Description

Ba-ba-la… Forget any other tufa wall you've seen—Babala will take your breath away. This is hardcore tufa climbing at its absolute finest, with lines up to 65 meters weaving through a labyrinth of tufa snakes.
Unless you're well trained in kneebars and know how to milk every rest, you might just find yourself completely pumped from pinching and pulling your way to the anchor.
There are perks, too: the wall sees only a few hours of sun in the morning, and offers a breathtaking view over the wide-open sea. But such beauty and quality come at a price, namely, a 45min hike from the road.
So, eat a solid breakfast, pack your walking sticks, lunch, headlamp, plenty of quickdraws, and be ready for some serious forearm burn.
This is, without a doubt, Greece’s crown jewel of tufa sectors.

History

The first handful of routes at Babala were bolted in 2011 by B. de Lattre and A. Berry, with further development beginning in 2015. That year saw new lines added by Y. Torelli, B. Ruech, and A. Eiter.
In 2016, a major push came from the French "Groupe Excellence d’Escalade" (FFCAM), including:
M. Bouyoud, C. Durif, R. Monari, N. Philip, the Dechamboux brothers, J. Halepee, P. Girard, Y. Ghesquiers, D. Angonin, and Q. Castagnier.
Additional routes were bolted over time by individual developers such as J. Andreas, J. Larson, B. Schlögl, M. Schreiber, and others to what is now Greece’s most iconic tufa crag.