Trip Report
Kalymnos II
Sunday October 2, 2016 2:19pm
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I went back to Kalymnos this september....i was there last year in June. Another wonderful trip. Amazing place with my amazing friends. It is paradise. I am a fortunate person to have such awesome friends and visit such a meg-wonderful place. I went with my life-long pals Marc Walters, Tom Michael, Brian Povolny. It was a dream within a dream. Best sport climbing on earth?...probably. Best friends one could every ask for; definately.
Missing photo ID#473069
I will hopefully return to Kalymnos with my buddies on more trips;...i hope so;...the two Kalymnos trips were off the charts fun. I would like to go there with my family some day too;...I will. Climbing in Kalymnos is super fun, but it does have it's dangers. You could easily crash on your scooter. Hangovers from all the booze hurts. Sunburn. Sore muscles from all the unbelieveable climbing. Overeating the awesome food. Missing family members (there are pills to take for that...), The pain of coming back home to work (for some). ....it's not ALL fun and games. If you get a change to visit Kalymnos....treat yourself;..it's better than you can possibly imagine. I could live in Kalymnos.
Todd Gordon
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About the Author Todd Gordon is a trad climber from Joshua Tree, Cal. |
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i-b-goB
Big Wall climber
Nutty
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Nice shots Todd! Don't feed the goats? Looks great, limestone bump!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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You had me at "Paradise."
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steve s
Trad climber
eldo
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Great trip! It is truly some of the best sport climbing in the world. And the locals are awesome too!
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Wow, Todd. How amazing that you got to go twice in such a short time span. That''s wonderful.
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Looks other worldly!
Love the goat pics, were they bitters?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Looks like too much fun!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Kalymnos is sport-climbing heaven... if you can stand the heat...
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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nice report. was there in 2001, when it just getting going as a destintaion. would love to go back. hopefully the years and traffic have made the holds less sharp!
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yanqui
climber
Balcarce, Argentina
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Old guys without shirts climbing steep sport routes. That's what I'm talking about. January 2017 I got plans to be in Patagonia. Hopefully in January 2018 I can visit Greece and see what's up.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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You mean I could have taken my family here instead of the Big Island?! Looks awesome.
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Hoots
climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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We just booked tickets for a second trip too!
Are any other Taco Heads going to be there this fall?!
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