Rock Climbing in Greece

The Peloponnese region of Greece is an up and coming rock climbing area that has been developed in recent years around the cities of Tripoli, Nafplio, and Kalamata. Leonidio is rapidly gaining a reputation as the best sport climbing area in mainland Greece. Find out more about climbing in Peloponnese…

In the popular holiday area of Argolis there is some excellent sport climbing to be found on solid limestone rock, with the majority of the routes being single pitch. However all of the climbing areas are only partially developed, which means there is a massive opportunity to establish new routes in this area. Find out more about climbing in Argolis…

Karpathos is an island to the east of Crete with soaring mountain ranges and charming quiet beaches, and a growing sport climbing destination. If you like the climate and climbing on Kalymnos but dislike the crowds, then Karpathos is an excellent choice. Find out more about climbing in Karpathos…

There are also many bouldering options in Greece with the most extensive areas being the granite bouldering fields on the islands of Tinos and Kos. Find out more about bouldering in Greece....

In central Greece is the beautiful area of the Pelion Mountains (or Pilio) in the Magnesia area, which is situated near the town of Volos. The rock climbing found here is on different types of limestone rock, which is located, either high in the mountains or directly from the beach. In total there are over 10 bolted climbing areas, with grades up to 8a. 

In the north west of Greece lies the rock climbing area at Meteora. Here there are many fantastic towers of rock up to 300m high. There are over 600 routes many of which are bolted. Find out more about climbing at Meteora…

Around Patras there are several bolted limestone rock climbing areas. The majority of the routes are single pitch, though the crag at Varasova has multi-pitch routes up to 800m long. Find out more about climbing around Patras…

Manikia is a small village in the central region of Greece, and is located around 2 hours driving time (130km) to the north west of Athens.  In the Manikia-Vrisi area there are around 350 sport routes on good quality limestone rock.  The majority of the routes are in the F6’s and F7’s, though there are routes from F4’s up to F9a epics.  The harder routes tend to be huge 30m tufa-strewn journeys through massive overhangs, plus there are lovely grey limestone walls and slabs full of easier routes. Not all the routes are single pitch either with 15 good quality multi-pitch routes also available.  The definitive guidebook for Manikia is called the Climbing in Manikia Guidebook that is available to buy from our shop.