The tempting smell of the warm mediteranean sea won our minds and thoughts over once again. A possibility of such a trip lay in our minds the whole year long, so when it was time to go there were no second thoughts what-so-ever. A quick e-reservation of a small apartment (that we naturally changed as soon as we saw it ;) and we were off ! 
We flew to Greece with a plane this time, then quickly cacthing a speed-boat that took us to our desired temprorary island 'home'.
The fisherman resort and sponge-growing island of Kalymnos was previously known only to a small procentage of european scuba divers, until a tallented and explorative group of climbers discovered it in the 90's. They soon started equiping sport-climbing routes, that made this small peace of land world-wide known in the climbing comunity only a few years later...
...it's rocky nature and fantastic stalactite formations make it a true climbing paradise. The routes are inviting you with every comming day - so restdays can be a real blessing at times! In the company of good friends, there is no need to think twice of course... ; )
My motivation & overall rock-climbing form was very high at the time. Improving my technicque and endurance in incresingly overhanging sections filled me with pure enjoyment and led me through even the hardest passages.
A couple of climbing high's - some 7b(+) onsights and a first 8a graded rock route were just half of the reward for a 3 week active training regime.
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