Kokkinovrachos – Hospital / Red Rock (about 50 m right of Aghios Lemmy) · Leonidio & Kyparissi · Greece
Bail with caveatsBolting confidence: high
A short, friendly big-wall route 20 min from the town: six pitches of 5b to 6a+ with bolts never far apart. The first half is slabby and a little vegetated; the last two pitches, a corner and a crack in red rock, are the reason to come. More sustained than the topo suggests.
The route
We Salute You is the easiest of the multi-pitch routes on the Hospital end of Kokkinovrachos, the eastern part of the great red wall above Leonidio. It gives 185 m of climbing in six pitches with an obligatory grade of 5c, on bolts close enough that it works as a first long route for a confident 6a climber. Parties describe it as nothing exceptional low down but worthwhile for the upper corner and crack. The setting is urban: you climb above the town and hear it all the way up.
The climbing
| Pitch | Grade | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 5c | 30 m | A slab and pillar with holds and cracks. In 2023 there was still some earth and vegetation on it. Camptocamp gives 5b/c. |
| P2 | 6a | 35 m | Straight up above the belay; a 2023 party thought 5c+. |
| P3 | 5b | 15 m | A horizontal traverse right to R3, shared with Federer (which leaves up and left). From R3 two abseils reach the ground. |
| P4 | 6a | 35 m | Up and right through a steep section on good holds, a grey slab, then a vertical pillar with the crux to a good ledge. |
| P5 | 6a+ | 35 m | Up right to a block, then a fine steep open corner. Camptocamp gives 6a. |
| P6 | 6a+ | 35 m | A steep wall following cracks and corners in red rock to the top and the logbook. One well-defined move in the crack is worth 6b if taken direct. |
Getting there
Base yourself in Leonidio on the east coast of the Peloponnese. Kokkinovrachos is the red wall directly above the town. The Hospital and Red Rock sectors are reached on foot from the town, about 20 min from the Health Centre. You can also park at the second bend of the road to Vaskina and follow the level track above the town to a water tank, from where a path climbs towards Red Rock.
20 min. Approach as for Aghios Lemmy: about 50 m before the foot of the Red Rock single pitches take a path going right and follow the foot of the cliff for about 200 m to Aghios Lemmy, whose name is written at the base. We Salute You starts about 50 m further right. Two routes start almost side by side there: take the left-hand one. The right-hand one is Federer.
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The point marks the crag, not the exact start of the route.
Point from OpenStreetMap way 1454163632 (Red Rock, Leonidio)
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Coordinates: 37.17254, 22.86256 (crag)
Getting down
Either abseil or walk. The guide site gives five abseils from the top to the base, or two from R3 if you stop there. A March 2023 party came down in three abseils with two 60 m ropes, using the line of the route and of the neighbouring Federer, and found it a bit awkward because of vegetation. Alternatively walk up from the top to the dirt road in about 15 min and return to town by the road.
Retreat
Bail with caveats
The route is equipped for abseil: two abseils from R3 and five from the top. A 2023 party abseiled with two 60 m ropes and found vegetation made it a little awkward. Pitch 3 is a horizontal traverse, so the abseil line does not simply reverse the climb.
Safety
Sun and weather
South facing and never in shade; the guide site gives November to March as the best period. On a March day with 16°C forecast a party found it very hot on the wall. Town noise makes it hard to hear your partner even on short, straight pitches. Allow about 3 h.
Sun on the wall · S-facing
Working out the sunlit hours for this month.
Sun on the wallDaylight, wall in shade● Usual season
Estimated from the wall's aspect only. Ignores surrounding terrain, gullies and the wall's exact shape. Clock times are local to the wall (Greek time), for the 15th of each month.
| Measure | Jan (usual season) | Feb (usual season) | Mar (usual season) | Apr (usual season) | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct (usual season) | Nov (usual season) | Dec (usual season) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily high °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Mean daily low °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| Rain days 1 mm or more | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 297 m. Area climate from Open-Meteo reanalysis. Temperatures are adjusted to the height of the crag; rain comes from a grid cell of about 10 to 25 km, and summer highs on sea cliffs can read a few degrees low. The wall and valley can differ. Data: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0.
What to carry
15 quickdraws. Two 60 m ropes if you abseil as the 2023 party did; the pitches are up to 35 m. Helmet.
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