I woke up early today for some reason. Perhaps it was so that I could sit on the balcony and enjoy the first colours hitting the sky. A magical start. Climbing today was up at the big cliffs of Douvari above the town of Leonidio. Some of the routes were over 40m long, so we had Read more

New Years Day 2018, started off with a splash! (After a splendid breakfast on the sun soaked terrace!). As Clare’s rule dictates, it doesn’t count as a ‘swim’ unless you head goes under. Today there was no procrastination, we just dived straight into the invitingly clear turquoise waters.  Super refreshing, energising and invigorating. The sun Read more

For us, it’s not all about the climbs and the grades. It’s about the feeling, the ambiance and the environment. Having walked into our chosen cliff (Hot Rock), this morning, we found so many people at the base of the climbs that we turned around and walked away. Plan B (Twin Caves), also had its Read more

There’s such a chilled vibe around here, that there’s never the feeling that we should rush out to climb. We get woken by the sunlight pouring through the balcony doors and start our day with a hot drink, then some al fresco breakfasting. It was so glorious today, that we went straight to the beach Read more

Full body work out today. Loads of brilliant routes. Arms pumped and fingers sore from super sharp sunny rock. Brilliant. Celebrated with a drink at ‘Margarits’ quirky bar at the port after dark.  Theós Right: – Boltman (+extension), 5c – Madball, 6a – Spanakopita (+extension), 6b – Sylver Machine, 6a+ – Ekmek, 6b – Striplease, Read more

We took the day to have a look around our local area today. It was a showery forecast, with heavy rain arriving later, so not ideal for rock climbing (although there is plenty of dry rock in the big caves, if you’re into the steep stuff). I was quite glad of the enforced rest day, Read more