Escaping Spring: 3 Weeks in Kalymnos

I've been putting this post off. Basically because to cover 3 weeks of such packed-in fun in any detail would be a mammoth task. Instead here's a few of the most memorable moments, favourite photos,(many more on Facebook), and a route list. If you haven't been to Kaly, go, you won't be disappointed.

Fun things:

• Getting hammered (by the rain) in a freak thunderstorm, and retreating to a cave just in time to watch Tom Jordan get soaked. Good effort on his part!
•  Mopeds
• Sharing a foot-long baby tuna.
• Actually getting up something in Grande Grotta
• Going fast on mopeds
• Getting 3 people on a single moped
• Getting a moped confiscated for putting 3 people on it.
• Onsighting my first 7a, long overdue.
• Belaying Tom get his first 7a
• Belaying Jenni flashing 7a+ 
• Watching Jonny put his finger up a kittens bum
• Getting a fungal infection from a kitten.
• Watching Patty attempt to get up pre-9am, and drink Greek coffee
• Jonny and Patty's moped stunt gone wrong
• Swimming in the pool
• Swimming in the sea
• Taking a boat to Sikati
• Ice cream
• Sunsets with Jenni :)
• Burvill's  unbreakable grin
• A great group of 11!

Tick List:

Climb name	Grade	Style	Crag name
Kulturistika	7b **	Lead RP	Odyssey
Polipitis	7a+ ***	Lead RP	Iliada
Sickle	7a+ ***	Lead RP	Kalydna
Island in the Sun	7a+ ***	Lead RP	Odyssey
Adolfahaut	7a+ ***	Lead RP	Secret Garden
Ballos	7a+ ***	Lead RP	Secret Garden
Elizabeth	7a+ ***	Lead RP	The Beach
Aphrodite	7a+ **	Lead RP	Grande Grotta
Chnosi Family	7a ***	Lead RP	Panorama
Elefantenhimmel	7a **	Lead RP	Grande Grotta
Ioli	7a **	Lead O/S	The Ghost Kitchen
Thimari	7a **	Lead RP	The Ghost Kitchen
Sam suffit	7a *	Lead RP	Secret Garden
Satyros	6c+ ***	Lead RP	Odyssey
Dafni	6c+ ***	Lead O/S	The Ghost Kitchen
Remember Wadi Rum	6c ***	Lead O/S	The Ghost Kitchen
Island Highway	6c **	Lead RP	Odyssey
Kaly Nikhla	6b+ **	Lead rpt	Kalydna
Mikrotera Kalamarakia	6b+ **	Lead β	Odyssey
Clyde	6b+ *	Lead O/S	Odyssey
L'uomo che non credeva	6b *	Lead O/S	Afternoon
Ekavi	6a+ ***	Lead O/S	Iliada
Poly Retsina No Good	6a+ ***	Lead O/S	Odyssey
Gefahrliche Brandung	6a ***	Lead O/S	Kastelli
Piccolo diavolo	6a **	Lead O/S	Kastelli
Hocla	6a **	Lead O/S	Kastelli
Kalo Taxidi	6a *	Lead O/S	Afternoon
Blu	6a *	Lead O/S	Afternoon
Antilohos	5+ **	Lead O/S	Iliada
Gonegli kiz (Sunshine girl)	5+ **	Lead O/S	Kastelli
L'amico Ralph	5+ *	Lead O/S	Afternoon
Elefantenhimmel P1	5 *	Lead O/S	Grande Grotta

A couple of photos:

Emporios, Super Chill

27th Birthday Present - Elizabeth 7a+

Tom on Ixion, classic 7a

Telendos at night

The whole group on the way to Sikati before the sea sickness set in!