Work in progress! What follows are a quick sample of photos with much more trip details and many more photos coming soon…
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A lot of planning and prep work for a trip to Greece with our friends Kostas and Lisa. For climbers, the guide book “Kalymnos” by Thoedoropoulos & Roussos is indispensable, and likewise for Meteora, “Meteora Sport Climbing Guide” by Batsios.
![Waiting for a Lyft](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230602_095334-691x1024.jpg)
Athens, Attica
16 hours later, Keratea, Greece! (PDX -> Frankfurt -> Athens -> Keratea)
![Attica - Athens - Keratea](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230604_134623-807x1024.jpg)
![Keratea](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/first-morning-576x1024.jpg)
![Raki](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230604_144003-782x1024.jpg)
![Temple of Poseidon](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230606_201402-1024x1024.jpg)
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![Sunset at the Temple of Poseidon](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230606_203646-1-1024x472.jpg)
Sunset at the Temple of Poseidon
![Waiting for the train](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230607_191701-614x1024.jpg)
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The Acropolis Museum and the amazing Acropolis
![The Acropolis](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230607_130428-1024x576.jpg)
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Kalymnos
After a few days of touring around Athens, we took a flight to Kalymnos in search of sport climbing. We got a nice flat in Myrties, which is the small village below the start of the main areas of climbing. From Myrties you can rent a scooter or car to the approaches of many of the main areas.
![Our AirBnb at Myrties, Kalymnos](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230608_174410-1024x576.jpg)
![Sunset in Myrties](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230612_202257-1-1024x588.jpg)
Kalymnos, Symplegades sector
For Symplegades sector from Myrties, you need a scooter or a car to drive up a few steep, narrow switchback roads, then a 15 minute slog up a trail and choss to reach the base. Scooter Pro Tip: maintain your speed and momentum on the steeps and swtichbacks otherwise you drop the scooter.
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Kalymnos, Symplegades sector
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Giselle leading at Kalymnos, Symplegades sector.
Island of Telendos
On our second day, not wanting to play scooter roulette again, we decided to check out the climbing on Telendos, a 10 minute boat from Myrties (no scooters or cars allowed on the island). To save a 1 hour hike from Telendos village to the Miltiadis sector, we paid the boat captain to be dropped off at Irox sector where we expected a 15 minute approach to the Miltiadis sector. Whelp, we missed the easy traverse junction and blundered around Eros sector for an hour until we finally figured out we were way above Miltiadis, but we eventually found it.
![Boat from Myrties to Telendos, Irox sector drop off.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230610_080432-1024x576.jpg)
![Boat from Myrties to Telendos, Irox sector drop off.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230610_080350-1024x576.jpg)
![Telendos Irox sector drop-off.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230610_082625-1024x576.jpg)
We got a touch and go jump off from our Captain and here we waved good bye at Irox drop off.
![The approach to Miltiadis sector, Telendos.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230610_084048-169x300.jpg)
Giselle on the approach trail near Miltiadis sector, Telendos.
![Ritaxi Boat](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-06-10-01.31.35-461x1024.jpg)
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Giselle leading “Ritaxi Boat” at Miltiadis sector, Telendos (6/10/2023).
!["Ritaxi Boat" 4c, 28 meters](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230610_124126-576x1024.jpg)
Since we did not schedule a pickup from Irox, we had to hike back to the Telendos harbor, about a 1 hour hike. The good news is that once you get lower down the trail, there are some great swimming opportunities.
![Skinny dipping off of Telendos](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG-20230610-WA0002-1024x461.jpg)
After a day at Telendos, back to Kalymnos.
Kalymnos, Summertime Sector
For this sector, we rented a car and drove towards Arginonta to hit the Summertime Sector. Summertime has many subsectors but we opted for subsector “Main” with the EZ-Mode 10 minute approach.
![Hey, am I on belay?? Giselle and some Austrian guy trying to figure out how to use my cellphone camera.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230611_104949-scaled.jpg)
Giselle and some Austrian guy trying to figure out how to use my cellphone camera while I’m leading.
![Giselle leading at the Summertime sector.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230611_103149-576x1024.jpg)
Giselle leading at the Summertime sector.
Kalymnos, Afternoon Sector
To reach his sector, we decided to walk from Myrties. Not recommended unless you’re trying to get your 50K steps in. Once you get to “Philoxenia Hotel” it’s just a 20 minute slog to the base and you have shade until the afternoon.
![Posing with Telendos](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230612_122706-1-1024x576.jpg)
![Giselle leading Energy 4", Afternoon Sector](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230612_123404-576x1024.jpg)
!["Nonno Ringo", 5c, Afternoon Sector](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Resized_20230612_121636-1-1024x461.jpeg)
“Nonno Ringo”, 5c, Afternoon Sector
![Chillin out in Masouri after some climbing.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230612_141121-1-scaled.jpg)
Kalymnos, Trois Ilots Sector
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![Favorite cocktail bar in Kalymnos: Micki's](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230612_205746-576x1024.jpg)
Our fav cocktail place in Masouri: Micki’s
Meteora
After a week of climbing at Kalymnos, we flew back to Athens for a day to meet up with our friends Kostas and Lisa, rent a car and drive to Meteora.
![Rolling to Meteora](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230615_140933-1024x758.jpg)
![Greek Mountain Shepard Dog chillin out](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230615_183157-1024x849.jpg)
At a fuel stop, we encountered this ferocious Greek Mountain Shepard Dog.
![The village of Kastraki at the base of Meteora.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230615_202247-1-1024x576.jpg)
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Beautiful and well developed trail system surrounds the formations and leading to the monasteries.
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![Hiking the trails to visit monasteries of Meteora](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230616_153801-1-1024x576.jpg)
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![a monastery garden](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230617_125834-1024x576.jpg)
![Beautiful fresco](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230617_125637-768x1024.jpg)
One of many many beautiful frescos in the monasteries of Meteora.
![Greek Mountain Shepard hanging out near a Kastraki butcher shop](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230616_104142-1-1024x982.jpg)
Greek Mountain Shepard hanging out near a Kastraki butcher shop. Obviously, he is very sad that climbing is rained out. 100%.
![Leaving the rains of Meteora to catch a ferry to Skiathos.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618_051145-1-1024x576.jpg)
Skiathos
Work in progress…
From Meteora we drove to Volos and picked up a ferry to Skiathos.
![Ferry ride to Skiathos](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-06-17-22.17.37-461x1024.jpg)
Riding the ferry from Volos to Skiathos
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Skopelos
Work in progress…
From Skiathos we took a ferry to Skopelos.
![Our favorite cocktail place in Skopelos](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hiddendoor-scaled.jpg)
!["Firey Mexican" cocktail at The Hidden Door.](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Firey-mexican-cocktail-scaled.jpg)
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![Happy Birthday Alexandra](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230619_163220-scaled.jpg)
Alonissos
Alonissos is a very small island off of Skopelos famous for being centrally located within protected National Marine Park and Preserve . We took a ferry from Skopelos, visited the Preserve office and hiked from the harbor village up to the old town of Chora.
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Old town Chora was badly damaged in an earthquake in 1965 but from what I can tell, it’s mostly restored.
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![Seal pup, Alonissos](http://www.buckaroobinaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230623_164705-576x1024.jpg)
For the ride back to Skopelos, we took a “Flying Dolphin” hydrofoil.
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