Greece · Cape Maleas (Peloponnese)
Zobolo tou Laou
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+4 pitches135 m
Cape Maleas (Peloponnese)
Greece
Zobolo is a limestone crag on Cape Maleas, the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese in Laconia. The base is Neapoli, about 15 km and 30 minutes away, reached from Athens via Sparta or from Leonidio via Geraki and Molai. It combines well with a Leonidio and Kyparissi trip.
- Route
- 1
- Grade span
- 5c+
- Longest route: Zobolo tou Laou
- 135 m
Where and when
Location and climate
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Zobolo crag near Neapoli · 164 m
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar (usual season) | Apr (usual season) | May (usual season) | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct (usual season) | Nov (usual season) | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
● marks the usual climbing season. Averages for 1991-2020 at about 164 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.
1 route
Routes in Cape Maleas (Peloponnese)
Local words
At the crag and in town
Greek
- σχοινί (schiní)
- rope
- σετάκι (setáki)
- quickdraw
- πλακέτα (plakéta)
- bolt hanger
- ρελέ (relé)
- belay, anchor
- σχοινιά (schiniá)
- pitch
- Πάρε! (Páre)
- Take!
- Δώσε! (Dóse)
- Slack!
- Πέτρα! (Pétra)
- Rock!
Greece