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Kalymnos meet report 1.
I met Andy and Julian in the departure lounge at Manchester. They were due to fly from Gatwick and had set off at 1.0am. They were delayed in a 3-hour jam on the M1 caused by a horse which the BBC reported as ‘uncooperative’. They would not have made the Gatwick flight so rebooked from Manchester. We met David and Linda out there and overlapped with Kyle for 4 days. Bob and mates from Newbury turned up towards the end of our week and Teri at the same time. Sharing a car for 4 days allowed us to visit more remote crags and match the conditions. This included a triple Julian on Julian’s birthday; climbing Julian 5b, on Julian crag – which was very good. Other crags included: Sea Breeze, Aargononta valley, Summertime, Afternoon, Kalydna, Prophet Andreas and China wall, just round the corner. China Wall’s not recommended – loose rock. The rest was wonderful. Holds you dream of. The one star routes would be three over here. Also, lovely spring flowers. We swam most days. The food was great. You need a doggy bag for Greek size portions. Beware goat stew. Tasty, but the after effects knocked me out for the next 3 days. Goat’s revenge. I only missed the last day climbing, which it rained on. Good to meet the Newbury team and hope to see them up in the Peak another time. Thanks to my climbing companions Julian and Andy for a great week.
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