Zobolo – West Zobolo, near Neapoli (Laconia) · Cape Maleas (Peloponnese) · Greece
Read the cautionsBail not documented
A four-pitch line on West Zobolo next to Zobolo tou Laou, with a long 35 m 6a+ second pitch and a 6b finish. The easy first pitch has only four bolts in 25 m. No pitch descriptions have been published.
Climbing mode: Big type, screen kept awake, tick pitches as you go.
Only four bolts are listed for the 25 m first pitch and no description or trip report of the route was found.
6bVII5.10c4 pitches · 115 mBail not documented
Stin Ygeia Mas ('to our health', listed in Greek as 'Στη υγεια μας' on 27crags) is a four-pitch sport route on West Zobolo, the tallest sector of the Zobolo cliff at Cape Maleas. On the developers' topo it sits between Zobolo tou Laou and Erevnitis. The grades are 5b, 6a, 5c and 6b, and two independent listings agree on the pitch count and the 6b crux. Beyond grades, lengths and bolt counts nothing has been published about the climbing, so treat it as a route to look at from below before committing.
The atlas doesn't show topos: they are the work of the people who bolt and document these routes. See the topo at Kavomalias Climbing (web archive, May 2024) – West Zobolo topo, or in Zobolo printable guide (Climb Zobolo).
| Pitch | Grade | Length | Bolts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 5bVI-5.8 | 25 m | 4 bolts | No description published. Only 4 bolts in 25 m according to the developers' topo. |
| P2 | 6aVI+5.10a | 35 m | 17 bolts | No description published. The longest pitch. |
| P3 | 5cVI5.9 | 25 m | 12 bolts | No description published. |
| P4 | 6bVII5.10c | 30 m | 12 bolts | No description published. The crux pitch by grade. |
Drive to Neapoli at the southern end of the Laconian peninsula (from Athens via Sparta; from Leonidio via Geraki and Molai). On the Neapoli seafront turn left at the sign for Agios Nikolaos and Velanidia; Agios Nikolaos is 7 km on. At the entrance to the village turn right onto a sealed road and follow it for about 6.5 km to an unsurfaced road signed for Agia Marina and the climbing area, also the road to the fossil forest. About 2 km along it a sign points to the climbing area and the car park is on the left, roughly a kilometre before the fossil forest. Neapoli has the nearest accommodation and shops; bring all your water.
A red-marked path leads from the car park to the cliff. The local topo site gives 8 min to the first sector (Protos Toichos) and 17 min to West Zobolo, the far left and highest part of the cliff, where the multipitch routes are. Route names are painted at the base. On the developers' topo this is route 7, immediately right of Zobolo tou Laou.
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The point marks the crag, not the exact start of the route.
Coordinates · crag
Parking
Zobolo climbing car park on the dirt road to the fossil forest (Mountain Project area point, stated to be set on the parking area)
Point from camptocamp waypoint 1321418 (Zobolo)
Contains the route point and parking.
Points from published sources, not surveyed.
Coordinates: 36.44305, 23.12838 (crag) · Parking: 36.44066, 23.13060
Not documented for this route. The neighbouring Zobolo tou Laou is descended by abseiling the route from belays with two unlinked bolts, each with a ring, on a 70 m rope; expect the same here but check from below.
Bail not documented
Retreat and descent are not described for this route in any source found. The neighbouring four-pitch Zobolo tou Laou, by the same equipper, is descended by abseiling the route: its belays have two bolts, each with an abseil ring, not linked together. It is reasonable to expect similar belays here, but this is not confirmed.
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Position of the crag
36.44305, 23.12838
Marks the crag, not the route: give route and pitch.
Say what happened, how many are hurt, and where you are. Checked October 2026 (sourceofficial sources).
17 quickdraws for pitch 2 according to the developers' bolt count. Rope length is not stated; the longest pitch is 35 m, so a 70 m rope is the safe choice for abseiling (inferred). Helmet.
South-facing sea cliff a few hundred metres from the tip of the cape. The local topo site says the sun reaches West Zobolo at about 12:00 (about 11:00 on the sectors further right). The Monemvasia municipality page recommends the crag all day in winter and only early morning or evening in summer. Cape Maleas is known for wind, and Mountain Project warns the crag can be windy.
