- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
KALYMNOS — MASOURI · LIMESTONE
Kalymnos — Grande Grotta weather & climbing conditions
Poor — wet, too windy or closed
Right now
Assessment
7-day forecast
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- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Breezy — helps drying
- Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Breezy — helps drying
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
- Limestone should be fine if dry
- Very windy — consider sheltered alternatives
About Kalymnos — Grande Grotta
The single most famous sport-climbing cave in Europe — a huge north-west-facing amphitheatre above Masouri (Armeos) at around 170m, festooned with tufas, stalactites and cauliflower flowstone. Fifteen-minute uphill approach from the Masouri road. The overhang is deep enough that Grande Grotta is effectively rain-proof: it stays climbable through weather that shuts everywhere else down. The NW aspect keeps the wall in shade until early afternoon, when the sun swings around and lights it up. Peak crowds 11:00–15:00 — start early or come after 15:30 for space. Best months: October to April; the cave is one of the few sectors that also holds up in July and August given the aspect and Meltemi breeze.
- Region
- Kalymnos — Masouri
- Rock type
- Limestone
- Aspect
- northwest-facing
- Altitude
- 170m
- Exposure
- high
- Seepage
- very-low