Photos by vertical_planar

Athens, Greece

Athens, Greece

Euvoia island, Central Greece.

New crag, amazing 50m single pitch lines, great scenery. These are the good times! I can hardly type today. No skin left in my hands

Great fun. Crux is on top. Still a project!

aka the proper way to finish any DWS route. Location: outside Athens, Greece details: 4 photos overlaid in PS. no other post processing

With such a face what's the need for a description? :) check it out large. trust me

Just returned from a climbing weekend to the southern point of mainland Greece. A new crag at a superb location. Our gratitude to the route setters for organising this amazing place! On this shot Dimos climbing "the Economist"

It’s not easy to appreciate the sheet flatness of the wall. It feels kind of desperate when you first approach it.

Pleasant Route-Superb Location. Certainly not a self descriptive name...

Ok this is one of the routes which leaves you with trembling feet and a stupid smile on your face when you clip the anchors. Exhilarating and entirely unexpected moves I took a series of photos of Andreas redpointing it and had lot of trouble to decide which photo to upload. I have chosen the least likely of the series (ignoring several technical/ composition no-no’s like the chopped climbers head, the overexposed upper part etc) The reason why I have chosen this shot is to save a friends onsight attempt since he checks these pages and the most exiting move of the route is really unorthodox and huge giveaway ( I don’t want to spoil it for him:) The other reason is that the closer shots do not depict the features of the whole wall and what it really is. The biggest and probably the oldest chipping in the world:) A man made half finished crack on an abandoned ancient quarry from 2 century BC!!! Screw chipped holds! Here you got a whole chipped route and one that’s 2000 years old :)

Nikos in the middle of the second crux. The "thank god" hold lies just next to his right hand but he doesn't know it yet :)

Weather is warming fast. It was time to take on a old favorite of Mikri Varasova. Nikos getting a taste of “Chemea” (Chemistry). Brilliant route and probably one of the bigger sandbags in Athens!

Late afternoon, I am done with climbing and wonder around with the camera...This was a good day.

Kinda heavy post processing on this one with brutal level/ contrast adjustment on selective parts of the picture, saturation decrease and cropping. Not really my style and I am yet undicided if it looks good or not. Thanks to Nikos for taking this picture.

Anavra Crag, Magnesia, Greece

Nikos warming up on "Ermione", Mt Taygetus, Sparta, Greece

Karave (=ship) crag, Athens Greece

Nikos looking "not so comfortable" ont he crux of Gkrinia

Photo taken during the climbing meeting organised to celebrate the 80 years of the Athenian Mountaineering Club

Calling it a day on a rare rainy day at Ghost Kitchen sector, Kalymnos Greece

"Ant" on Mermizeli, Odyssey, Kalymnos, Greece

Antonis moving "Aron Aron" on the crux of the homonymous route at Lastoudrema, Athens, Greece Latsoudorema (aka Iera Odos) is no doubt the most popular sport crag in Athens for this winter and not without a reason. Nice quite location, high temperatures and most importantly plenty of quality routes at all grades.

Sofia taking on a fast self awarness course, on the 2-finger crux of "gnothi sauton" ("know thyself" in ancient Greek)

Giorgos conteplating the ancient wisdom hidden on the route' s name just before the crux move

Asporpirogs crag, Athens, Greece

Antonis on Arpyia (harpy) at Langkada, Mt Taygetus, Sparta, Greece

Antonis cranking hard on the crux of Arpyia (the Harpy) 7a, Mt Taygetus, Sparta, Greece.

Dimitra taking on "Ermione" after a prolonged absence from the scene. Langkada crag at Mt Taygetos, Sparta, Greece

The clouds cleared briefly allowing us a momentary view of one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes of the Greek Mountains. Photo taken at Mt Tymfi, North Pindus. Greece

We hiked all day in the fog and found this camping spot just before nightfall. When we arrived although we knew we were close to the 500meters walls of Astraka, we could not see any of it. With the first light I opened the door of my tent and faced the sheer might of the North Astraka walls...Photo taken at Mt Tymfi , North Pindus Ridge, Greece (yeah Greece..)

Antonis attempting to onsight "Helen of Troy" 6b at Lagkada, Sparta, Greece

Martina Cufar climbing on Sykati Cave, Kalymnos, Greece

Antonis reaching the good hold just after the desparate crux of "Gkrinia" at Damari, Daveli's Cave, Athens, Greece

Failure was never so sweet

Ant on the frst ascent of "Photographer" 6c

Ant on the first ascent of "photographer" 6c

This is what happens when you use carbon steel instead of stainless at crags near the sea. Note also this is the actual angle of the hanger as seen be the photographer. It is not rotated 90 degrees

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A on "Travigmeni" route

Antonis reaching wide on "Travigmeni" route

The monks are not particularly fond of climbers but then they are not fond of anyone...

The absolute "must do" route of Meteora, the Pillar of Dreams

Giorgos reaching the belay of Lykourgos route. Lagkada crag, Sparta, Greece

Loose footwork from G on Mikri Varasova, Athens, Greece

Dimitris givin it all on "Stalachtitis"

One of the most techincal 6c's I have ever tried at one of my favourites crags in the mainland. "Down syndrome" at Mouzaki, Trikala, Greece.

Unknown climber on Leonidas, Lagkada, Sparta, Greece

V climbing on the fantastic red wall of the newly discovered crag. The place is located in the most unlike of all places. A well hidden idyllic ravine near the industrial area of Aspropirgos, Athens, Greece.

My bro belaying me on Alogopetra sector, Athens Greece.