Forecast · next 7 days
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Model forecast for the grid cell’s height, which may not be the wall’s. It cannot tell you whether the rock is dry. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
Time plan · 4 pitches
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An estimate. Queues and route finding cost time, and shaded walls go dark before sunset. Local time (Greek time), flat horizon.
Sun on the wall · S-facing
Working out the sunlit hours for this month.
Sun on the wallDaylight, wall in shade● Usual season
From the aspect alone; terrain is ignored. Local time, 15th of each month.
| Measure | Jan (usual season) | Feb (usual season) | Mar (usual season) | Apr (usual season) | May (usual season) | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct (usual season) | Nov (usual season) | Dec (usual season) |
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| Mean daily high °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Mean daily low °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
● usual season. 1991-2020 averages at about 164 m; rain is for a 10–25 km grid cell. Weather and climate data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
Straight-line distances, up to 30 km.
No reports yet.
Greece · Cape Maleas (Peloponnese)
An even, well-bolted line with sea views: a short corner and slab, steep walls and a superb final pitch with a juggy steep crux. The last belay is hanging and uncomfortable.
5c+VI/VI+5.9+5c+VI/VI+5.9+4 pitches135 m
Greece · Cape Maleas (Peloponnese)
The right-hand multipitch of West Zobolo, skirting the right side of the grey wall at the highest point of the crag above the sea. An unpromising vegetated groove leads to a sustained 6a+ second pitch, a traverse on pitch 4 and a fine 6a slabby wall of prickly grey rock to finish.
6a+VII-5.10b6a+VII-5.10b5 pitches130 m
Greece · Cape Maleas (Peloponnese)
Five short pitches on West Zobolo just left of Zobolo tou Laou: two at 6a, two easy ones at 5b, and a harder last pitch graded 6c by the developers and 6b on 27crags. Evenly bolted at 10 or 11 bolts per pitch. No pitch descriptions have been published.
6cVIII-5.11b6cVIII-5.11b5 pitches115 m
Greece · Cape Maleas (Peloponnese)
A four-pitch route on West Zobolo between Stin Ygeia Mas and Kipouros, alternating easier and harder pitches: 5b, 6a+, 5c and a 6b+ finish. Well supplied with bolts on paper, but documented only by the developers' topo table.
6b+VII+5.10d6b+VII+5.10d4 pitches115 m
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Around 6b · about 4 pitches
Italy · Gaeta & Sperlonga
The showpiece of the Montagna Spaccata: four steep, exposed pitches up a knife-edge spur that drops straight into the sea, reached by abseil. Sustained around 6a+ on good holds, with an overhang at 6b to finish.
6bVII5.10c6bVII5.10c4 pitches120 m
Read the cautionsCommitting
Spain · Mallorca (Sa Gubia)
The best line of clean rock up the huge left wall of the Sa Gubia amphitheatre, and a Rockfax top-50 route. Four long pitches, sustained at 6a to 6b but never desperate, starting up a big white tufa, with fine positions at the stances. The route stops below the ridge and you abseil.
6bVII5.10c6bVII5.10c4 pitches135 m
Spain · Sant Llorenç de Montgai & Mont-roig
The classic of the Cilindre, a short Riglos in miniature: four steep, continuous pitches on big pebbles and pockets in sound conglomerate, with a polished crack-corner to start. The 6b second pitch is a long, slightly overhanging pull. Grades are considered generous for the style.
6bVII5.10c6bVII5.10c4 pitches100 m
Greece · Manikia (Evia)
Four long pitches up the right-hand pillar of the Sentinelle buttress on excellent rock: a pillar, a pocketed wall, an overhanging crack with a stiff exit, and a final pillar. Easy to find, well bolted and finished off with a playful via ferrata descent.
6bVII5.10c6bVII5.10c4 pitches150 m
Researched and aggregated by AI from published sources, last compiled October 2026. It can be wrong, and bolts, anchors and access change: check a current guidebook and read the disclaimer.