Hanna Vartia

This is maybe my proudest onsight ever. The game starts already in the beginning, and doesn't properly ease out at any point. Even at the anchor it's possible to fall. I was so destroyed and happy when I came down. :D Felt significantly harder than the popular 7a to the right.

Only 1st pitch. Very technical and not the easiest for the grade.

Really pleasant. Good holds and feet all the way, but still pumpy and rather technical. A lot of chalk guides the way..

Very polished and hard due to that!

Very polished and hard due to that!

Really nice, slab at start and powerful endurance. Not too hard moves, mainly pumpy.

Continuously technical! Start is also tricky for short at least.

Nice route with good holds and sometimes a bit technical feet.

Suprisingly tough crux moves. Felt quite a bit harder than the 6b next to it.

Short but nice

Some powerful moves with good holds in the end.

Some surprisingly tricky moves in the end part.

There’s a big flake midway on the right which seems a bit sketchy. Might be just fine, but didn’t use it just in case.

Tricky moves in the beginning

Wow felt very pumpy for the grade. Tricky start also!

Technical and bit more pumpy than it’s right neighbor.

Pleasant! And indeed not easy to read

Nice combination of slabs and tufas.

Good mix of a bit different styles. Nice cruising in the end.

Pretty hard move in the beginning. Some technical parts also later but really nice. Pay attention to the football sized block about half way. It’s luckily easy to avoid.

Continuous, long and pleasant! Would say it’s a 6b considering the length.

Very pleasant, good holds all the way.

Enjoyed this one! The rock is much more friendly to the skin than it looks.

Short but still nice.

Funky rock!! Surprisingly technical.

Nice warm up.

Very enjoyable!

Nice one! Good holds but just very pumpy. Clearly popular as you just need to follow the chalk. 😅 go for the onsight!

Very nice. Little bit harder at the top.

Some tricky moves. Nice, traverses a bit.

Some technical moves in the first part and then just pumpy. Really nice!

Wow, the first meters felt really hard for the grade. Very tiny crimps, so not the best as a warm up route! After the first meters it gets very easy.

Nice corner, some technical moves in the end.

Better than it looks like!

No hard moves, just powerful and pumpy! And few long moves.

Somehow strange route. Found it surprisingly difficult. 😅

Nice crimpy face with a massive crack to cruise in the end.

Fell below the anchor due to pump on onsight😭 Nice and pumpy moves.

Crimpy and technical. Really nice.

Really beautiful line with many sensitive moves and pumpy top! Messed up at the anchor twice before I managed to top out. 😅

Nice easy beginning and then gets more technical in the end.

Beautiful long and quite sustained climb. Amazing views from top 🤯😍

Really nice! Long and small crimps!

Pumpy! Good holds but rather technical.

Jugs but you still get very pumpy!

Some loose rock but not too bad.

Nice moves but very sharp.

A bit sharp but nice!

Cool chimney!

Seems like a hold has broken in the start. Pulled a draw there as the move was way harder now than 6b+. Still very cool though.

Two trickier and very technical sections, otherwise easier. Really nice!

Really nice.

Super! Beautiful technical climb.

Exactly like it looks like. Short route with powerful start and then jugs.

Sharp crimps but quite nice.

Beautiful versatile and crimpy route. 2nd try.

Great friction and beautiful route.

Worth climbing even if you normally prefer harder grades! Jamming!

Nice climb, a bit pumpy!

My first 7c, went on third! First tries were all about figuring out the crux moves and getting used to climbing in the corner. Didn't use the resting places on the right side of the line in the corner part. Not sure if they are part of the route or not. If you have strong legs that will help on this one 😁

Cool moves and nice routes. just a bit sharp especially in the beginning.

Annoying start but after that really beautiful.

Pumpy and nice.

2nd go. technical crimpy route with some slopers. Messed up the flash by missing one crucial hold! going to the achor surprisingly tricky..

Still beautiful even though pretty polished.

