In reply to UKC Articles:
I've just returned from a 6 week trip there and was using the new guidebook, the grades seemed reasonable to me... In fact there was even some stuff that I thought was possibly hard for the grade rather than being soft! O Draconian has been downgraded to 8b... the hardest 8b in the world in my opinion!
As to to the time of year, everything I have said in the article is true. I went there for a summer and was seeing temps of up to 47 degrees celsius. Yes you can climb, I didn't say you couldn't, only that it is scorching hot!!! In the winter months it is possible to climb, I didnt say it wasn't, but it can get very wet, this is true, I experienced it. But hey, to be perfectly honest, doesn't all this equate with nearly every other climbing destination in mainland europe? The "Best" most reliable months to go are the ones I mentioned, spring and Autumn.
Regarding the style of climbing, there are links on the page to online guide books, you can read more about the climbing there, look at the pictures, read about it all over the net.
There is an ATM in massouri that stops working in November, there is another 5 minutes drive down the road that works all year round! There are several in pothia the main city 15 mins drive down the road. You can get a bus for little over €1 so you don't need a scooter.
I was there during the summer 06 and the number of tourists was mental! However I reckon it probably fluctuates from year to year, but this shouldn't affect climbers too much anyway.
I hope you guys all enjoyed reading my article, I am sorry if some of you didn't find everthing you wanted from it but I tried to keep it more from a logistical stand than explaining the climbing lots, I figured that there is heaps of stuff already on the site and the web for that matter on the style of climbing, also, just check out the pictures! If you stick "kalymnos climbing" into google about a million photos of steep overhanging tufas and stalactites appear!
Anyway, Its good to hear everyones views and I will bear it all in mind for the next article! : )
Robz