Adventures of reaching Leonidio

I'm on the road again! Well, kind of. My flight was supposed to leave Cologne yesterday at 6 am with a layover in Munich, but due to an epic snowfall the entire city, including roads, railway station and airport, was cut off from the rest of Germany. Luckily my flight could be changed, but with the result of getting to Athens only at 1 am. From there I still have to find the rental station and drive down to Leonidio, where I'm meeting some friends (most of them I don't know yet) for a week of climbing. At 5.30 am I finally arrive and more or less find the house we're staying in on a curvy uphill path. The others already arrived a week ago, so Anja welcomes me and shows me around (better said: shows me where I can finally get some sleep).
After two hours of sleep, a nice breakfast and another hour of rest in the hammock, I can't withstand the sun's charm. The rock looks too great not to climb and the weather forecast for tomorrow shows rain all day. Although the rest of the group needs a rest day, three of them join me to "Hermes", a tiny sector with just give easy routes and a short approach. Bea takes over belaying and being my back-up to clean out the routes in case I don't get to the top, Jimmy is in charge of pictures and Anja joins for moral support. A perfect way of starting the week 🌞

Tick list:
👁 Chaud-Kolata (4)
👁 Eclair (5c)
👁 Karioka (5b)
📍 Ca Va Savva (6a)

(👁 on-sight | ✅ flash | 📍done with break/fall | ⭕ redpoint | ❌ retreat)Read more