Hard beginning, pre-clipping is not a bad idea.. Nice route.

not very beautiful..hard beginning if you can't reach the proper hold, lost the flash on the first move.

Not too bad, worth climbing. Can get very windy up there.

2nd go, did a mistake before the second bolt 😅 not bad moves, but not frequently climbed so mossy and some loose rock. Also so much trash on the ground..

beautiful all the way. Works also as a warmup as theres no tiny crimps or very powerful moves

hard and a bit ugly start, after that nicer and great views!

a bit sharp but nice moves.

No stars! Did it only because I was trying the 7a+. Didn't want to try the 7a+ again because of this ugly start.

soooooo technical! Not many mental breaks during the route. needed to take some extremely small crimps.

technical and nice!

Boulder beginning and the rest is a reward for the hard work at the start.

a bit strange but quite nice, anti-siurana style.

crag climbing, quite nice. Consistent

jugs all the way

Nice warmup that gets you a bit pumped too! It has some proper moves.

Three stars of course as it was my first 7b+! ;) Went on fourth! Really technical and nice, needs focusing until the very end. Some sharp crimps too.

technical crimpy beginning and two harder parts which are not as powerful as they seem but just need some route reading skills.

beautiful warm up

Felt a bit soft until I came to the last meters, misread the beta and fell off :D Powerful first part, then massive ledge and then it gets pretty technical! Second go.

beautiful arete climbing! just quite much rope drag in the end.

nice finger warmup, not too fingery!

The 5c part was nice, the end a bit forced.

Crimpy and technical. Suprisingly nice moves.

A bit sharp but nice and works quite well as a warmup.

Another nice route from this sector. There's a big flake close to the top on right side of the bolts. Probably ok to use but pay attention.

Really nice! Technical moves.

Few meters of harder sequence with crimps.

Nice warmup! Not pumpy. The sketchy looking flake you can see from the ground has been there for a long time (and is the reason for the name of the route) so it should be ok but good to pay attention.

Nice and technical.

Good holds but gets pumpy in the end!

Beautiful moves and tricky end!

hard start! that's why no on sight

beautiful and sustained

Really nice one! Soft though and has a trillion of rest places for boulderers like me :D

7a+ in the guidebook. One of my favourites in Kalymnos, beautiful!! Versatile moves and super nice balancy section with crimps in the end.

Nice moves but the condition of the anchor is not too good...

Yess first 7b sport route for me!! Obvious crux with bad footholds and a bit desparate moves waiting in the end.

Easy besides the obvious delicate crux.

Beauty! Good footwork practice, all my limbs were so pumped in the end... There was also a bat in one of the big holds so decided not to use it :D

Really cool! Jugs in the beginning and single tufa in the end.

Nice and technical.

Short crux with polished crimps.

SHARP and crimpy!

Nice one! Did it as a warmup and got a bit too pumped..:D

Beautiful route with blobs and overhang finish.

Very easy beginning, then few harder moves and then easy again.

Beautiful tufa route!

Compared to other 6A's in the area, this felt harder. Very technical!

6A beginning and then harder moves on nice tufa climbing. Take enough QD's, it eats a lot of them due to the length and frequent bolting!

Super cool! Very different from anything else I've climbed in Kalymnos so far. Was going for Galopoula and accidentally ended up on this one :D

nice and chill

Knee bars!

Nice and technical!

hard to read but really cool!

Balance moves in the end with small crimps.

Technical!

Easy start, gets a bit more challengin towards the end.

Nice and easy. A bit sharp also!

Another great tufa-line, athletic and consistent. Has also a no-hands rest :)

Suberb route! Nice tufas and moves.

Beautiful but sharp.

Powerful crux with pockets!

Nice warmup!

Funny mix of pockets, tufas and jugs.

Nice one! Direct version without arete is cool too, a bit harder though.

Did the first pitch, heard that it is 7a and felt like it?

Quite nice line with a short crux.

First meters a bit annoying, but after that very nice! Quite long bolting though.

The anchor is a bit suspicious..

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