300m, 4 pitches.
Length approx 1750m.
Start at Prophitis Andreas chapel car park.
Immediately begin scrambling ESE.
Follow the ridge as much as possible at its highest point.
Majority is grade 1-3 scrambling with 2 Diff short sections. Much exposure, considerable drops on knife edge ridge and a large amount of loose rock in places.
When crossing the climbers path at approx 37.040, 26.959 gain the ridge via small S facing gully (Mod).
Once the lowest point is reached after 1km (approx) two large pinnacles ahead are initially ascended via a short Diff section (just right of ridge crest) which can be protected by a thread on the ridge immediately above the difficulties.
Descend past the Galatiani Chapel on the Kalymnos trail either back to the start point, or down into Arginonta by walking down past Arginonta Skyline.
Start at Prophitis Andreas chapel car park.
Immediately begin scrambling ESE.
Follow the ridge as much as possible at its highest point.
Majority is grade 1-3 scrambling with 2 Diff short sections. Much exposure, considerable drops on knife edge ridge and a large amount of loose rock in places.
When crossing the climbers path at approx 37.040, 26.959 gain the ridge via small S facing gully (Mod).
Once the lowest point is reached after 1km (approx) two large pinnacles ahead are initially ascended via a short Diff section (just right of ridge crest) which can be protected by a thread on the ridge immediately above the difficulties.
Descend past the Galatiani Chapel on the Kalymnos trail either back to the start point, or down into Arginonta by walking down past Arginonta Skyline.
Jeff Snoxell, Amanda Redvers 20/Oct/2023.
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| MB42 | 9 Nov, 2023 |
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βeta: Less scrambling than expected, but fun rest day activity. The first half to the low point is walking with some avoidable scrambling, optional difficulties up to about grade 2 depending on line (the chimney after the climbers path can be avoided by continuing to traverse the rhs and following the blue dots up). The pinnacles are fun and there are two steps of around grade 3 scrambling, but this section is short. We returned via the Kalymnos trail - head approx NW from the chapel over a subsidiary summit then pick up a cairned path which trends across and slightly down. The cairns become blue dots which then seem to disappear and you have to work your way round to the head of the gully where you can pick up the path at the cliff base to get back to the start. There is a bit of a sketch of the descent on the Kalymnos Trail fb page. Pretty sure it's been done lots before (especially as there didn't seem very much loose rock for a limestone ridge) but good it's on here now :-) The FB page seems to refer to it as The Galatiani Great Ridge | βeta? | |
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βeta: Less scrambling than expected, but fun rest day activity. The first half to the low point is walking with some avoidable scrambling, optional difficulties up to about grade 2 depending on line (the chimney after the climbers path can be avoided by continuing to traverse the rhs and following the blue dots up). The pinnacles are fun and there are two steps of around grade 3 scrambling, but this section is short. We returned via the Kalymnos trail - head approx NW from the chapel over a subsidiary summit then pick up a cairned path which trends across and slightly down. The cairns become blue dots which then seem to disappear and you have to work your way round to the head of the gully where you can pick up the path at the cliff base to get back to the start. There is a bit of a sketch of the descent on the Kalymnos Trail fb page. Pretty sure it's been done lots before (especially as there didn't seem very much loose rock for a limestone ridge) but good it's on here now :-) The FB page seems to refer to it as The Galatiani Great Ridge |
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