{"id":1233,"date":"2018-01-31T00:08:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T22:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greece.greekreporter.com\/2018\/01\/30\/kalymnos-the-best-climbing-destination\/"},"modified":"2018-02-01T13:45:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T11:45:39","slug":"kalymnos-the-best-greek-island-for-hanging-around-greekreporter-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greekislandyachtholiday.com\/kalymnos-the-best-greek-island-for-hanging-around-greekreporter-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalymnos: The Best Greek Island for Hanging Around | GreekReporter.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0The Greek island of Kalymnos<\/strong> is considered one of the top climbing destinations in the world. It receives 10,000 climbers every year who normally spend about a week on the island.Since climbing is better enjoyed during cooler months, this also means that Kalymnos is a popular Greek offseason destination.<\/div>\n
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Kalymnos is a favorite sports destination for climbing fanatics. With more than 3,500 routes<\/strong> to please an adventurous audience, this means also the climbs are pre-equipped with permanent drilled-in bolts. All that is required to climb are rock shoes, rope, and quickdraws (slings with two carabiners to attach the rope to the bolts).<\/p>\n

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Climbing in Kalymnos (Courtesy: Climbing Magazine)<\/p><\/div>\n

Kalymnos also offers vast tracts of still-unexplored rock. As experts agree, even although it\u2019s never without some risk \u2014 accidents still occur \u2014 it is one of the safer forms of climbing.<\/p>\n

These are the reasons which attract a wide variety of climbers to Kalymnos, with different characteristics in terms of age and ability.<\/p>\n

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Grande Grotta<\/p><\/div>\n

Kalymnos is chosen by teenage climbers, families of climbers and climbers in their 70s. One of the islands most famous climbing spots is the Grande Grotta<\/strong> \u2014 a vast cave shaped with a roof boasting a forest of large hanging stalactites.<\/p>\n

At night, climbers usually gather in the bars and tavernas of\u00a0Massouri<\/strong>\u00a0to enjoy a relaxing moment. Other than climbing, Kalymnos is also famous for its past related to sponge harvesting<\/strong>, a thriving industry during the past century that made the island known all over the world.<\/p>\n

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The port town of Pothia<\/p><\/div>\n


\nPothia<\/strong>, the island\u2019s main town, is a maze of brightly colored houses and seaside spots where to relax during any climbing holiday. Southwest of Pothia, at a short distance, is Therma,<\/strong> an area with hot therapeutic springs.<\/p>\n

This famous climbing destination receives adventurers all year long; many of them keep falling in love with the natural scenery and insist on returning to the island.<\/p>\n

This is also what happened with a very original couple of climbers from Luxembourg who last November organized the most extreme wedding on the Greek island.\u00a0Kalymnosola.com<\/em> reports that Marc Morocutti and eight-months-pregnant Sandy Kirtz pledged eternal love while hanging from one of the unique beauty climbing spots that overlook the nearby island of Telendos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n