Kalymnos Easter 2012

During the Easter we once again went to Kalymnos. We had packed our bags with warm cloth in the belief that last years cold weather would repeat itself. However, this year the weather stayed hot and very humid throughout out most of trip, which could be a bit annoying at times but on the other hand it was nice not having to freeze while you are on vacation in Greece.

Trying the moves on Gaia 8b

We meet many familiar faces from both Sweden and London; it was especially nice to climb with some old good friends and as with all climbing trips it was the same pleasure to get to know new people.

Ne pas toucher a ma 8a+

The climbing in Kalymnos was as always superb. The big highlight of the trip was when I did my first 8a+. Ne pas toucher a ma bite a 30 meters route of very powerful and athletic climbing that creates one of the best routes I ever done. 

In the end of the trip I got sick and vomited from eating some bad seafood so some extra rest was needed. However, on the very last day I had to go up to take my quickdraws down from a route named Helios, 8a. The walk up to the cliff was quite exhausting for my stomach but when I was finally up there I couldn’t leave the route without giving it another attempt. The attempt was successful and I was happy to end the trip in such a good way.

Then the storm came, which would almost stopped us form coming home. All normal boats were cancelled on the day because of the strong wind. So after hours of searching we found a boat willing to go over to Kos. The captain is known as the Pirate as he travels in ANY weather. The boat trip was like a rollercoaster with people vomiting all over but we got over and were able to come home to London.

Ne pas toucher a ma 8a+

However, things didn’t stay too well for very long in London…

To be continued very soon…