Climb in Leonidio Crags | Saint Nicholas Sintza

The monastery of Saint Nicholas | Photo: Aris Theodoropoulos

Saint Nicholas Sintza

Saint Nicholas Sintza | Photo: Aris Theodoropoulos

Saint Nicholas Sintza

Saint Nicholas Sintza

In a ravine SW of Leonidio, four sub-sectors with styles varying from pocketed vertical to short and athletic to steep multi-pitches.

Exposure: N, E, NE

Best period: Year-round

Shade: Until 14:00

Busy: •••

Valley Left

Valley Left is a north-facing wall that stays cool on hotter days and enjoys a short walk-in with spectacular views.

Exposure: N, E, NE

Shade: Until 14:00

Routes

01 Kopsi tou stavrou

02 Monks in the gym

04 Taraxippus ext

06 Je m’en fous

07 Sphingofoleas

08 Leptospirosis

10 Apo michanis theos

11 Kaour ekokiate

13 Falling stones

Valley Right

In a ravine SW of Leonidio, four sub-sectors with styles varying from pocketed vertical to short and athletic to steep multi-pitches.

Shade: After 15:00

Routes

01 Biskota/keks

05 Leonardo in Leonidio

10 Broom right variation

13 Kleines geschenk

14 Grobes geschenk

15 Fuga di sambatraz

Mikri Sintza

Mikri Sintza consists of two small cliffs on the right of the monastery. The 15 routes here are bouldery, mainly from 7b to 8a, on smooth overhanging flowstone with small tufa snakes and plenty of pockets.

Shade: After 15:00

Routes

03 Two girls one jug

05 Dulce de leche

06 Peanut butter cake

10 100% natural

11 Theos dionysos

16 Talk doesn’t make the work

Garden of Dionysus

Garden of Dionysus is even further up to the right. An impressive big face, it features three of the boldest long routes in all of Leonidio, up to seven pitches, and overhanging all the way.

Shade: After 15:00

Routes

01 The experiment of toricceli

02 Madama butterfly

03 Fuori di zucca