Meteora are known worldwidely for the inexhaustible climbing routes and their irreproachable organisational infrastructure.
The rock: The rock is unique in Greece. The rock is conglomerate with a lot of either small or big gravel compacted in a uniform mass. Attention and experience is required for the choice of more sound steps and holdings....
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Theopetra abstains 5km from Meteora.
The monolith of Theopetra is a limestone of good quality. The opened routes have occupied the most compact, most excellent regions of the rock, while certain routes have been cleaned up. There is a large variety in the type of bas-relief with more frequent the light negative bents.
Up to today 7 different...
Gavros abstains 30 km from Meteora and is considered The rock “miniature” of the field of Meteora. In reality it is a micrography of what one will meet at the climbing field of Meteora.
In 10 towers same with those of Meteora, have been opened roughly 50 routes with almost the same degree of difficulty that prevails also in the climbing field...
In Elati we find a small field called “the red rock” with few but very beautiful routes. Their development ranges between 30 - 50m and the best season for hiking in this field is at summer.
The quality of the climbing rock is not villain even if in certain points there are dilapidated unsound pieces, which however do not influence a lot the...
At Pyli we can find one of the most appreciable climbing fields of the prefecture of Trikala. It includes 5 basic departments (sectors) at the prospect to reach 10 and the routes exceed the 350 and more. All sectors are located in a very small distance from Pyli (5-15 minutes).
The quality and the bas-relief of the rock (limestone) is...