleasant, compact grey slabs at School. On vertical or off-vertical red rock at Aegean Sea Wall. __Conditions__ Hot, sunny, and exposed to rain, but rocks dry quickly. __Shade (Exposure: S)__ Until 12:00. Get an early start. _Jungle Book & School Main_ Until 11:00 _Aegean Sea Wall (left)_ Until 13:00 _Aegean Sea Wall (right)_ Until 13:30 __Kids__ Only near Jungle Book (left side of School Main). __Jungle Book__ is an excellent training sector with good easier routes on compact slabs, as well as a few multi-pitches, some of which are especially worthwhile. __School Main__ is a long, very easy-angled buttress that was the first to be equipped at this part of the cliffs more than two decades ago as training area for for learning multi-pitch routes, hence the name School. The routes KALYMNOS 2000 and PLATON are deliberately bolted very close to each other, to allow a single instructor to monitor two climbing parties at once. Just as __Aegean Sea Wall__ looked like it had nothing further to offer, Hannes Webhofer swooped in and created quite a few more great, well-bolted routes! The variety of climbing here, coupled with standout rock quality, makes for an exciting addition to the island’s climbing. Routes are versatile and full of character, mostly on vertical or off-vertical terrain. All bolting is by Hannes Webhofer (2018–2021).
CRAG STATISTICS
45
Routes
28551
meters climbed
558
Zlags
6a
average grade

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Family friendly
Very safe
Parking
Slabs
Vertical
Exposition
286 m.
25 min.

GALLERY